1 roundtable forum and 2 anaylsts examine the lodging segment in this 20 page report from The Wall Street Transcript.
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Roundtable Forum - Outlook for Lodging: Rod Petrik, Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Inc.; William Truelove, UBS Investment Research
Lodging Industry Overview: David B. Katz, CIBC World Markets
Outlook for Lodging Companies: Andrew Didora, Jefferies & Company, Inc.
Topics covered: RevPAR growth trends - M&A activity - Economic outlook and the possibility of a recession - Urban markets - C-Corps hotels - Timeshare business decline - Debt issues - Hilton/Blackstone deal - Wages, energy and property expenses - New supply outlook - Hotel conversions to condos - Outlook for Lodging REITs - International markets - Private equity money - Investor interest - Stock picks - Stocks to worry about
Companies covered: Starwood Hotels (HOT), Marriott International (MAR), Choice Hotels (CHH), LaSalle Hotel Properties (LHO), Host Hotels (HST), Hospitality Properties Trust (HPT), Strategic (BEE), Blackstone/Hilton (BX), Morgans Hotel Group (MHGC), Gaylord Entertainment (GET), Choice Hotels (CHH).