Marriott’s rising partnership with MGM Resorts means one way of life lodge model hits the jackpot whereas one other is leaving Las Vegas.
Marriott and MGM Resorts are bringing the W Motels model to the Mandalay Bay campus on the Las Vegas Strip. The W Las Vegas will occupy what’s at present the Delano lodge tower on the Mandalay Bay complicated. The Delano-to-W conversion is anticipated to wrap up someday later this 12 months, and it is a loss for Accor’s Ennismore way of life lodge collective, which incorporates the Delano model.
“We’re thrilled to proceed working with MGM to deliver W Las Vegas to the legendary Las Vegas Strip,” Leeny Oberg, Marriott Worldwide’s chief monetary officer and government vice chairman of growth, stated in a ready assertion. “This settlement is a pivotal second in our collaboration, which continues to increase hospitality and leisure choices for visitors. As a luxurious model rooted in daring design and nightlife, W Motels is well-positioned to raise experiences for vacationers on this vacation spot.”
The transfer comes a bit greater than a 12 months after Marriott and MGM Resorts introduced their strategic partnership that formally took impact earlier this 12 months.
“Our relationship with Marriott has far exceeded our expectations, demonstrating the facility of its model portfolio and the power of their distribution channels,” Steve Zanella, president of MGM Resorts operations, added in a ready assertion. “W Las Vegas, the newest lodge to return to life as a part of our collaboration, will enable our visitors to entry a brand new luxurious way of life expertise acknowledged worldwide for its distinct character, dynamic programming and elevated service tradition.”
The addition of W Las Vegas means the MGM Resorts-Marriott partnership will embrace 12 places on the Las Vegas Strip, from Bellagio, a Luxurious Assortment Resort & On line casino, Las Vegas to Aria Resort & On line casino and The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas — each a part of the Autograph Assortment. Mandalay Bay Resort and On line casino is a part of the MGM Assortment with different properties like Luxor Lodge & On line casino and MGM Grand Lodge & On line casino.
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Whereas particulars on the upcoming W Las Vegas conversion are restricted, the Marriott announcement signifies “extra plans for the property” following the identify change are within the works. So, any stays at W Las Vegas later this 12 months are more likely to really feel fairly much like one on the Delano — besides you may be incomes Marriott Bonvoy factors.
W Las Vegas is not the one conversion at MGM Resorts properties in Las Vegas happening within the subsequent few months. NoMad Las Vegas inside the Park MGM campus can be anticipated to alter its branding, as NoMad is now a Hilton-affiliated model.
The W Las Vegas conversion can be a short lived setback for Accor and Ennismore with Delano in its house nation. Delano, which began as a cooler-than-cool lodge idea on Miami’s South Seashore, will not have a U.S. house. It’ll solely be in Paris — at Maison Delano Paris, one in every of TPG’s finest inns of 2023 — and Dubai in the intervening time.
TPG reached out to Accor for remark however did not hear again in time for publication. The corporate’s way of life offshoot did announce final 12 months that the Miami property “will bear a considerable renovation” and ultimately reopen as a flagship for the model amid its broader international progress.
Within the meantime, Marriott Bonvoy members have one other option to earn and use factors in Sin Metropolis. It’ll proceed to cement Marriott’s standing because the lodge loyalty program chief within the U.S. gaming capital, because of its MGM Resorts partnership.
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