Marriott International, Inc. Class A MAR

Coca-Cola (NYSE:KO) regained a long term Marriott hotel beverage contract in 2026 after several decades without the agreement. The group is advancing an African bottling refranchising program in 2026, shifting more local production and distribution to regional partners. Management has reported consecutive earnings beats in recent quarters and has raised earnings guidance for the current financial year. The Marriott win, African bottling refranchising and upgraded earnings guidance together...

Ten years after Marriott’s $13.3B Starwood acquisition, scale and loyalty define franchising, but deals of size seem unlikely.

Among six travel and hotel companies, Booking (BKNG) keeps the most operating profit from each sales dollar and grows the second fastest. Its shares are the cheapest on an earnings basis among peers without a loss quarter in their earnings. A $10,000 holding bought a year ago is worth about $7,460 now. Is Booking stock worth more than these rivals, given what it delivers.

A donation service promises a five-figure tax deduction on your timeshare, and the numbers look convincing until you run them against the IRS definition of fair market value and what identical weeks actually sell for on the open market.

The hotels are spread across 11 cities, including Greater Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto, and Fukuoka.

TOKYO, September 25, 2026--KKR Sells Four Points Flex by Sheraton Portfolio in Japan

Booking (BKNG) turns 35% of its sales into operating profit, against 18.6% for the S&P 500. Yet its stock lost 29% in the year to September 23, 2026, while the index returned 13%. Booking expects third-quarter 2026 revenue to grow just 4% to 6%. The question you face is whether that slower growth is a pause or Booking's new pace. Start with what the current price already asks you to pay.

Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ:MAR) and Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. (NYSE:HLT) barely own any hotels. Both mostly rent out their names, collect a royalty on someone else’s building, and let a franchisee carry the cost of the carpets. That makes them closer to licensing businesses than to property companies. Two numbers decide which is worth more. […]

Airbnb (ABNB) shares fell 21% in the month to September 23, while the S&P 500 rose 0.8%. A $10,000 holding at the start of that month was worth about $7,860 at the end. Airbnb's own news over those weeks does not explain it, so the fall needs a different explanation.

Airbnb (ABNB) is spending to grow beyond homes, into hotels, car rentals, and other services. For an owner, the risk is that this spending squeezes profit margins while the stock trades at a premium. Management has not said what margin Airbnb expects for 2027.

Noble Investment Group ("Noble") today announced that Nehali Patel has joined the firm as Director of Asset Management. Ms. Patel will help lead asset performance across Noble's portfolio of more than 200 hotels as the firm continues to scale its institutional investment platform.

Despite Host Hotels & Resorts’ underperformance compared to other REIT stocks over the past year, analysts remain optimistic about the stock’s prospects.

Marriott International (MAR) just signed on for its first luxury all inclusive Ritz Carlton resort in Türkiye and deepened its Spotnana partnership, moves that widen both leisure and corporate travel reach. Recent price action hints that investors are treating these Marriott International announcements as incremental positives rather than game changers, with a 1-day share price return of 1.03% and a 7-day share price return of 4.98% offset by a 30-day share price return that declined 2.37%...

Carnival Corporation (CCL) threw off free cash worth 9.7% of its market value over the last twelve months, more than twice the 4.4% median for an S&P 500 company. A yield that high usually means a bargain or a business the market expects to shrink. Carnival is not that simple. The cash is real, and a large share of it belongs to its lenders.

Carnival Corporation (CCL) trades near $22, down about 26% over the past year, while the S&P 500 gained close to 18%. The easy read on a cruise line that cheap is that demand finally cracked. It has not. Carnival lowered its 2026 yield outlook after the Middle East conflict hit its European sailings, and part of that cut was its own choice to protect price rather than fill cabins.

SALT LAKE CITY, September 22, 2026--Ordr, the commerce intelligence layer for live experiences, today announced the appointment of Garret Reed as Executive Vice President of Client Success. Reed will own the client experience across the Ordr platform, from onboarding and implementation through long-term account growth.

ROH names Alex Cabañas, Sloan Dean and Pavan Kapur as inaugural members of its Strategic Advisory Board, bringing decades of hospitality operating and commercial leadership.The board spans ownership, management and revenue-strategy perspectives, drawn from leadership roles at Pyramid Global Hospitality, Remington Hospitality, IHG and Caesars Entertainment Inc.Advisors will shape product direction and go-to-market strategy as ROH manages execution from intent to reconciliation for a growing roste

Performance in the first half reflected the K-shaped economy, with lower-tier segments under pressure, however Marriott, Hilton and IHG saw stabilization in the middle, per Colliers.

A number of stocks fell in the afternoon session after rising Treasury yields and higher interest rates intensified worries over household finances and discretionary consumption, creating headwind conditions for consumer-facing companies. According to Reuters, as borrowing costs on mortgages, auto loans, and credit cards climb, household budgets are increasingly squeezed, encouraging consumers to prioritize saving and basic necessities over non-essential purchases. In addition, recent economic d