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It turns out that, in a choppy economic environment, you get choppy hotel earnings reports.
Travel Industry Earnings Coverage
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After Sabre’s $1.1 Billion Hotel Tech Sale: CEO Explains What’s Next
The sale further shrinks Sabre compared to its larger competitor, Amadeus. But it will benefit from less debt and more focus on its distribution business.
More First-Time Buyers – and 3 Other Takeaways From the Largest Timeshare Companies
Timeshares are holding up, but only with more help from first-time buyers and loyalty perks.
Budget Brands Lift Choice Hotels Despite Slowdown Fears
Choice Hotels' budget travel business is booming, even as the company joins rivals in tempering expectations for 2025.
IHG: U.S. ‘Broadly Flat’, China a Drag – But Keeps Profit Target
IHG is seeing the same soft trends as other hotel groups, but it's holding onto its profit target.
Marriott Trims Outlook on ‘Softer’ U.S. Demand But Sees Strength Internationally
Marriott's revised outlook for 2025 has one overriding theme: Executives believe that U.S. and international travel spending could stay fairly resilient this year despite the shocks of the tariff war.
Indian Hotels Company Earnings: Loyalty Gains, Last-Minute Travel, Direct Bookings
Domestic travel may be IHCL’s golden goose right now, but it’s still keen to bring in foreign tourists.
JetBlue Sells Venture Capital Arm in Bid to Boost Profitability
JetBlue CEO Joanna Geraghty said selling off the company’s venture capital arm would allow it to “focus on our core operations.”
Airlines Are Counting on Premium Even More – and 3 Other Takeaways From Earnings Reports
Airlines are pulling their 2025 outlooks and are even more bullish on premium travel as domestic demand weakens in response to economic uncertainty.
Airbnb Reports ‘Softness,’ Looks to International and Hotels to Get Growth Mojo Back
Airbnb also plans to invest into its relaunched Experiences business as a growth driver. "On May 13, Airbnb will go beyond places to stay," it stated.