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Goldman Sachs is cautiously optimistic about the lodging sector, with Buy ratings on Hilton, Wyndham, and Marriott, while holding Neutral or Sell ratings on others, especially in the timeshare segment.

Wyndham launches its first U.S. Registry Collection Hotel with the renovated Mining Exchange in Colorado Springs, offering 128 rooms, dining, a spa, an art gallery, and 15,000 square feet of event space.

Hotel production in the San Francisco Bay Area has nearly stopped in 2024, with only two new openings and uncertain prospects for ongoing projects.

Wyndham showed strong performance through expense containment and share repurchases, and Accor increased RevPAR, net unit growth, and EBITDA.

Investors are concerned as Travel + Leisure Co. and Red Rock Resorts reported modest or solid earnings but saw stock declines, reflecting nervousness and a shoot-first-ask-later mentality on Wall Street.

Luxury and upper upscale hotel segments show strong guest satisfaction, while limited-service segments have declined, with The Luxury Collection, Margaritaville Hotels & Resorts, and others ranking highest in their categories.

The 2024 CBRE Global Hotel Investors Intentions Survey indicates U.S. hotel investors are optimistic, with plans to increase investments, despite challenges like debt servicing and rising costs, favoring urban and leisure markets such as New York City, Miami, Charleston, and Boston.

Hard Rock International will cease operations of The Mirage Hotel & Casino to begin transforming the venue into the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino and Guitar Hotel Las Vegas. The new resort will feature a guitar-shaped hotel nearly 700 feet in height.

During the hotel group's earnings season, Hilton's report stood out as the most impressive – despite showing slowing RevPAR growth – due to strong performance in Net Unit Growth and EBITDA flow through.

Marriott Vacations Worldwide introduced The Marriott Vacation Clubs City Collection, featuring branded properties in seven cities with plans for expansion to other urban areas, including the addition of two Westin Vacation Club properties.