Hotels, Resorts & Cruise Lines

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Miami-based Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL) recently announced its decision to hike quarterly dividend by 15 cents to 25 cents per share. This translates into a massive 150% increase from the prior dividend. The increased dividend will be paid on March 11, 2011, to stockholders of record on...

Miami-based Carnival Corporation & plc (CCL) recently announced its decision to hike quarterly dividend by 15 cents to 25 cents per share. This translates into a massive 150% increase from the prior dividend. The increased dividend will be paid on March 11, 2011, to stockholders of record on...

Red Lion Hotels Corporation (RLH) that owns, operates and franchises midscale full, select and limited service hotels, recently announced its plan to put its Seattle and Denver based hotels up for sale. Red Lion intends to unlock real estate value through selective disposition of asset ownership...

Red Lion Hotels Corporation (RLH) that owns, operates and franchises midscale full, select and limited service hotels, recently announced its plan to put its Seattle and Denver based hotels up for sale. Red Lion intends to unlock real estate value through selective disposition of asset ownership...

Royal Caribbean (NYSE: RCL) is set to report earnings next week on 1/27. J.P Morgan expects RCL to report solid 4Q10 results on strong demand and ticket prices in the quarter. While the price of crude and bunker fuel continued its upward trend, J.P Morgan believes the increased fuel expense in...

We maintain our Neutral recommendation on Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. (HOT). We remain optimistic on the stock on some near-term revenue drivers like revenue per available room (RevPAR) growth, increase in occupancy rate, improving leisure industry outlook and continued growth...

We maintain our Neutral recommendation on Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. (HOT). We remain optimistic on the stock on some near-term revenue drivers like revenue per available room (RevPAR) growth, increase in occupancy rate, improving leisure industry outlook and continued growth...

Red Lion Hotels Corporation (NYSE: RLH) has announced plans to offer for sale its Red Lion Hotel Fifth Avenue, located in Seattle, and its Red Lion Hotel Denver Southeast. Red Lion plans to structure the Seattle transaction to continue the hotel's operation under the Red Lion brand, managed by Red...

Shares of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide (NYSE: HOT) are lower on the session by 0.46%, trading at $62.60. Overall put volume is now running at 2.55x the daily average, with 54% of all call puts traded being purchases on the offer. 5,115 contracts have traded on the session so far....

In its Gaming And Lodging Daily Digest, Jefferies provided two brief updates: (1) MGM Resorts International's (NYSE: MGM) CityCenter Holdings has completed $2.0B refinancing of $1.8B credit facility. (2) Morgans Hotel Group Co. (NASDAQ: MHGC) eliminated $10.5M of debt by transferring its interests...

Below are the top mid-cap lodging stocks on the NYSE and the NASDAQ in terms of dividend yield. Choice Hotels International Inc (NYSE: CHH) has a dividend yield of 1.90%. CHH's shares closed at $38.20 on Friday. Wyndham Worldwide Corp (NYSE: WYN) has a dividend yield of 1.60%. WYN's shares closed...

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc (HOT) is planning to grow its portfolio in the Middle East over the next five years through its existing 50 hotels in the region and 25 new hotels in the pipeline. In January, Starwood will also enter into deals to open 5 new hotels in the region. The...

Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc (HOT) is planning to grow its portfolio in the Middle East over the next five years through its existing 50 hotels in the region and 25 new hotels in the pipeline. In January, Starwood will also enter into deals to open 5 new hotels in the region. The...