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1 day agoSonder had years of red flags before Marriott made a deal - and travelers got left in the lurch
Long before guests found themselves abruptly kicked out of their "Sonder by Marriott" stays this month, Sonder, the Airbnb rival, was battling sloppy accounting, a litany of lawsuits, and a stock price so low it was nearly delisted from the Nasdaq. Bankruptcy filings and SEC records show just how stark the signs were - and raise questions about why Marriott, the world's biggest hotel chain, got into bed with the one-time unicorn. The San Francisco startup, founded in 2014, leased apartments and hotel rooms in bulk, redesigned them with a minimalist aesthetic, and rented them to travelers.
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