These 4 Travel Stocks Depend on Holiday Spending
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Hotels, a booking app, rented cabins, and cruise ships: Here's how each of these four travel stocks makes money when families leave home for the holidays.
Directly affected
- No company is named in this report.
Indirectly affected
- XLY Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR+5.7% 30d
Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR: it holds travel and leisure firms. Linked by “travel” (travel) in this story.
- BKNG Booking Holdings+1.3% 30d
Booking Holdings (transportation services): travel firms move with tourism demand. Linked by “travel” (travel) in this story.
- MAR Marriott International+20.6% 10d
Marriott International (hotels and motels): travel firms move with tourism demand. Linked by “travel” (travel) in this story.
- RCL Royal Caribbean Cruises+15.9% 30d
Royal Caribbean Cruises (water transportation): travel firms move with tourism demand. Linked by “travel” (travel) in this story.
- HLT Hilton Worldwide Holdings+15.2% 30d
Hilton Worldwide Holdings (hotels and motels): travel firms move with tourism demand. Linked by “travel” (travel) in this story.
Price reaction, T-5 to T+3
| Ticker | T-5 | T-3 | T-1 | T0 | T+1 | T+2 | T+3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLY | +0.67% | +0.68% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| BKNG | +2.48% | +0.42% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| MAR | -1.41% | +1.39% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| RCL | +4.29% | +3.73% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
| HLT | +0.07% | +0.99% | base | after close | after close | after close | after close |
Closing-price change versus T-1, the last close before the story. T0 to T+3 fill in after each market close. Prices: Alpaca IEX.
These 4 Travel Stocks Depend on Holiday Spending The Motley Fool
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| Company | When | Move | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| BKNG | three days earlier | +0.42% | final price |
| BKNG | five days earlier | +2.48% | final price |
| HLT | three days earlier | +0.99% | final price |
| HLT | five days earlier | +0.07% | final price |
| MAR | three days earlier | +1.39% | final price |
| MAR | five days earlier | -1.41% | final price |
| RCL | three days earlier | +3.73% | final price |
| RCL | five days earlier | +4.29% | final price |
| XLY | three days earlier | +0.68% | final price |
| XLY | five days earlier | +0.67% | final price |
Trades by members of Congress and officials in the stocks in this story
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Booking Holdings (BKNG) (held by a spouse), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 25 Sep 2026. That is 49 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Rep. Rohit Khanna sold Booking Holdings (BKNG) (held by a dependent child), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 11 Sep 2026. That is 63 days before publication. Filed 7 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, bought Booking Holdings (BKNG), worth $250,001 - $500,000 on 21 Aug 2026. That is 84 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold Royal Caribbean Cruises (RCL), worth $100,001 - $250,000 on 21 Aug 2026. That is 84 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
- Donald J Trump, an executive branch official, sold Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT), worth $1,001 - $15,000 on 24 Aug 2026. That is 81 days before publication. Filed 8 Oct 2026. View the filing.
Public disclosure filings, not a recommendation. The filing link is the source document. News use of these reports still sits under 5 U.S.C. § 13107(c).
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