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Second Quarter 2022: Hotel Executives Remain Optimistic Despite Threat of Recession

Flight Cancellations Haven't Disrupted Summer Hotel Demand

Travelers at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in the Queens borough of New York, US, on Friday, July 1, 2022. As travel is ramping up for the July 4th holiday, staffing shortages are causing problems for some of the nation's largest airlines. (Getty Images)
Travelers at John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) in the Queens borough of New York, US, on Friday, July 1, 2022. As travel is ramping up for the July 4th holiday, staffing shortages are causing problems for some of the nation's largest airlines. (Getty Images)

Click through the links below for Hotel News Now's complete coverage of the second-quarter 2022 earnings season for the hotel industry.

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    3 Min Read
    July 25, 2022 09:12 AM
    Hotel companies are expected to tout strong performance in the second quarter, but analysts say executives also will have to detail plans to protect their businesses in the event of a recession.
    Trevor Simpson
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    2 Min Read
    June 15, 2022 09:48 AM
    Whitbread PLC executives remain buoyant as reduced supply and continued staycation popularity have spurred bookings and profitability margins above the market average.
    Terence Baker
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    5 Min Read
    July 27, 2022 10:29 AM
    Wyndham Hotels & Resorts reported global revenue per available room at its hotels grew 23% compared to the second quarter of 2021, which set the company's previous high-water mark for summer performance.
    Robert McCune
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    3 Min Read
    July 27, 2022 04:29 PM
    Pebblebrook Chairman, President and CEO Jon Bortz said he expects hotel demand will not just recover, but surpass pre-pandemic levels in the next 12 to 18 months.
    Trevor Simpson
    Trevor Simpson

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  • article
    5 Min Read
    July 27, 2022 03:58 PM
    Hilton executives expect big performance out of 2022 as a whole, thanks to higher-than-anticipated business travel and still-robust leisure travel in the second quarter, plus more group business hitting the books.
    Stephanie Ricca
    Stephanie Ricca

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  • article
    4 Min Read
    July 29, 2022 09:15 AM
    With an anticipated $600 million in cash to deploy to strategically grow and enhance its hotel portfolio, Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has been on the lookout for opportunistic brand mergers and acquisitions, but executives say that there haven't been an abundance of options.
    Robert McCune
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  • article
    3 Min Read
    August 03, 2022 09:27 AM
    While broad economic recessions have historically been a bad omen for lodging demand, Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said he expects there to be an increase in people who both travel and host for his company in the event of a downturn.
    Sean McCracken
    Sean McCracken

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  • article
    5 Min Read
    August 04, 2022 09:23 AM
    Executives during MGM Resorts International's second-quarter earnings call said they're confident in the demand outlook for their Las Vegas properties thanks to the city's events calendar filling with sports competitions, citywide conferences and other demand generators.
    Bryan Wroten
    Bryan Wroten

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  • article
    2 Min Read
    August 04, 2022 11:29 AM
    On the company's second-quarter earnings call, Choice Hotels International executives shared projections for how its acquisition of Radisson Hotel Group Americas will affect future performance.
    Trevor Simpson
    Trevor Simpson

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  • article
    3 Min Read
    August 05, 2022 09:13 AM
    Park Hotels & Resorts officials say they will continue to be asset sellers rather than buyers, with the best use of capital being stock buybacks, capital improvements and paying down debt.
    Sean McCracken
    Sean McCracken

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  • article
    6 Min Read
    August 05, 2022 09:20 AM
    During Expedia Group's second-quarter earnings call, CEO Peter Kern explained the company is pursuing longer-term sustainable growth by targeting what he called "high lifetime value customers."
    Bryan Wroten
    Bryan Wroten

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  • article
    4 Min Read
    August 05, 2022 09:35 AM
    DiamondRock Hospitality Company President and CEO Mark Brugger was very optimistic about the outlook of his company's resorts given consistently high leisure demand, which Brugger added is here to stay. The REIT, however, didn't pursue an acquisition target that wasn't enough of a good fit.
    Dan Kubacki
    Dan Kubacki

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  • article
    6 Min Read
    August 04, 2022 04:07 PM
    During the REIT's second-quarter earnings call, Host Hotels & Resorts' President and CEO Jim Risoleo said he isn't concerned about the threat of high inflation or recession amid strong leisure demand for his company's hotels and improvement in the volume of group and business-transient room nights booked, a sign of improving confidence from business travelers and corporations.
    Dan Kubacki
    Dan Kubacki

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  • article
    2 Min Read
    August 08, 2022 08:24 AM
    With the announcement that four more properties are under contract, just four of the 68 Sonesta-branded hotels that Service Properties Trust has targeted for sale remain on the market.
    Sean McCracken
    Sean McCracken

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  • article
    4 Min Read
    August 05, 2022 03:34 PM
    Apple Hospitality REIT plans to be a net acquirer of hotel assets in 2022, and the next wave of single-asset transactions could be coming in the next few months, executives said.
    Dan Kubacki
    Dan Kubacki

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    4 Min Read
    August 05, 2022 02:38 PM
    While business-transient demand may be lagging industrywide, RLJ Lodging Trust executives see improving weekday occupancy and business-transient revenues inching closer to 2019 levels.
    Stephanie Ricca
    Stephanie Ricca

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