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Old Mar 10, 2024 | 6:05 am
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Surge2009
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Originally Posted by iknowthings
Yes. Correct.
So Marriott loses out on potentially substantial incremental revenue from points purchases and MGM potentially loses out on direct booking stays (that would've made them more on the room than had the room been booked through Marriott which would offset the purchase of those points) or worse - loses the booking completely because many people will just head over to Caesars or somewhere else instead. And for every booking that MGM loses - they lose out on at least $100 of revenue per day associated with gaming or food/bev purchases that guest would've made on-site.

I'm not necessarily stating that I'm the "average' guest - but since this year started, I've had about 3 weeks worth of paid stays in Vegas. 75% of those days were spent in Caesars hotels. Compared to last year, where 75% were spent at MGM hotels. With the loss of the Hyatt partnership and the 0 benefits with Marriott, I have no reason to stay at an MGM hotel when a Caesars property is the same or less per night at a comparable hotel.

Hoping that when they "re-evaluate" the benefits for the 2025 calendar year, that they realize what they missed out on and adjust accordingly. Really curious to see if both MGM and Marriott meet their alleged targets that they forecasted with this partnership (which was allegedly $50-75M for MGM)
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