BETHESDA, Maryland – Marriott International has abruptly ended its licensing agreement with Sonder Holdings Inc. due to Sonder’s default, further raising doubts about Sonder’s viability as a going concern.
Following the termination, Marriott announced that Sonder is no longer part of the Marriott Bonvoy program, and its properties have been removed from Marriott’s booking platforms.
With the removal of ~7,700 Sonder apartment-style rooms (142 properties) from Marriott’s system, Marriott’s net rooms growth for 2025 is now expected to approach 4.5% (reduced about 45 bps). There are no changes to the rest of the outlook metrics that Marriott provided on November 4, 2025…