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In this article MAR Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTMarriott International's business operations and growth are solid, CEO Anthony Capuano told CNBC Monday, amid layoffs of more than 800 corporate employees and continued sluggishness in China's tourism market. Marriott International reported net room growth of 6% year-on-year and room rate growth of 2.5%, driven by a strong return of group travel, which Capuano called the "bright, shining star" for the business today. The company raised its year-end guidance for net room growth, and added 9 million new Bonvoy members in the third quarter. That measure turned out to be corporate layoffs, first reported by the travel media company Skift on Nov. 14, which later linked to a notice of "mass layoffs" of 833 Marriott employees posted on a Maryland government labor website. watch nowCapuano denied that the company — which doubled in size during the past decade — grew too big, too fast, at least in terms of corporate employees, instead calling the move a much-needed "reorganization" of its global corporate structure.

Persons: Anthony Capuano, Capuano, Leeny Oberg, —, Rather Organizations: Marriott, CNBC, Marriott International, Uber, Starbucks Locations: RevPar, China, Greater China, Maryland, Bethesda , Maryland

7:02 a.m.: JPMorgan hikes Roku price target Roku's focus on monetization for its Platform segment may spell good news for the stock. Analyst Cory Carpenter kept his overweight rating on the stock but upped his price target by $10 to $90. "We believe Lilly's launch of an obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) indication for its GLP-1 medication tirzepatide poses significant patient funnel disruption/distortion risks," the analyst wrote. Analyst Sara Senatore upped its price target by $6 to $118, which implies more than 22% upside from Tuesday's close. "Licensing China would also allow SBUX management to train its focus on the US (73% of 2023 EBITDA before corporate expenses)," the analyst wrote in a Wednesday note.

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☆ Consumer giants from Starbucks to General Mills have one big sales problem: China
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-07 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesBEIJING — A theme emerging in the latest slew of U.S. companies' earnings reports is a drag from the China market. "Consumer sentiment in China is quite weak," McDonald's chairman, CEO and director Christopher Kempczinski, said of the quarter ended June 30. Apple said Greater China sales fell by 6.5% year-on-year in the quarter ended June 29. Procter and Gamble said China sales for the quarter ending late June fell by 9%. The only public disclosures regarding Peet's China business described it as "strong double-digit organic sales growth" in the first half of the year.

Persons: —, Christopher Kempczinski, McDonald's, Lei Meng, Apple, Johnson, that's, General Mills, Kofi Bruce, Mills, Andre Schulten, Procter, Gamble, Schulten, Marriott's, Domino's, DPC Dash, There's, James Quincey, Quincey, We've, Laxman Narasimhan, Luckin Organizations: Nurphoto, Getty, BEIJING, U.S, Nationwide, UBS Securities, General, Procter, Marriott, Asia Pacific, Starbucks Locations: Yichang, Hubei province, China, U.S, Canada, Greater China, Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea, Asia, Peet's

☆ Earnings playbook: Disney and this industrial giant are among companies slated to report this week
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Fred Imbert | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

More than 70 S & P 500 names are slated to report this week, including Disney and Caterpillar . Tuesday Uber Technologies is set to report earnings before the bell. This quarter: The ride-hailing giant is expected to report a 70% year-over-year increase in earnings, LSEG data shows. What history shows: Uber has beaten earnings expectations in six of the last seven quarters, according to data from Bespoke Investment Group. Wednesday Walt Disney is set to report earnings before the open.

Persons: Eli Lilly, Benjamin Black, Uber, Walt Disney, Wells, Steven Cahall, LLY, Eli Lilly's Organizations: Disney, Caterpillar . Pharmaceutical, behemoth, CNBC, Technologies, Investors, Autonomous Vehicle, Deutsche Bank, Investment, Caterpillar, JPMorgan Locations: California

☆ China's consumers are spending on experiences. Travel stocks to watch
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-09 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In a report last week about China's consumer market potential, Bank of America Securities analysts chose hotel operator H World as one of its top picks. "We believe H World is best positioned to capture long-term growth in the China hotel industry given best-in-class execution," the analysts said. BofA rates H World a buy, and expects its U.S.-listed shares can reach $47. That's 30% above where H World shares closed Thursday. In China, H World also owns master franchisee rights for Mercure, Ibis and Ibis Styles, and co-development rights for Grand Mercure and Novotel.

Persons: Wang Xing, Meituan, Styles, Grand, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Wang, Neil Shen, Shen, BTG's, BTG, Trip.com, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: HSBC, Hong, Bank of America Securities, Mercure, Grand Mercure, Novotel, Travelers, BTG Hotels, Shanghai, Jefferies Locations: Hong Kong, China, U.S, Asia, Macau, Taiwan, —, Mainland China

☆ The high-end consumer is embracing travel this summer. These stocks will benefit, says Morgan Stanley
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-25 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Therefore, companies with exposure to the wealthier consumer should benefit, said a team of Morgan Stanley analysts led by Michelle Weaver. "This has changed post-Covid and we believe travel names exposed to high end consumers will continue to outperform those exposed to low end consumers." "We see a record spring and summer travel season with our 11 highest sales days in our history all occurring this calendar year," he said. Morgan Stanley continues to prefer the premium airlines. Its management has also noted its premium revenue is nearly 20% from last year and currently makes up 61% of revenue, he said.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, AlphaWise, Michelle Weaver, Ed Bastian, Ravi Shanker, Morgan, Shanker, Stephen Grambling, Hilton, Grambling, Wyndham, Jamie Rollo, Rollo, — CNBC's Leslie Josephs Organizations: Delta Air, Alaska Air, Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Marriott, CCL, Royal, Norwegian Cruise Locations: Grambling, Royal Caribbean, Norwegian

☆ Shares of Wynn Resorts rise after another great quarter but are still cheap
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

Shares of Wynn Resorts popped 2% in after-hours trading Tuesday after the casino operator reported stronger-than-expected quarterly results, driven by the Super Bowl in Las Vegas and the recovery in China's Macao region. Macao It was a double beat in Macao, with both properties (Wynn Palace and Wynn Macao) reporting revenue and profit results better than Street expectations. Las Vegas Las Vegas put up a record first quarter of adjusted property EBITDAR. The Wynn Las Vegas resort and casino at dusk in Las Vegas, Nevada, US, on Monday, May 8, 2023. Wynn Resorts Ltd. is scheduled to release earnings figures on May 10.

Persons: We're, —, DraftKings, Wynn, Jim Cramer's, WYNN, Jim Cramer, Jim, Bridgett Bennett Organizations: Wynn Resorts, Super, LSEG, Vegas Sands, MGM Resorts International, Wynn, Vegas Las, Super Bowl, Management, CNBC, Wynn Resorts Ltd, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Las Vegas, China's Macao, Las Vegas , Boston, Macao, China, Vegas, Wynn Macao, Vegas Las Vegas, Boston, UAE, Las Vegas , Nevada

☆ Wynn is almost back in Macao and crushing it in Vegas even before Super Bowl, Chinese New Year
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-07 | by ( Zev Fima | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

It appears the strength in the fourth quarter has carried over into the current (first) quarter in all three locations. Macao We're happy to see the strong top-line performance in both Macao locations, even if Wynn Palace's adjusted EBITDAR came up a tad bit short. Total adjusted EBITDAR of $297 million (Wynn Palace and Wynn Macao added together) represents about 85% of Wynn's pre-Covid fourth quarter 2019 level of $348 million in the Chinese special administrative region. Breaking that down, Wynn Palace was still a bit further ahead in its recovery but Wynn Macao is quickly gaining ground. In 2019, Wynn Macao generated $170 million in fourth quarter adjusted EBITDAR.

Persons: —, WYNN, Wynn Al Marjan, Wynn, Al Marjan, Wynn Palace's, EBITDAR, Jim Cramer's, Jim Cramer, Jim, Pual Yeung Organizations: Wynn Resorts, Vegas, Boston, Club, LSEG, Super Bowl, United Arab Emirates, Wynn, Wynn Macao, Las Vegas, Bowl, Super, Wynn Interactive, Capital, CNBC, Bloomberg, Getty Locations: Macao, Las Vegas, Boston, United Arab, UAE, China, Wynn Macao, EBITDAR, Vegas Las Vegas, Las, Vegas, New York, Michigan

☆ The market unfairly docks Wynn after a strong quarter. But we see a buying opportunity
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-09 | by ( Jeff Marks | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +8 min

But investor concerns over an unevenness to the Macao recovery sparked selling in afterhours trading, sending Wynn stock down more than 5% — and creating a potential buying opportunity. Despite these positives, Thursday evening's sell-off brought Wynn stock to about $40 below the level at which was trading in 2019. However, the company's two properties in the region – Wynn Palace and Wynn Macao – are not enjoying an equal pace of recovery. In the third quarter of 2023, Wynn Macao generated about $78 million in profits, which when annualized is only $312 million. The weakness at Wynn Macao has the market concerned Thursday about a loss of market share.

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REUTERS/Sarah Meyssonnier/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 26 (Reuters) - Europe's biggest hotel group Accor on Thursday raised its core profit target for 2023 for the second time this year, citing positive business momentum in all of its markets after another strong post-pandemic summer. The sector continues to benefit from the leisure travel boom despite inflation and the resurgence of recession fears in Europe. It was also boosted by the Rugby World Cup, particularly in cities where hotel supply is more limited, such as Lille and Nantes, Accor said. The group now expects core earnings (EBITDA) of between 955 million euros and 985 million euros for 2023, up from a previous forecast of between 930 million euros and 970 million euros, which was already upgraded in July. It also raised its forecast for growth in RevPAR in 2023 and now expects it to slightly exceed 20%.

Persons: Sarah Meyssonnier, Novotel, Accor, Martine Gerow, Diana Mandiá, Susan Fenton, David Holmes, Sharon Singleton Organizations: REUTERS, Rugby, Lille, Thomson Locations: Issy, Paris, France, Europe, That's, Nantes, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, RevPAR

REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsOct 25 (Reuters) - Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT.N) beat Wall Street estimates for third-quarter revenue and lifted its annual forecast on Wednesday, as record lodging prices and higher occupancy levels boosted results. Hotel and resort operators are benefiting from the global rebound in travel as consumers continue to plan vacations despite inflation and the higher cost of travel compared to pre-pandemic. Hilton's revenue per available room in the third quarter saw significant recovery in Asia, up 65.5% compared to the year earlier. The company's third-quarter revenue rose to $2.67 billion, exceeding the average Wall Street estimate of $2.64 billion, according to LSEG data. It expects full-year revenue per room to increase between 12.0% and 12.5% compared to 2022.

Persons: Brendan McDermid, Christopher Nassetta, Hilton, Priyamvada, Shounak Dasgupta, Shilpi Majumdar Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Hilton, Waldorf Astoria Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, Asia, Bengaluru, Doyinsola

☆ Revenge travel is over — even in China, says CEO of InterContinental Hotels Group
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-24 | by ( Monica Pitrelli | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

In this article IHG-GBIHG Follow your favorite stocks CREATE FREE ACCOUNTPent-up travel demand — which drove global travel recovery following the Covid-19 pandemic — is over, said Intercontinental Hotels Group CEO Elie Maalouf. "So we're really past revenge travel — even in China." The company's latest quarterly update showed travel demand remained strong during the close of the summer travel season. Elie Maalouf CEO of Intercontinental Hotels GroupThe company currently operates more than 6,200 hotels worldwide and has another 1,978 in the pipeline. "In the United States, there are about 9,000 hotels that we think are interested in joining a system.

Persons: Elie Maalouf, Maalouf, We're, —, it's, IHG, Garner Organizations: Intercontinental Hotels, CNBC, Hotels, Resorts, Dubai —, Holiday Locations: China, Greater China, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Americas, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, —, Spanish, Dubai, ., Southeast Asia, Central Asia, United States

☆ China's big 'Golden Week' is here. Three hot destinations for spending — and a stock with 95% upside
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-01 | by ( Evelyn Cheng | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Whether it's by train or by car, hundreds of millions of people are traveling around mainland China for a holiday called Golden Week. From the Mid-Autumn Festival on Friday, Sept. 29, to the following Friday, the break runs for an entire week to celebrate China's National Day. Morgan Stanley analysts like Hong Kong-listed CTG Duty Free , China's state-owned duty-free retail giant. Within China, domestic hotel room rates are still above 2019 levels, Morgan Stanley analysts said. On the macro front, if tourism pans out as expected this Golden Week, it will give a much-needed lift to China's the economy overall.

Persons: Morgan Stanley, They're, Oliver Wyman, Oliver Wyman's, BlackPink, Atour, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Bank of America, Hong, Golden, MGM China, Wynn Macau Locations: China, Hong Kong, Hainan, Macau, U.S

☆ Business travel spending is recovering quicker than expected. These are the stocks to buy right now
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-20 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

There have been some encouraging signs that business travel is rebounding to pre-Covid spending levels sooner than anticipated, according to the Global Business Travel Association . Business travel was essentially shut down during the Covid pandemic, with many predicting a slow slog to revive sales and a landscape that would be permanently changed. Now the organization is predicting global business travel spending will surpass its 2019 spending level of $1.4 trillion in 2024, compared with its earlier forecast of 2026. Some 28% of those who make the business travel decisions and 32% of those in charge of company travel budgets said their workplace will increase business travel in the coming year, Morning Consult found. Of course, the recovery in business travel can also shift if there are changes in the economic environment.

Persons: Lindsey Roeschke, Roeschke, That's, Michael Linenberg, Linenberg, Patrick Scholes, Scholes, — CNBC's Michael Bloom Organizations: Global Business Travel Association . Business, Morning, Deutsche Bank, CNBC, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Ryman Hospitality Properties, Ole Opry, Hospitality, Hyatt Hotels Locations: Delta

☆ Fight the market malaise with these ‘attractive’ stocks, Bank of America and Goldman say
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-02 | by ( Michael Bloom | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

Goldman Sachs and Bank of America named an assortment of companies this week that they say have upside in the weeks ahead. NextEra Energy Buy the dip in shares of the renewable energy company, Goldman analyst Carley Davenport says. Endeavor Group Bank of America analyst Jessica Reif Ehrlich said earlier this week that shares of the media company offer "striking value." Endeavor Group- Bank of America, buy rating "An entourage of highly attractive assets. ... .We continue to believe that valuation is attractive..." H World Group Limited- Bank of America, buy rating "Shares weak despite solid results = attractive opportunity.

Persons: Goldman Sachs, Goldman, Carley Davenport, Davenport, she's, Jessica Reif Ehrlich, Reif Ehrlich, BofA, Neil Mehta, Mehta Organizations: Bank of America, CNBC, Marathon Petroleum, Endeavor, H, NextEra, Florida, Endeavor Group Bank of America, WWE, UFC, Media, Entertainment, MPC, Petroleum, ~$ Locations: China

☆ 'Revenge travel' could be here to stay - Irish hotel chief
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

DUBLIN, Aug 29 (Reuters) - The post-pandemic trend of people prioritising travel could be a more permanent change in consumers' spending habits, the head of Ireland's largest hotel group Dalata (DHG.I) said on Tuesday. "Certainly 2, 3, 4 years before COVID people in their 20s would have been prioritizing travel and experiences over buying things. Crowley said there also seemed to be a lasting change in corporate bookings where travellers take fewer trips but stay longer and with Ireland's large multinationals spending far less on business travel than they did pre-COVID. The Dublin-based group said it had 750 million euros available to spend on adding more hotels. ($1 = 0.9248 euros)Reporting by Padraic Halpin Editing by Mark PotterOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Clayton, Dermot Crowley, Crowley, Dalata, Padraic Halpin, Mark Potter Organizations: DUBLIN, Reuters, Thomson Locations: United Kingdom, Dublin, London

☆ Merch, vinyl, hotels and credit cards: Taylor Swift's Eras Tour helped a bunch of companies – but hurt others
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-26 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Taylor Swift's Eras Tour had a significant impact on several public companies this summer. "Knowing how our guests can't get enough of Taylor Swift, we proactively secured an exclusive vinyl offering that Swifties bought in droves." "In July, Taylor Swift launched her Eras Tour merch shop with us experiencing unprecedented volume sales and site visitors on launch day, and we were ready for it." "Folks aren't buying as much patio furniture when they're spending hundreds or thousands of dollars to go to Taylor Swift. Rolling Stones, U2, Madonna, Prince, and this Taylor Swift performance was at a whole different level.

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☆ Accor plans to add more than 1,200 hotels
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

June 27 (Reuters) - Accor (ACCP.PA) plans to open more than 1,200 hotels in the next five years, increasing the number of its resorts by more than one-fifth, Europe's biggest hotel group said on Tuesday. Accor also raised its outlook at its capital markets day, forecasting its 2023 revenue per room (RevPAR) to grow by 15% to 20% amid reorganisation plans that were implemented in January. Accor said it plans to return around 3 billion euros to shareholders in that period via dividends and share buybacks. "We expect a positive share price performance today and we will probably upgrade our recommendation on Accor as the updated mid-term guidance is stronger than expected," said analyst Yi Zhong at AlphaValue. ($1 = 0.9153 euros)Reporting by Tristan Veyet and Gaëlle Sheehan in Gdansk; editing by Sherry Jacob-PhillipsOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Accor, Sébastien Bazin, Yi Zhong, Tristan Veyet, Gaëlle Sheehan, Sherry Jacob, Phillips Organizations: Europe's, Barclays, Thomson Locations: Accor, AlphaValue, Gdansk

☆ Despite all odds, consumers are still traveling this summer. Here are the stocks you need to own
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-26 | by ( Michelle Fox | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +11 min

Yet despite all odds, 61% of those surveyed said they plan to travel this summer, up from the 49% who said the same in summer 2021. Some 56% of adults are more likely to stay in a hotel this summer than they were in 2022, according to the AHLA/Morning Consult survey. Booking Holdings is also an analyst favorite, with an average rating of overweight and 10% upside to the average price target, per FactSet. While prices are still high, the latest consumer price index for April showed the airline fares index fell 2.6% month over month, after rising in February and March. Airlines are essentially sold out for summer travel, according to TD Cowen analyst Helane Becker.

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U.S. hotel operators who have been grappling over the past year with an uneven recovery in Chinese demand are now benefiting from pent-up-demand throughout Asia Pacific, particularly in Greater China. "While macroeconomic uncertainty persists, it has not weighed on travel demand to date. In fact, demand continued to rise across all customer segments in the quarter," Marriott CEO Anthony Capuano said on a call with investors. In the Greater China region RevPAR rebounded to 95% of pre-pandemic levels during the quarter while Mainland China RevPar fully recovered to 2019 levels. "First quarter hotel performance came in a bit better than expected and will likely be the high-water mark for the year," said CoStar Group National Director of Hospitality Analytics Jan Freitag.

☆ Barclays upgrades Hilton, says hotel chain can weather macro challenges better than peers
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-09 | by ( Sarah Min | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Analyst Brandt Montour upgraded shares of Hilton to overweight from equal weight, saying the hotel chain can weather macro challenges better than its peers. We shift our preference to HLT for its underappreciated net unit growth prospects amidst a slowing macro backdrop," Montour wrote in a Thursday note. Hilton is a "best-in-class" lodging company that has the strongest net unit growth among its competitors, according to the analyst. Hilton shares are 16% higher this year, while Hyatt shares are up even more, advancing 32%. The analyst's $168 price target for Hilton shares, raised from $151 previously, implies about 13% upside from Wednesday's closing price.

Feb 23 (Reuters) - Europe's biggest hotel group Accor (ACCP.PA) on Thursday forecast higher revenue per available room (RevPAR) for 2023 as Chinese travelers are expected to return, after its annual core profit beat expectations on strong December activity. Hotel chains were hit hard by China's strict pandemic restrictions and are now hoping for a recovery in the Asia-Pacific region, Accor's second biggest market pre-pandemic. Boosted by demand for shorter trips, European hotel chains have seen bookings recover to levels comparable to those in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic grounded international flights. Accor's RevPAR, a key gauge of performance for the hotel industry, last year exceeded the 2019 pre-pandemic level by 2%. It posted core profit of 675 million euros ($716.72 million) for 2022, while analysts in a Refinitiv poll had expected 640.3 million euros.

Feb 23 (Reuters) - Europe's biggest hotel group Accor (ACCP.PA) on Thursday forecast higher revenue per available room (RevPAR) for 2023 as Chinese travelers are expected to return, after its annual core profit beat expectations on strong December activity. Hotel chains were hit hard by China's strict pandemic restrictions and are now hoping for a recovery in the Asia-Pacific region, Accor's second biggest market pre-pandemic. The group, which runs chains such as Sofitel, Pullman and Ibis, said it expected 2023 RevPAR to increase by between 5% and 9% from the previous year. Boosted by demand for shorter trips, European hotel chains have seen bookings recover to levels comparable to those in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic grounded international flights. It posted core profit of 675 million euros ($716.72 million) for 2022, while analysts in a Refinitiv poll had expected 640.3 million euros.

☆ Hotel group Accor beats profit estimates on strong December activity
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Feb 23 (Reuters) - Europe's biggest hotel group Accor (ACCP.PA) on Thursday reported annual core profit ahead of market expectations and its own guidance, citing "very good" activity in December. Boosted by demand for shorter trips, European hotel chains have seen bookings recover to levels comparable to those in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic grounded international flights. The group, which runs chains such as Sofitel, Pullman and Ibis, posted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) of 675 million euros ($716.72 million) for 2022, above its outlook range of 610 million to 640 million euros. Analysts on average had forecast EBITDA of 640.3 million euros in a Refinitiv poll. Accor's revenue per available room (RevPAR), a key gauge of performance for the hotel industry, came 2% above the 2019 pre-pandemic level.

☆ Holiday Inn-owner IHG profit jumps on holiday demand, higher room rates
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Feb 21 (Reuters) - Holiday Inn-owner IHG Plc (IHG.L) reported higher full-year profit on Tuesday, helped by strong occupancy demand during the holidays and higher room prices, and said it would buyback shares worth an additional $750 million in 2023. The Crowne Plaza, Regent and Hualuxe owner said the Americas market saw the strongest recovery, with RevPAR in the year up 3.3% from 2019, while Greater China was down 38% as travel restrictions were still in place. Hotel chains were affected by uneven recovery in China as a rise in COVID-19 infections led to indefinite lockdowns. The latest additional buyback comes after the company said in August it would back shares worth $500 million. Reporting by Radhika Anilkumar in Bengaluru; Editing by Rashmi AichOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

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