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Episode Description
US hotels are sitting at 62% occupancy and the internet is treating it like a crisis — but Shawn dug into a decade of data and found out who's actually causing the problem. Take Las Vegas out of the numbers and every other hotel in America made more money last year. Plus, Thrifty Traveler is raising prices Saturday (lock in $79 before it jumps to $129), the viral Disney vs. Europe cost debate is back and it's mostly dishonest, and Southwest's status match just got updated with new requirements worth knowing.- 0:00 - Show Open
- 0:25 - Hyatt Centric Long Beach
- 2:25 - The $94 Hotel Breakfast
- 5:26 - Thrifty Traveler Premium — Lock In Before Saturday
- 9:13 - US Hotel Occupancy at 62% — Is It Actually Bad?
- 11:07 - Vegas vs. The Rest of America (RevPAR Breakdown)
- 14:29 - Disney vs. Europe — The Viral Cost Debate
- 15:44 - Tokyo Disneyland at $63 vs. Walt Disney World at $200+
- 20:23 - Southwest Status Match — How It Works Now
- 22:56 - Southwest Becoming the New Spirit?
- 26:10 - Wrap Up
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