Travel & Hospitality · Week of Nov 2, 2026
Hotel REITs raise outlooks as theme parks chase visitors
Two hotel REITs raised full-year guidance on double-digit RevPAR gains, while theme park operators reported softer attendance and promoted new events.
Third-quarter results set the tone this week. Xenia Hotels & Resorts and Sunstone Hotel Investors both reported double-digit RevPAR growth and raised their full-year 2026 guidance. Xenia says same-property RevPAR rose 12.5% and its net loss narrowed. Sunstone says RevPAR rose 11.4% and it returned to a quarterly profit while continuing stock repurchases. United Parks & Resorts reported a different picture: attendance fell 4.7%, which it attributes mainly to weather, calendar impacts, lower international visitation and fewer promotional admissions, although per capita spending rose.
Theme parks also generated much of the week's non-earnings news. Six Flags detailed a holiday lineup across 11 parks with Black Friday ticket offers. VidantaWorld presented BON, a park in Mexico it describes as the world's first luxury theme park and values at about USD 1.5 billion. Elsewhere, HBX Group named co-founder Carlos Muñoz as chief executive. The Teamsters announced that more than 1,300 Encore Boston Harbor workers ratified a contract after a 62-day strike. Travelzoo listed new Club Offers for UK members.
Xenia Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
Xenia Hotels & Resorts Reports Third Quarter 2026 Results
Xenia Hotels & Resorts reported a third quarter 2026 net loss attributable to common stockholders of $2.7 million, compared with $13.7 million a year earlier, as Adjusted EBITDAre rose 26.0% to $53.2 million and Same-Property RevPAR rose 12.5% to $184.75. The company raised its full year 2026 guidance to Adjusted EBITDAre of $278 million to $284 million, citing third quarter and October performance above its prior expectations.
United Parks and Resorts Inc.
United Parks & Resorts Inc. Reports Third Quarter and First Nine Months 2026 Results
United Parks & Resorts said third quarter 2026 revenue fell 1.1% to $506.5 million and net income fell 10.5% to $80.0 million, as attendance declined 4.7% to 6.5 million guests, while total revenue per capita rose 3.8% to $78.29. CEO Marc Swanson said third quarter pass sales were up almost 8% and the 2027 pass product base was up over 15% as of October 31.
Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.
SUNSTONE HOTEL INVESTORS REPORTS RESULTS FOR THIRD QUARTER 2026
Sunstone Hotel Investors reported third quarter 2026 net income attributable to common stockholders of $38.7 million, compared with a net loss of $2.9 million a year earlier, on an 11.4% RevPAR increase to $235.22. The company raised its full year Adjusted FFO per diluted share guidance to $1.00 to $1.03 and its RevPAR growth guidance to 9.5% to 10.5%, and says it repurchased $117.8 million of stock in the quarter.
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation
Six Flags expands the holiday cheer with more parks, more events and more ways for families to celebrate in 2026
Six Flags Entertainment Corporation announced holiday events at 11 parks in the United States, Canada and Mexico from Nov. 20, 2026, including reimagined Holiday in the Park events at Six Flags Great Adventure and Six Flags Over Georgia, which it describes as the first phase of a multiyear transformation. The company also introduced free unlimited home-park admission for guests 65 and older, excluding Knott's Berry Farm, and Black Friday offers valid through Nov. 30.
VidantaWorld
VidantaWorld Unveils the World's First Luxury Theme Park, VidantaWorld's BON Luxury Theme Park, at WTM London 2026
VidantaWorld presented BON at WTM London 2026, a park in Nuevo Nayarit, Mexico, that it describes as the world's first luxury theme park and says represents an investment of approximately USD 1.5 billion. The park began a guest-only Private Soft Opening on October 24 with limited capacity and hours, and a public opening is planned for 2027.
HBX Group
HBX GROUP APPOINTS CARLOS MUÑOZ AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
HBX Group International plc appointed co-founder Carlos Muñoz as Chief Executive Officer effective 1 December 2026, following a Board-led search after Nicolas Huss retired on 30 September 2026. Muñoz moves from Non-Executive Director to Executive Director, and Brendan Brennan, who served as Interim CEO and CFO, no longer holds the interim role.
International Brotherhood of Teamsters
CASINO TEAMSTERS WIN STRIKE AT ENCORE BOSTON HARBOR
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters said more than 1,300 Encore Boston Harbor workers represented by Teamsters Local 25 and UNITE HERE Local 26 ratified a five-and-a-half-year contract after 62 days on strike. The union says the contract includes wage increases and improved benefits, and that the property's September 2026 gross gaming revenue fell approximately 22 percent year-over-year to $46.06 million because of the strike.
Travelzoo
Club Offers for Travel Enthusiasts in the UK
Travelzoo announced four new Club Offers for its UK Club Members, including a £420PP deluxe Tuscany break with dinner and a cooking class. The release provides limited further detail on the offers.
This roundup is written with AI assistance from the press releases listed above, using only what they state. The releases are the companies' own announcements, not Tourism Gazette reporting.