For today’s pod we look at Hyatt’s Playa Hotels real estate play, leadership moves at Six Senses, and Europe’s brutal summer heat.

Hyatt Hotels said on Monday it has agreed to sell the real estate portfolio owned by Playa Hotels to Tortuga Resorts for $2 billion, as the U.S. hospitality chain seeks to strengthen its asset-light ...

A strategic brand evolution for Hyatt means that guests will more clearly feel the distinction in design and experience delivery between the various types of hotels.