Less Caution, More Optimism: The State of the Hotel Industry

• The hospitality industry is experiencing optimism and cautiousness, with hotels considering divesting assets and anticipating a potential distressed sale boom.
• Hoteliers are optimistic about increasing demand, but face challenges such as high-interest rates, labor shortages, and decreased construction activity.
• The U.S. hotel forecast shows improvements in occupancy, ADR, and RevPAR, while hotels are offering incentives to combat staffing shortages. International visitor arrivals to the U.S. continue to rise, with Mexico and Canada leading the way.

The DJIA was up 10 points while Nasdaq rose 47, the S&P 500 was also up 10 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .01 to 3.70%. Lodging stocks were higher. AHT rose 8% to lead the group while SVC was up 6%. SLNA gave back their big gains, down -12% to close below $1 again. Truist described the tone of the NY […]