Trump hotels, faced with massive declines in bookings, rebrand as “Scion Hotels” / Boing Boing
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When estimating his net worth, Pepe the Cheeto is apt to include a multibillion dollar valuation for the “Trump” brand-name; but new Trump Hotels will be called “Scion” hotels, “a nod to the Trump family and to the tremendous success it has had with its businesses, including Trump Hotels, while allowing for a clear distinction between our luxury and lifestyle brands.”
Trump hotels say that the change to “Scion” has nothing to do with the fact that their bookings are way down, claiming that the polls showing the decline are rigged.
Trolling Trump with an Arabic billboard / Boing Boing
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The billboard went up in Dearborn, MI, which has a large number of Arabic speakers, and reads “Donald Trump, he can’t read this, but he is afraid of it” (a riff on the bags printed with “This text has no other purpose than to terrify those who are afraid of the Arabic language”).