Hyatt Hotels Corporation

The DJIA fell 483 points while Nasdaq was down 222, the S&P 500 fell 73 points and the 10 year treasury yield was up .07 to 3.60%. Lodging stocks were lower. AINC was the bright spot, up 15%. SLNA fell another -9% to another all time low. VCSA fell another -6% to another all time low. MCG was down -7%, AHT was down […]

The DJIA rose 35 points Friday while Nasdaq was down 21, the S&P 500 was down 5 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .02 to 3.51%. Lodging stocks were mixed. MCG was up 10%. Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corporation announced an increase in its quarterly dividend. Their board declared a cash dividend for the quarter of $0.72 per share of common stock, up […]

The DJIA fell 195 points, Nasdaq was up 14, the S&P 500 fell 4 points and the 10 year treasury yield was down .17 to 3.53%. How is that for a weird market? Lodging stocks were mixed. VCSA was down -5% while SLNA traded down to another new low. Truist gave their observations on the latest forward-looking booking and pricing trends for US hotels and checks with contacts. […]

STR reported China hotel RevPAR for the week ended November 26 was up 2.2% year over year. When compared with the same week in 2019, hotel RevPAR was down -33%. Absolute occupancy for hotels in China for the week was 53.7%, up from 50% during the comparable week in 2021. Macau hotels’ had average occupancy in October of 41.8%, up 4.2 […]

For a change, the markets went up when Fed Chief Powell spoke. They interpreted his commentary and body language as blinking, that the bulk of the interest rate hikes are over. The equity markets surged in the afternoon, ending the day with the DJIA up 737, Nasdaq up 484, the S&P 500 rose 122 and the 10 year treasury yield was down .05 […]

CoStar published an article on Swire Hotels and its plans to expand The House Collective to destinations like Tokyo and Shenzhen Bay in China. The House Collective currently comprises four hotels in China and Hong Kong. In July, Swire announced its first international hotel affiliated with The House Collective, a collaboration between L Catterton Real Estate and Tokyu Corporation and Tokyu Department Store, both under the […]

The DJIA rose 3 points while Nasdaq was down 66, the S&P 500 fell 6 points and the 10 year treasury yield was up .05 to 3.75%. Lodging stocks were modestly higher. SLNA traded down to a new low but VCSA was up 8% and MCG rose 7%. Hyatt Hotels Corporation and Dream Hotel Group announced an agreement for a Hyatt affiliate to acquire Dream Hotel […]

Pan Pacific Hotels Group announced it will double its serviced suites portfolio in 2023 with openings in key gateway cities such as Bangkok, Hanoi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur and Nairobi. Its developments are under parent company UOL Group Limited. The Group’s latest wave of expansion will increase its global development portfolio by 50%, adding more than 4,000 keys by 2023. Parkroyal Suites Bangkoklaunched on […]

STR reported China hotel RevPAR for the week ended 11/19. RevPAR was up 9.8% year over year in China while down -37.6% versus the same week in 2019. Absolute occupancy was 53.3% for the week, up from 46.6% during the comp week last year. CapitaLand’s Ascott Limited unveiled its refreshed Somerset brand. This is the second largest brand in Ascott’s Global […]

The number of foreign visitors to Japan rose to nearly 500,000 in October, the first month it fully reopened to overseas visitors after more than two years of being closed due to Covid restrictions. The 498,600 foreign visitors in October was more than double September’s 206,500. That number was still down -80% on 2019. In 2019 a record 31.8 […]

The DJIA fell 8 points while Nasdaq was down 39, the S&P 500 fell 12 points and the 10 year treasury yield was up .08 to 3.78%. Lodging stocks were mostly lower. SOND was up 6% but that was pretty much it for any type of positive movement.  MCG fell another -11%, SLNA was down -7%, SOHO and ABNB both fell -5% and VCSA traded […]

The DJIA fell 39 points while Nasdaq was down 175, the S&P 500 fell 33 points and the 10 year treasury yield was down .11 to 3.69%. Either investors did not like Membership Collective Group’s earnings report, their management changes or both but the stock got crushed today, down -19%. Lodging stocks were modestly lower on the day with the only other mover of note […]