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David Grissen is an accomplished hospitality veteran who previously acted as group president for Marriott International, Inc. until his retirement in April 2021. He oversaw the financial management and leadership of all the Americas Lodging operations, comprising more than 5,500 hotels and a workforce of 160,000 associates. This included responsibilities for owner and franchisee relations, sales and marketing, revenue management, human resources, engineering and more. In addition to the Americas, he oversaw Marriott's Global Operations, Ritz Carlton and Edition. Grissen currently serves on the...

Judging from discussions at the Americas Lodging and Investment Summit, 2022 will be a year of widespread changes to hotel loyalty programs, and there will be fierce competition to enlist new members.

Hotel brands grew their loyalty programs during the pandemic, and many of them are investing heavily in keeping momentum going.

Mark K. Owens is an Executive Vice President* and the Head of Hospitality Capital Markets for CBRE Hotels. He is responsible for the development of the CBRE Hotels Debt & Structured Finance practice and oversees the origination and placement of hospitality related transactions, including debt, equity, joint venture equity and transaction sales.