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America’s free hotel breakfast is facing K-shaped economy threat

Free breakfast is a staple of the hospitality industry, but from Hyatt to Holiday Inn and Marriott, the economics and hotel business models are changing.

At some point in the 1980s and 90s, the free hot breakfast became a staple of the hospitality industry. At many a Holiday Inn or Hampton Inn, the lobby at 8 a.m. is a pinwheel of pajama-clad kids, frazzled parents, and solo business travelers jockeyi… [9089 chars]

Source: CNBC | Published: 2026-02-15T14:24:48Z

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