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Luxury hospitality brand Inspirato has a new CEO: Eric Grosse. Grosse, who previously held a board position at Inspirato will be taking over as its chief executive officer effective immediately. Grosse comes from the travel and service industry — he has been the president of Expedia worldwide and was the co-founder and president of Hotwire.  […]

The DJIA fell 107 points, the Nasdaq was down 32, the S&P 500 fell 10 points, and the 10-year treasury yield was up .05 to 4.37%. Lodging stocks were lower on the day. Sonder announced its reverse split. Interested in attending the Skift Global Forum in NYC September 26-28? As a Daily Lodging Report subscriber, you receive 15%-off full-price tickets. Register here. (You must […]

The DJIA fell 289 points on Friday while the Nasdaq was down 218, the S&P 500 fell 55 points, and the 10-year treasury yield continued its march to 4.50%, up another .03 to 4.32%. Lodging stocks were mixed. New lows were set again by VCSA and AINC, while SOND fell -5% on a day when it held a vote on a reverse split. […]

Consider this a precursor for a larger story later, but as someone who tracks short-term rentals, I find the events unfolding in Colorado nail-biting.  On one hand, you have Summit County set to extend its Lease to Locals program, aimed at converting short-term rentals into long-term housing, with hopes of keeping current tenants in place, […]

The DJIA rose 26 points, Nasdaq was down 26, the S&P 500 was down a point, and the 10-year treasury yield was down .06 to 4.25%. It sounds like a typical mid-August Friday in the stock market. Not so for lodging stocks, particularly Selina Hospitality which was read its last rites as it tried to avoid a reverse split to stay listed. SLNA plunged -41% […]

The DJIA fell 191 points, NASDAQ was down 162, the S&P 500 fell 32 points, and the 10-year treasury yield was down .01 to 4.01%. While the biggest movers in lodging stocks were to the downside, the group was mixed on the day. BHR was down -6%, while AHT, VCSA, and SLNA each were down 5% on the day. The big takeaway from Service […]

The DJIA fell 348 points, but Nasdaq was down more than 2% (down 310), while the S&P 500 was down 63 points. The 10-year treasury yield was up .03 to 4.08%. The initial trading when Selina Hospitality completed their SPAC deal was crazy, and today’s action showed they still have a lot of that craziness in their stock. The stock was up more than 50% […]

The ‘Airbnbust’ debacle, which saw one short-term rental data vendor showing plunging host revenue way deeper than its peers, went viral.  However, it does call for some introspection and interrogation (on my part) to understand the data I get from different vendors that often is a bedrock for any story.  And I figured if I […]

The winning streak for the DJIA ended with a 237-point drop today while Nasdaq was down 77, the S&P 500 fell 29 points, and the 10-year treasury yield surged .16 to close at a yield of 4.01%. Lodging stocks were mixed. MAR traded up to a new high, and SOHO was up 8%. Wyndham reported a slight beat, and while the debate is whether […]

The DJIA rose 164 points, but Nasdaq plunged 295, the S&P 500 fell 31 points, and the 10-year treasury yield bounced back up .11 to 3.85%. Lodging stocks were lower on the day. Oppenheimer downgraded RLJ Lodging Trust, Chatham Lodging Trust, and Braemar Hotels & Resorts to Perform from Outperform. They upgraded Host Hotels to Outperform from Perform. Truist said they expect a mixed bag for 2Q earnings from […]

The DJIA ended down 366 points while Nasdaq was down 113, the S&P 500 fell 35 points and the 10-year treasury yield was up .10 to 4.04%. Was there anyone who really did not think the 10-year was going to avoid going over 4%? The good news in the markets is the DJIA was down over 500 points this morning and recovered somewhat. […]

The DJIA fell 0.37% on Friday while Nasdaq was down 0.18%, the S&P 500dropped 0.20%, and the 10-year treasury yield was up .07 to 3.93%. The Dow Jones U.S. Hotels Index was down 1.3% for the year but was still up 8.6% year-to-date.The Federal Reserve was split on whether the U.S. will avoid a recession this year, the WSJ said. Barclays said with headline […]