W Las Vegas coming to Mandalay Bay — a blow to Accor’s Delano model

Marriott’s rising partnership with MGM Resorts means one life-style lodge model hits the jackpot whereas one other is leaving Las Vegas.

Marriott and MGM Resorts are bringing the W Accommodations model to the Mandalay Bay campus on the Las Vegas Strip. The W Las Vegas will occupy what’s at the moment the Delano lodge tower on the Mandalay Bay complicated. The Delano-to-W conversion is predicted to wrap up someday later this yr, and it is a loss for Accor’s Ennismore life-style lodge collective, which incorporates the Delano model.

“We’re thrilled to proceed working with MGM to convey W Las Vegas to the legendary Las Vegas Strip,” Leeny Oberg, Marriott Worldwide’s chief monetary officer and government vp of growth, stated in a ready assertion. “This settlement is a pivotal second in our collaboration, which continues to develop hospitality and leisure choices for company. As a luxurious model rooted in daring design and nightlife, W Accommodations is well-positioned to raise experiences for vacationers on this vacation spot.”

The transfer comes slightly greater than a yr after Marriott and MGM Resorts introduced their strategic partnership that formally took impact earlier this yr.

“Our relationship with Marriott has far exceeded our expectations, demonstrating the ability of its model portfolio and the energy of their distribution channels,” Steve Zanella, president of MGM Resorts operations, added in a ready assertion. “W Las Vegas, the most recent lodge to return to life as a part of our collaboration, will permit our company to entry a brand new luxurious life-style expertise acknowledged worldwide for its distinct persona, 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 Resort & On line casino and MGM Grand Resort & 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 yr are prone to really feel fairly much like one on the Delano — besides you will 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 throughout the Park MGM campus can be anticipated to vary its branding, as NoMad is now a Hilton-affiliated model.

The W Las Vegas conversion can be a brief setback for Accor and Ennismore with Delano in its dwelling nation. Delano, which began as a cooler-than-cool lodge idea on Miami’s South Seaside, will now not have a U.S. dwelling. It would solely be in Paris — at Maison Delano Paris, one in every of TPG’s finest motels 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 life-style offshoot did announce final yr that the Miami property “will endure a considerable renovation” and finally reopen as a flagship for the model amid its broader world progress.

Within the meantime, Marriott Bonvoy members have one other solution to earn and use factors in Sin Metropolis. It would proceed to cement Marriott’s standing because the lodge loyalty program chief within the U.S. gaming capital, due to its MGM Resorts partnership.

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