Espire Hospitality Group

The DJIA was down 51 points but Nasdaq was up 42, the S&P 500 was flat and the 10-year treasury yield was down .11 to 3.70%. Lodging stocks were mixed. SOND was up 15% (0.0817) while SOHO jumped 12% as they announced the payment of some special preferred dividends, trying to get preferred shareholders whole again on their past dividends. AHT was up 8% […]

Dow Jones published an article on how foreign investors are taking advantage of the low prices of hospitality properties in Vietnam to acquire hotels and resorts. The article cited the Marriott International deal in April to operate seven hotels and resorts from Vinpearl, including three existing hotels in Nha Trang, Hoi An and Da Nang. In February Singapore’s Lodgis Hospitality […]

South Korea’s government will remove its entry restrictions for short-term travelers from China. Associated Press said the South Korean officials believe the Covid situation in China is stabilizing. It will begin processing short-term visa applications again but will also maintain its testing requirements for now. All passengers from China, Hong Kong and Macau will need […]

Colliers is recommending developers in the Philippines line up various hotel projects in order to capture the surge in local and foreign tourists. Dept of Tourism data showed the first 10 months of 2022 recorded 1.9 million arrivals, beating the full year target of 1.7 million. In the first half of 2022, Colliers recorded the delivery of […]