For the week of Feb. 22-26, Hotel News Now’s most-read stories include Marriott International's succession plan, and hoteliers in the United Kingdom speaking out about an extended lockdown.

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Marriott International CEO Tony Capuano said the company is ready to navigate the upcoming recovery and will continue to grow through it.

The hotel industry is starting to pay more attention to diversity, but more needs to be done to help Black owners enter the industry and stay in it.

HNN columnist Omari Head writes that "discussing the hotel business and social justice with my Black friends and allies led to a discovery that left some with feelings of unsettlement and perplexity."

The United Kingdom government has released a timeline for lifting lockdown restrictions, which hoteliers in the country say at least offers them time to prepare.

COVID-19 depressed hotel demand and profitability to levels last experienced in the 1980s, according to executives.