Marriott says Sonder tried to use guest safety as 'bargaining chip' in last-minute plea for cash

Marriott International has accused hospitality company Sonder of threatening to put thousands of guests in jeopardy unless the hotel giant bankrolled the winddown of the cash-strapped firm. In an emergency court motion filed late Friday in Sonder's Chapter 7 bankruptcy case, attorneys for Marriott said that before Sonder announced its bankruptcy plans, the short-term rental firm "attempted to leverage guest safety as a bargaining chip."Sonder, lawyers for Marriott allege, threatened that "unless Marriott f ...