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The DJIA gained about 1%, or about 270 points, while Nasdaq rallied 2.4%. The S&P 500 added about 1.7%, erasing an earlier decline of 0.7%, and the 10-year treasury yield climbed to 3.58%. It’s been a wild week. Baird upgraded their rating on Choice Hotels International to Outperform. They believe their earnings outlook is improving for 2023-2024 and uncertainties are moving to the rearview mirror. Baird […]

In an amazing recovery from over 700 points down, the DJIA ended the day down only 280 points while Nasdaq rallied to end up 6. The S&P 500 fell 27 points and the 10-year treasury yield plunged another .15 to 4.01%. Lodging stocks were lower but the real damage was on the four names we call the “new age” lodging stocks. Vacasa’s stock […]

The DJIA rose 336 points today while Nasdaq was up 239, the S&P 500 was up 65 points and the 10-year treasury yield bounced back .12 to 3.64%. Lodging stocks were higher. VCSA led with a gain of 6% while SLNA was up 5%. BVH continued its decline, down another -6% today. Raines announced they acquired HP Hotels, a full-service, third party hotel […]

The DJIA rose 387 points on Friday while Nasdaq was up 226, the S&P 500 rose 64 points and the 10-year treasury yield eased, down .11 to 3.96%. Lodging stocks were higher. The only major mover was SOND, up 12%, still trading below a buck. Skift, parent company of this publication, published an article on Sonder, saying the company is going through another […]

STR reported China hotel RevPAR, the week ending February 11, was up 61.6% year over year. That was despite being up against a 54% comp result in 2022. When going up against the same week in 2019, pre-pandemic, RevPAR last week was up 1.3% despite tough Chinese New Year comps due to the timing of […]

The DJIA rose 169 points on Friday while Nasdaq fell 71, the S&P 500 was up 9 points and the 10-year treasury yield continued its march to 4%, up another .06 to 3.74%. Lodging stocks were lower. SOND was the biggest mover, down -8% while ABNB was down -5% on the day. According to STR, Phoenix’s hotel RevPAR is forecasted to reach $419 for February 10-12, […]

The DJIA rose 113 points on Friday while Nasdaq was up 78, the S&P 500 rose 16 points and the 10 year treasury yield was up .06 to 3.51%. Lodging stocks were mixed but the biggest movers were to the upside. VCSA and SLNA both rose 6% on the day. Goldman Sachs cut its price target on Airbnb to $87 from $98. It maintained its Sell […]

The DJIA rose 217 points while Nasdaq was up 69, the S&P 500 rose 14 points and the 10 year treasury yield was down .11 to 3.45%. Lodging stocks were higher with the only big mover of note once again being AHT, up another 6%. Baird gave their 2023 Hotel REIT outlook saying they are taking a more balanced approach in early 2023 as macroeconomic […]

The DJIA rose 186 points while Nasdaq was up 107, the S&P 500 rose 27 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .10 to 3.62%. Lodging stocks were higher. MCG was the big winner, up 11% while AHT rose another 8%. SLNA fell -6% on the day. JP Morgan gave their 2023 lodging outlook presentation, saying they see the REITs as relative underperformers […]

Thailand rescinded its entry policy which requires visitors to show proof of a Covid-19 vaccination, citing sufficient immunization levels in China and the rest of the world. Thailand’s health minister said checking evidence of vaccinations was inconvenient and a panel of health experts recommended withdrawing the rule that had just been put into effect over the weekend, ahead […]

The DJIA fell 113 points, Nasdaq was up 66, the S&P 500 was down 3 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .05 to 3.52%. How was that for a mixed market? Lodging stocks were mostly lower even as the only movers of note were to the upside. SLNA jumped 13%, MCG was up 7% and AHT rose another 6% on the […]

STR reported China hotel RevPAR was down -17.7% year over year for the week ended 12/31/22. When compared to the same week in 2019, RevPAR was down -23.6%. Absolute occupancy for the week was 39.8%. A year ago, absolute occupancy was 51.3%. As of Sunday, the terrible hotel news of the past three years is just […]