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Increased Privacy and Flexibility to Characterize Lodging Industry in 2021
GlobalData | December 22, 2020
Increased privacy and flexibility are two of the stand-out trends that leading data and analytics company GlobalData notes will shape the lodging industry in 2021, alongside longer stays, improved hygiene procedures and more no-touch technology. As 2020 draws to a close, Travel & Tourism Analyst Ralph Hollister offers his view on these trends. Hollister notes: “Hotels that cannot provide more secluded spots or offer increased booking flexibility could be at risk of losing out even further in 2021. Rate plans to accommodate longer stays need to be offered, whilst the marketing of no-touch technology and incr...
Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index Jumps 19.0% in August
Baird | September 9, 2020
HENDERSONVILLE, Tennessee, and MILWAUKEE—The Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index jumped 19.0% in August to a level of 3,582. Year to date through the first eight months of 2020, the stock index was down 32.0%. “Hotel stocks significantly outperformed in August along with other travel-related stocks as investors cheered continued progress on the medical front and accommodative interest rate policies that are expected to be in place for the foreseeable future,” said Michael Bellisario, senior hotel research analyst and director at Baird. “Both the Hotel Brands and the Hotel REITs outperformed their respective benchmarks by more than 10 perce...
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