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Old Sep 21, 2023 | 10:11 am
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drnilescrane
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Originally Posted by antonius66
Curious we have heard nothing. So are they just literally planning on bringing it online in like 9 days without saying anything? The system still populates only mgm stuff even until next year, despite showing those hotels as unavailable. Doesn't load any Rio stuff even with a 2024 date.
Seems like it.

We're dealing with multiple parties here - Hyatt's existing contract with MGM, Caesars's currently controlling Rio, and Hyatt taking over actual day to day hotel management - which is a big deal. These days Vegas is normally franchised.

If you go to caesars.com Rio isn't taking bookings for 10/1 to 10/5 (probably for the cutover). The "big bang" approach is pretty normal when a hotel changes flags, especially when it goes to a temporary brand while renovations continue.

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