AWAY News and Press, HomeAway Inc. From 05/13/22

In addition to rampant inflation in the price of grain and other foodstuffs, the markets are seeing a major supply shortfall of cooking oils, including sunflower and palm oils, that is causing their prices to surge as well. Looking ahead to Q2 2022, 15 retailers issued negative preann...

Grab is the largest SPAC that went public last year, with a market cap of around $40 billion. The stock hit an all-time high last November at $17 and has been plummeting since. The company is trying to build a Super App by launching more products beyond ride sharing. There are...

JR Central offers investors exposure to the world famous Tokaido Shinkansen between Tokyo and Osaka. The JR Central region is business oriented, and so with the country opening up should begin seeing revenue growth once again. Tourism will offer less impact, but a return should al...

At the height of the pandemic, occupancy was less than 15% for luxury hotels and around 40% industrywide. Throughout 2022, the hotel industry will still face pandemic-related challenges and heightened responsibility to ensure the safety of travelers and workers. Grading hotel stoc...

Travel will rebound strongly in 2022. Consumers are eager to travel and short-haul continental traffic will benefit from pent-up leisure demand. The closure of airspaces is a new blow for aviation and Covid is a headwind for China meaning the return to profitability may be pushed ...

While the global Travel & Tourism industry lost USD 4.5 trillion in 2020, with the sector’s overall contribution to GDP down 49.1%, 2021 has given us a glimpse into the growth potential that reduced restrictions and greater consumer confidence could provide. Increasing vacc...

Hotel REITs - one of just three property sectors in positive-territory this year - entered 2022 with positive fundamental momentum and reasons for cautious optimism following four-straight years of underperformance. Spring Break is back - for some, at least. Sunbelt and leisure-focuse...

The ETFMG Travel Tech ETF, which serves as a proxy for travel technology stocks, has underperformed in 2021 with a -4% decline. But the prospects for an improved performance for travel stocks in 2022 are good, considering positive signs like higher luggage sales and increased flight b...

We separate the XLY into retail and auto components and analyze their historical performance over the last century. Low dividend yields likely point to low returns until 2030. Unusually high long-term relative returns are typically followed by unusually low long-term relative retu...

Oil prices have risen sharply over the past year, pushing up fuel costs for heavy-fuel consumers, and fuel prices are expected to stay high this year. Airlines are highly sensitive to fuel price increases. Aircraft consume an average of 3-3.5 litres per 100 passenger-kilometre. Wi...