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June is coming in like a lion with the second day even better than the first in the markets with the DJIA surging 701 points on an actual economic report. The stronger-than-expected jobs report also helped Nasdaq rise an additional 140, the S&P 500 was up 61 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .08 to 3.69%. Lodging stocks were higher led […]

The DJIA fell another 35 points but Nasdaq bounced, up 214 while the S&P 500was up 36 points. The 10-year treasury yield was up .10 to 3.81%. It may as well just get to 4% because we all know it is going to threaten that any day now. Lodging stocks were mixed. SLNA and VCSA were the Bobbsey Twins today, both down […]

The Fitch Ratings agency said the number of domestic tourism trips taken by Chinese consumers reached 119% of 2019 levels during the recent May Day holiday, aided by strong pent-up demand and the slower return of international flight capacity. Fitch said the domestic recovery trajectory was encouraging for the tourism industry but domestic tourism also benefits […]

The DJIA fell 231 points, Nasdaq was down 161, the S&P 500 fell 47 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .02 to 3.70%. The indexes fell more and more as the day wore on, probably something that will continue until there is movement on how to handle the debt ceiling issue. In the midst of all this, a rumor came out […]

STR reported China hotel RevPAR was up 99% year over year for the week ended May 13. When compared to the same week in 2019, RevPAR was down -7%. STR said Jakarta, Indonesia’s preliminary April 2023 data showed its highest monthly ADR since August 2019. Occupancy was down -1.7% to 45% but ADR was up 32.9% to IDR1,015,991.89 […]

The DJIA ended Friday down 109 points while Nasdaq was down 31, the S&P 500fell 6 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .04 to 3.69%. Lodging stocks were modestly lower. SOND was down -14% after rising in the past week on heavy insider buying. SLNA traded down -8% to another all-time low. STR reported US RevPAR for the week ended May 13 […]

ONYX Hospitality Group has signed a business alliance agreement with Walton Asset Management Co., Ltd. to manage Shama Luxe Sukhumvit Bangkok. The luxury serviced apartment is located in the heart of Bangkok. Onyx said this signing is an important milestone as they launch the Shama Luxe brand into the luxury serviced apartment market. The Shame Luxe Sukhumvit offers 52 […]

The DJIA fell 367 points, a 250-point rebound from the lows, while Nasdaq was down 132, the S&P 500 was down 48 points and the real action is now in the 10-year treasury, down .14 at 3.44%. Lodging stocks were mixed with MAR jumping 5% and bringing a few C-Corps up with them. AHT was down -6%. Marriott International blew away estimates and […]

The DJIA was down 110 points, Nasdaq was down 97 points, the S&P 500 was down 24. All three U.S. indexes were on track for week-over-week losses. The 10-year Treasury yield fell to 3.546% Truist gave their 1Q lodging earnings preview. While they continue to see macro over micro with the main driver/wildcard coming from the economic impact of high interest rates […]

The Tourism Authority of Thailand expects the country’s tourism sector to generate up to 2.4 trillion baht in revenue this year, or 80% of earnings in 2019. 880 billion baht would come from Thai tourists while the other 1.5 trillion would be from foreigners. The TAT said the big issue continues to be airlines as they have […]

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 fell 543 points while Nasdaq was down 238, the S&P 500 fell 74 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .05 to 3.93%. There were a lot of reasons for the equity markets to go down today but the selling really accelerated after President Biden unveiled his budget. While the budget may have triggered selling, the concerns about banks should […]