# Does Hyatt’s Acquisition of Apple Leisure Group Signal a New Wave of Mergers?

Published 2021-08-19 · Updated 2026-03-26 · Hospitality on MarketScale
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> Hyatt Hotels made a splash this week by announcing that it has agreed to buy resort operator Apple Leisure Group for $2.7 billion in cash. Sarah Dandashy, host of MarketScale’s Say Yes to Travel, weighs in about the state of the industry and what we can expect as 2021 marches on. In this soundbite, she…

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[Hyatt Hotels](https://therealdeal.com/2021/08/16/hyatt-hotels-buys-apple-leisure-group-for-2-7b/) made a splash this week by announcing that it has agreed to buy resort operator [Apple Leisure Group](https://www.appleleisuregroup.com/) for $2.7 billion in cash.

[Sarah Dandashy](https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahdandashy/), host of MarketScale’s [Say Yes to Travel](https://marketscale.com/shows/say-yes-to-travel/), weighs in about the state of the industry and what we can expect as 2021 marches on.

In this soundbite, she shared her thoughts on the looming uncertainty of the hotel industry and how the big players might be looking at the Delta variant as an opportunity to expand their footprint.

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