Tinder co-founder buys five-star El Encanto resort in Santa Barbara
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Tinder co-founder buys five-star El Encanto resort in Santa Barbara

The five-star El Encanto resort in Santa Barbara, a Hollywood getaway for more than a century where rooms cost north of $1,000 a night, has been sold to Tinder co-founder Justin Mateen for $82.2 million.

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Why Uber isn’t buying Expedia, but I still think Amazon should

Today’s story, which I will call a "banker rumor," regarding the potential acquisition of Expedia Group by Uber is a natural extension of both speculation around Expedia’s future as well as the shared history of Dara Khosrowshahi.

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Hyatt To Acquire Cooler-Than-Cool Standard Hotels, Per Reports
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Hyatt To Acquire Cooler-Than-Cool Standard Hotels, Per Reports

Hyatt Hotels is in “advanced talks” to acquire upscale boutique hotel operator Standard International, Bloomberg reported Wednesday, hedging that discussions have been private and tentative and the deal “could fall through.” No financial details wer...

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Is Choice Hotels about to be the strongest on the US soil?

After buying Radisson Americas in 2022 (67,000 keys) the franchisor is interested in its closest competitor Wyndham Hotel group (802,269 rooms as of January 1st, 2023). But the project is not that easy this time, Wyndham having rejected several time...

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