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The DJIA fell 70 points, the Nasdaq was up 40, the S&P 500 rose 6 points, and the 10-year treasury yield was down .02 to 4.25%. Lodging stocks were lower. VCSA traded down -9% to another all-time low, and AINC also hit a new low. AHT and SOND were both down -6%, and BHR fell -5% on the day. According to the J.D. Power […]

STR reported China hotel RevPAR for the week ending July 29th. Hotel RevPAR in China was up 27.9% year over year. It was up against a positive 8.5% comp in the year-ago week. When compared with the week in 2019, RevPAR was up 13.7%. Japan National Tourism Organization announced the resurgence of inbound tourism to Japan, with the Gulf […]

The China Tourism Academy released a report saying China’s summer resort tourism and related markets have reached 1.2 trillion yuan (US$168.26 billion) to 1.5 trillion yuan in value. With the heat wave in many cities in China, residents are escaping by traveling to cities with abundant summer tourism resources. The Ministry of Culture and Tourism said that in […]

Hotel Properties Limited co-founder and managing director Ong Beng Seng had a notice of arrest and then bail set. While no charges were filed against Ong, he was detained so he could be asked by the Corrupt Practices Investigation Bureau to provide information on his interactions with Singapore Minister for Transport S Iswaran. The minister is on leave of absence […]

The DJIA was down 222, Nasdaq was up 22, the S&P 500 was down 7% and the 10-year treasury yield was down .05 to 3.40%. Lodging stocks were lower. SLNA traded down to a new low, down another -6% but SOND was down -20% and AHT was down -5%. Hyatt Hotels held an Investor Day today. They are forecasting $650 to $850 […]

The DJIA ended Friday with a gain of 22 points while Nasdaq was up 13, the S&P 500 rose 4 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down .03 to 3.57%. Lodging stocks were lower with AINC and VCSA both hitting new lows. SOND was the big percentage gainer, up 8% but that was not even a gain of $0.04 in share price. […]

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 DJIA rose 75 points, Nasdaq was up 117, the S&P 500 gained 12 points and the 10-year treasury yield was down another .09 to 3.41%. Lodging stocks were mixed. SLNA had the best day in a month or so, up 14% while SOND was down another -6% to another new low. Pebblebrook Hotel Trust gave a 1Q operating update, showing the quarter is […]

The DJIA rose 39 points, Nasdaq was up 110, the S&P 500 rose 11 points and the 10-year treasury yield continued the march to 4%, up another .05 to 3.81%. Lodging stocks were somewhat mixed, but the gainers got all the attention. They were paced by a 13% rise for Airbnb and 9% gains for Vacasa and Sonder. Membership Collective (Soho House) was the only […]

STR reported China hotel RevPAR data for the week ended February 4th. China hotel RevPAR was up 35.6% year over year, despite a tough comp on Chinese New Year timing (Feb 1, 2022 versus January 22, 2023). When compared with the same week in 2019 (CNY being on February 5), hotel RevPAR was up 30.2%. InterContinental […]

The DJIA fell 128 points on Friday while Nasdaq was down 194, the S&P 500 fell 43 and the 10-year treasury yield bounced higher by .14 to 3.53%. Lodging stocks were mostly lower. MCG was the mover of note, up 5%. Jefferies said the looming recession and stabilizing credit market could be positive for the prospects of timeshare, but with a harder landing not […]

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 […]