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The DJIA fell 39 points but Nasdaq keeps rolling on, up another 385 while the S&P 500 rose 61 points. The 10-year treasury yield was flat at 3.40%. Lodging stocks were higher. SOND led the group with a 19% rise, MCG was up 9% but SLNA fell -6% on the day. Wells Fargo changed price targets on a bunch of hotel names in their coverage.  They upped Marriott’s target price […]

STR reported China hotel RevPAR for the week ended January 28 was up 177.8% year over year. When compared with the same week in 2019, China hotel RevPAR was up 66.6%. Helping the year over year and 2019 comparison results was the timing of Chinese New Year – January 22, 2023 versus February 1, 2021 and February 5, […]

The DJIA rose 7 points but Nasdaq surged 232, the S&P 500 was up 43 points and the 10-year treasury yield plunged .13 to 3.40%. This was all on the Fed giving Wall Street what they wanted with only a .25 interest rate hike and more dovish comments. Lodging stocks were higher. MCG led the group with a 12% rise while VCSA ended […]

The World Travel & Tourism Council’s Cities Economic Impact Report showed travel and tourism’s direct contribution to Sydney, Melbourne and Perth’s GDP and jobs continues to rise. Prolonged border closures in Australia and key markets such as China means visitor spending numbers are still low. In 2019, Perth’s travel and tourism sector contributed over A$4.5 billion to the […]

The DJIA rose 369 points while Nasdaq was up 191, the S&P 500 rose 59 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .02 to 3.53%. Lodging stocks were higher across the board. MCG was the big winner, up 12% while INN, VCSA and PLYA each rose 5% on the day. Despite projections of persistent inflation and a moderate economic recession, CBRE’s November 2022 […]

The DJIA rose 29 points on Friday, losing most of its gains for the day. Nasdaq was up 109, the S&P 500 rose 10 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .03 to 3.52%. Lodging stocks were higher. SOND was the biggest gainer, up 8% while ABNB and VCSA were both up 6% on the day. Wells Fargo cut their rating on Hyatt Hotels to […]

The DJIA rose 206 points while Nasdaq was up 199, the S&P rose 44 points and the 10 year treasury yield was up .03 to 3.49%. Lodging stocks were modestly higher. The biggest movers included ABNB and SOHO both rising 5% while SOND was down -6% on the day. Hotel Asset Value Enhancement gave their findings of the ALIS conference. Attendees believe the frustrating transaction market will change in the […]

The DJIA rose 104 points but Nasdaq was down 30, the S&P 500 was down 3 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .06 to 3.47%. Lodging stocks were mixed. SOHO was the big gainer, up 26% as they announced they were starting to pay preferred dividends again. SOND was up 9% but MCG fell -14%. Truist said they are finding the sentiment at […]

The DJIA rose 254 points, Nasdaq was up 224, the S&P 500 rose 47 points and the 10 year treasury yield was up .04 to 3.53%. Lodging stocks were higher SOND rose 7%, VCSA was up 6% and SOND and H traded up to a new high. Jefferies gave their ALIS Conference preview saying they anticipate the lodging management teams will provide incremental color on the trajectory […]

STR reported hotel RevPAR in China rose 31.5% the week ended January 14. When compared with the same week in 2019, RevPAR was down -28.1%. The Chinese Ministry of Culture and Tourism announced the country has decided to resume outbound group travel to selected countries including Sri Lanka early next month. The pilot program will take effect on February 6 to […]

The DJIA fell 252 points, Nasdaq was down 105, the S&P 500 fell 30 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .02 to 3.40%. It seemed like there were more lodging stocks in the green than the red despite the overall market. The two biggest movers were to the downside with SLNA down -7% and VCSA falling -6% on the day. Wells […]

The DJIA fell 614 points while Nasdaq was down 138 and the S&P 500 was down 62 points. The 10 year treasury yield was down .16 to 3.38%, a drop of more than 4.5% on the yield. Lodging stocks were mostly lower. VCSA was down -12%, SOND was down -8% but MCG was up 5% on the Buy rating below. Roth initiated coverage on Membership Collective […]