Brief: Marriott Exec says Higher-End Consumers Remain Resilient And Continue To Prioritize Spending On Experience And Travel Over Goods

Marriott International

10/02/2026 14:37

Feb 10 (Reuters) - Marriott International Inc MAR.O:

MARRIOTT EXEC: HIGHER-END CONSUMERS REMAIN RESILIENT AND CONTINUE TO PRIORITIZE SPENDING ON EXPERIENCE AND TRAVEL OVER GOODS-CONF. CALL

MARRIOTT EXEC: ROBUST LEISURE TRENDS, AND CONTINUED INBOUND TRAVEL RECOVERY, HELPED REVPAR RETURN TO GROWTH IN Q4

MARRIOTT EXEC: OPERATING ENVIRONMENT IN GREATER CHINA REMAINS CHALLENGED BY WEAK MACRO CONDITIONS AND SOFT CONSUMER SENTIMENT

MARRIOTT EXEC: GOVERNMENT REVPAR WAS DOWN OVER 30% DURING THE 43-DAY US GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN

MARRIOTT EXEC: GROWTH IN CREDIT CARD FEES REFLECTED HIGHER SPENDING ON OUR CO-BRAND CREDIT CARDS WITH PARTICULARLY STRONG INCREASES IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETS, INCLUDING JAPAN, UAE

MARRIOTT EXEC: GROWTH IN CREDIT CARD FEES REFLECTED HIGHER SPENDING ON OUR CO-BRAND CREDIT CARDS WITH PARTICULARLY STRONG INCREASES IN INTERNATIONAL MARKETS

MARRIOTT EXEC: EXPECT GLOBAL REVPAR GROWTH TO 2025 BETWEEN 1.5 AND 2.5% ASSUMING A RELATIVELY STEADY MACROECONOMIC ENVIRONMENT

MARRIOTT EXEC: EXPECT REVPAR GROWTH IN THE US AND CANADA TO BE A BIT STRONGER THAN IN 2025

MARRIOTT EXEC: ANTICIPATE REVPAR IN GREATER CHINA TO AGAIN BE ROUGHLY FLAT YEAR OVER YEAR

MARRIOTT EXEC: WORLD CUP IS EXPECTED TO CONTRIBUTE AROUND 30 TO 35 BASIS POINTS

MARRIOTT EXEC: INTERNATIONALLY, THERE IS AN ALMOST INSATIABLE DEMAND FOR LUXURY

MARRIOTT EXEC: OUR LOWER END CONSUMER AND GUESTS HAVE HAD A TOUGHER TIME AND WE EXPECT THAT TO STAY THE SAME

MARRIOTT EXEC: WE FEEL REALLY GOOD ABOUT THE OVERALL RECOVERY OF TRAVEL VOLUMES

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