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The Motley Fool January 31, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Hilton's Not Halting The hotel operator caps off a successful turnaround year by topping fourth quarter estimates.
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The Motley Fool July 28, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Travel Revives Hilton A resurgence of business travel helps second-quarter earnings rise 39% at Hilton Hotels, but investors may want to wait for a more opportune time before checking in.
The Motley Fool April 21, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Relax With Marriott Hotel operator beats first quarter earnings estimates and raises its full-year guidance.
The Motley Fool October 25, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Hilton Heading Higher The company reports improving fundamentals and posts a 79% increase in Q3 earnings.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	No Applause for Starwood The hotelier posts excellent second quarter results, but investors aren't impressed.
The Motley Fool October 7, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Earnings News Welcome at Marriott The hotel operator reports an increase in both room rates and occupancy, with a 45% rise in Q3 earnings.
The Motley Fool October 6, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Marriott Books Great Numbers The top hotel operator announces impressive third-quarter results. With so many measures on the rise, investors may be happy to see that one has gone conspicuously down -- Marriott's diluted share count.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2006 Nathan Slaughter	Marriott Calls It Splitsville Hotel operator increases dividend, sets 2-1 stock split. All of this comes on the heels of some solid first-quarter results last week. Investors, take note.
National Real Estate Investor January 31, 2003 Parke Chapman	Starwood reports 12% revenue increase for '02 Although its near-term forecast is clouded by the United States' potential conflict with Iraq, Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has reported a 12% revenue increase for the fourth quarter of 2002.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2002 Steve Webb	Upscale Hotel Brands Headed for Smaller Towns Can it be that the future of the Westin and Sheraton brands is in places like Normal, Ill.?
The Motley Fool November 4, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Reasons to Like Four Seasons The luxury hotel manager doubles earnings for the second straight quarter.
The Motley Fool November 15, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Starwood Makes Room The hotel chain sells 38 properties to Host Marriott for $4 billion in cash and stock. While there is some near-term uncertainty for Host shareholders as Starwood owners decide whether to keep or unload their new shares, the outlook for Starwood appears brighter than ever.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2005 Seth Jayson	Biz and Bling Help Hilton Solid results bring a premium price. Today, Hilton Hotels reported record first-quarter earnings of $0.16 per share, a 60% increase over last year.
The Motley Fool June 3, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Marriott: Plenty of Rooms To Grow The hotel operator is expecting strong growth rates through 2008. Investors, take note: the firm's shares have advanced into select territory.
The Motley Fool April 15, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Strikeout or Home Run? Luxury resort owner Wyndham is looking like an interesting gamble.
The Motley Fool August 10, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	The Good Life at Four Seasons Second-quarter earnings double for the luxury hotelier. The firm's price-to-earnings-to-growth ratio of 2.77, though, reflects the premium typically attached to the brand, one that is visible in both in the company's rooms as well as its stock price.
The Motley Fool February 27, 2004 Alyce Lomax	A Time for Four Seasons? Hotels all agree that it's going to be a better year for lodging.
The Motley Fool July 14, 2005 Nathan Slaughter	Marriott Survives Bed Bites One-time charges -- including bedding upgrades -- weigh heavily on hotelier's second quarter earnings.
The Motley Fool February 1, 2007 David Lee Smith	Hilton's Room Service Quarter Hilton's quarterly report is aiming for the fences. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 23, 2006 Rich Duprey	Luxury Lodging Lights Up Hilton will be branding the Waldorf name while a former Starwood exec looks for opulence. It's a smart move by the hoteliers. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 30, 2007 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	PAR Us, Hilton The hotelier's strong report proves that inns are in. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool November 12, 2010 Sean Williams	Starwood Hotels: Bargain or Value Trap? High-end consumers are spending, but debt levels look dangerous.
The Motley Fool July 17, 2006 Stephen Ellis	Marriott Checks In More Profits The top hotel operator turns in another solid quarter, reflecting increased demand for travel worldwide. Investors, take note.
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2005 Robyn Parets	Phase II of Hotel Recovery Now that Phase I of the hotel market's recovery is complete, with vital signs improving on all fronts, what's next? It may be a good time to buy hotels, but sellers are also reaping the rewards of escalating values.
The Motley Fool December 18, 2009 Robert Steyer	Rooms With a Long-Term View Beware of recent run-ups in hotel stocks because things don't look good for the industry in 2010.
National Real Estate Investor March 1, 2003 Joe Gose	Capitalizing on Timeshares The timeshare business, once considered the low-rent district of the lodging industry, now looks like a lifesaver for major hotel chains.
The Motley Fool May 11, 2006 Sean P. Smith	Getting to Know RevPAR Here is a a closer look at the primary operating metric for hotel companies: revenue per available room, or RevPAR -- a critical tool for investors.
The Motley Fool February 14, 2011 Zeeshan Siddique	A Quiet Resurgence of the American Hotel Industry Is this the beginning of something new?
The Motley Fool July 25, 2011 Neha Chamaria	Marriott Signals Hotel Industry's Recovery Marriott International posts growing revenues and income, but a weak outlook.
The Motley Fool September 17, 2008 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	Throw This Stock Away There are plenty of reasons these days to avoid the hospitality sector altogether, and Starwood in particular.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2006 Ryan Fuhrmann	Marriott Books a Nice Quarter Marriott continues to post solid top-line growth but cash flow generation trends have been more difficult to discern. The stock is a little pricey, but worth looking into.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2004 Robyn Taylor Parets	New Starwood CEO to Add Fizz? In a move designed to strengthen its already powerful brands, Starwood Hotels & Resorts ventured outside the real estate and hotel industries and selected Steven Heyer, former president and COO of The Coca-Cola Co., as its new CEO.
National Real Estate Investor October 8, 2002 Steve Webb	Suburbia is the next frontier for Sheraton and Westin Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide Inc. has unveiled a strategy to expand its upscale Westin and Sheraton brands into secondary and tertiary markets with newly designed prototypes.
The Motley Fool December 7, 2006 Nathan Slaughter	Gaming Industry Basics: RevPAR Get to know RevPAR before making a bet on a gaming stock.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2004 Nathan Slaughter	Orbitz Lands a Solid Q2 Can the online travel firm continue its trend?
The Motley Fool May 2, 2007 Emil Lee	Strong Tailwinds Lift Wyndham The hotel operator's first-quarter results beat analyst estimates, and the company raised its full-year guidance.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2005 Robyn Parets	Q & A An interview with Ted Darnall, president of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide's real estate group, about initial development activity and how aloft differs from other select-service brands, including Marriott's Courtyard, Hilton's Hilton Garden Inn, and even its own Four Points.
The Motley Fool August 11, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Sleeping Easy With Four Seasons Four Seasons Hotels reports an excellent second quarter. If there was ever a dream investment conducting its business in dreamy locations, Four Seasons is it.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2003 Beth Mattson-Teig	Hotel Chains Take Back the Web Hotel companies are hoping to take back the customer connection and improve their profits by fortifying their Web sites and offering their excess inventory directly to consumers. The question now is whether the hotel companies can beat the discounters.
The Motley Fool June 24, 2005 Lawrence Meyers	Ashford Hospitality Hands Out Money The hotel REIT raises its dividend. Again. One reason for the dividend increase: a recent deal Ashford negotiated using some clever financing strategies, something CEO Montgomery J. Bennett is famous for.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2004 Seth Jayson	Hilton Heads Up Flat revenues don't tell the whole story at the scrappy hotel empire.
The Motley Fool June 8, 2007 Emil Lee	Fool on the Street: Hilton's Glamorous Plans The hotelier's strategy includes slimming down and looking abroad. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 25, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Four Seasons Weathers Storms This luxury hotelier is still tops of the chichi market, but high valuations raise the bar on performance.
BusinessWeek June 28, 2004 Christopher Palmeri	The Light Is On At Hilton CEO Stephen Bollenbach made a well-timed bet on midpriced chains.
National Real Estate Investor February 1, 2007 Matt Valley	Hotel Growth Spurt Coming to India With a population of 1.1 billion, a GDP that's projected to grow about 8% annually until 2020, and a burgeoning middle class, India is on the radar screen of several hotel companies.
The Motley Fool March 13, 2007 David Lee Smith	Four Seasons Ready for Checkout Having booked a solid quarter, the hotel operator awaits shareholders' vote on privatization.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 Dees Stribling	The Upside of Upscale Hotels The upscale segment of the lodging industry has earned bragging rights. It is the shining star in the eyes of hotel investors as 2006 begins, and for good reason: key measures of performance continue to rise, and supply is in check.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2005 Robyn Taylor Parets	Select-Service Hotels Entice Developers Following one of the worst industry downturns ever, hotel developers are back in full swing but with a new twist: An upscale product known as select service has emerged as one of the fastest growing and most lucrative niches in the industry.
National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2003 Parke Chapman	Spiffing Up for Recovery Betting that the travel slowdown will soon pass, some brave owners and operators of branded hotels are sprucing up their properties. That means converting lobbies, redoing rooms, adding new signage and shelling out big bucks to bolster the brand. Will these projects pay off?