Marriott’s Venture into Vacation Rentals: The Story Behind Launching Homes & Villas

Meet Chris Stephenson, Vice President of Global Development at Marriott Homes & Villas. Chris has spent his career building new, innovative products and services across travel and hospitality. In February of 2019, Chris was a part of the founding team of Marriott Homes & Villas and in charge of thinking through how best to bring Marriott’s vacation rental home product to life. In this episode, Chris and I discuss: What it’s like incubating a new product offering within a legacy business Why Marriott Homes & Villas has had a different business model from Airbnb since...