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Vietnam Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh instructed his cabinet to relax certain visa requirements in a bid to attract more foreign tourists to the country. Bloomberg said Chinh wants to offer visa waivers to more countries, expand their e-Visa program and allow foreigners to stay for longer. Vietnam is targeting 8 million visitor arrivals in 2023. They attracted 18 […]

Savills Vietnam issued a report saying despite improvements in 2022, occupancy and room rates in Ho Chi Minh City have yet to recover to pre-pandemic levels. The occupancy rate of 45% last year was 20 percentage points higher year on year but was still 23 percentage points less than the figure in 2019. The average room rate reached 1.6 […]

The DJIA rose 266 points while Nasdaq was up 226, the S&P 500 rose 53 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up another .04 to 3.67%. Lodging stocks were mixed. Morgan Stanley changed price targets on its covered hotel companies. Hilton’s PT was lowered to $167 from $171, while Wyndham’s PT was upped to $90 from $87. Both were maintained at Overweight. Equal-Weight […]

The DJIA fell 392 points but Nasdaq was up 16, the S&P 500 rose 8 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .02 to 3.54%. Lodging stocks were modestly higher with no major movers. Investment firm Sortis agreed to acquire Ace Group International for $85 million. The all-cash deal will give Sortis the boutique Ace Hotels brand and its hotel management company. Ace currently has about 10 hotels […]

The DJIA rose 527 points while Nasdaq was up 162, the S&P 500 rose 57 points. The 10-year treasury yield was flat at 3.68%. Lodging stocks were lower on the Pebblebrook news. PEB was down -9% followed by PK with a -7% drop and CLDT, AHT and HST were each down -6%. SOND jumped 13% today and AINC was up 9%. Pebblebrook Hotel […]

The DJIA fell another 282 points on Friday while Nasdaq was down 105, the S&P 500 fell 43 points and the 10 year treasury yield was up .03 to 3.48%. Lodging stocks were modestly lower. SOND fell -8%, the biggest mover in the group Friday. SLNA traded down to yet another new low. Both Hersha Hospitality Trust and Host Hotels announced special dividends. HT announced its board of […]

The DJIA fell 351 points while Nasdaq was down 225, the S&P 500 fell 58 points and the 10 year treasury yield was down .09 to 3.51%. What happened to the Santa Claus Rally? SLNA traded down -8% to another new low, VCSA hit another new low but the big decliner was MCG, down -15%. AINC gave back -6% from yesterday’s gain while […]

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 jumped 398 points while Nasdaq was up 150, the S&P 500 rose 54 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .07 to 3.76%. So much for a calm, short week. Lodging stocks were modestly higher. Due to the upcoming Thanksgiving Day Holiday, the next Daily Lodging Report – North America will be Sunday, November 27. Happy Thanksgiving to all that celebrate. […]

There are two things that are a near certainty these days in the stock market. The first is the market has a really good chance of being up on Fridays and will crater during and especially after Fed Chief Powell holds his press conference. The DJIA ended the day down 505 points while Nasdaq was down 366, the S&P […]

The DJIA was up 338 points while Nasdaq was up 97, the S&P 500 was up 42 points, while the 10-year treasury yield was down nearly .02 to 4.00%. Lodging stocks were modestly higher. SOHO led the group, up 7% while INN was up 5%. Evercore ISI Group upped its rating on DiamondRock Hospitality to Outperform from In-Line. US Travel’s latest Business Travel Tracker finds American companies […]

The DJIA fell 172 points while Nasdaq was down 164, the S&P 500 fell 31 points and the 10 year treasury yield was up .07 to 2.89%. Lodging stocks were lower. SOND plunged -26%, while MCG was down -16%, VCSA was down -8% and AHT was down -6%. SOHO was up another 5%. Membership Collective Group shares took it on the chin […]