Ashford Securities LLC

🎉 As the year draws to a close, we want to take a moment to reflect, celebrate, and look forward. 2024 has been an incredible journey filled with challenges, growth, and achievements. From new projects and collaborations to the milestones we’ve reached together, we couldn’t have done it without the dedication of our amazing team and the support of our partners, clients, and community.   The holiday season reminds us of the importance of connection, gratitude, and the shared purpose that drives us forward. As we prepare for an exciting 2025, we’re energized by the opportunities ahead and ready to continue building, innovating, and growing—together.   Thank you to everyone who has been part of our journey this year. We wish you a joyful holiday season and a prosperous New Year! Here’s to making 2025 our best year yet.   #HappyHolidays #ThankYou #NewYear #Teamwork

🎄✨ This holiday season, our team had the opportunity to volunteer for the S.M. Wright Foundation's Christmas in the Park charity event.   Coming together to support this incredible initiative reminded us of the season's true spirit—giving back, spreading joy, and making a difference in our community. We’re proud to support the S.M. Wright Foundation's mission to bring hope and happiness to those in need. A huge thank you to everyone who made this event possible!   #GivingBack #ChristmasInThePark #CommunitySupport #SMWrightFoundation

Over the weekend, a few members of our team laced up their running shoes and participated in the BMW Dallas Marathon Festival! We’re so proud of their dedication, energy, and commitment—not only to cross the finish line but also to embody the spirit of teamwork and perseverance that drives us every day. Whether it’s on the racecourse or in the workplace, we’re always inspired by each other’s drive to go the distance. Congrats to Carly Hoeler, CPA, Taze Mueller, Nic Dimmel, Mark Q. Fuentes, and everyone who participated and made this event unforgettable! 🎉💪🏃♂️🏃♀️🏅 #BMWDallasMarathon #Teamwork #Community #ProudMoment

Experiences have become powerful decision drivers for travelers: the possibility of a life-changing travel moment motivates people to book a trip. The quest for the right type of moment even influences which destinations people will choose. The global marketplace for travel experiences offers a more than $1 trillion opportunity. Younger generations, in particular, demonstrate an eagerness to splurge on experiences, suggesting the sector will continue to expand. Yet nearly half of the business of experiences is still transacted offline. How can hotels learn from the awe and wonder that a terrific tour guide can conjure, becoming distributors for experiences and also injecting the essence of that magic into their core businesses? #AlternativeInvestments #WealthManagement #FinancialAdvisors #InvestmentManagement  #Ashford #HotelInvestment

Hotel management companies like Remington Hospitality (an affiliate of Ashford Inc.) can align hotel operations and develop strategies to take advantage of hotel demand trends, including the recent growth in group and corporate travel demand as well as growing demand from international inbound visitors in 2025. #AlternativeInvestments #WealthManagement #FinancialAdvisors #InvestmentManagement  #Ashford #HotelInvestment #remingtonhospitality #thoughtleadership

As the global hospitality industry continues to evolve, JLL's latest Global Hotel Investment Trends report for Q3 2024 offers crucial insights into the state of the lodging industry. JLL’s Global Hotel Investor Sentiment Survey suggests 2025 could mark a turning point for U.S. hotel investment, with urban markets and luxury assets leading the way. An unprecedented 80% of investors plan to maintain or increase their capital investment in hotels over the next 12 months, according to JLL's Hotels & Hospitality Group's Global Hotel Investor Sentiment Survey.

Lodging Analytics Research & Consulting (LARC) has released its latest quarterly client letter that contains an outlook for the lodging industry and a summary forecast of hotel demand, ADR, and RevPAR for 2025. LARC expects improving confidence in leisure travel demand to grow next year. In the immediate term, hotel markets with outsized exposure to inbound foreign travel and corporate transient travelers are forecasted to outperform.

Have you heard of Travel Tuesday? The latest entrant in the category of Thanksgiving-adjacent, calendar-linked marketing pushes is a day on which shoppers can find deals on travel purchases such as hotel stays or airline flights. In a 2018 article, the New York Times credited the online booking platform Hopper with popularizing the Travel Tuesday concept. How can travel industry players benefit from this trend? #AlternativeInvestments #WealthManagement #FinancialAdvisors #InvestmentManagement  #Ashford #HotelInvestment

Join the Ashford team in Margaritaville for some Changes in Latitudes! C. Jay Steigerwald III, Carly Hoeler, CPA, Taze Mueller, and Nic Dimmel will present this Thursday at noon (North Ballroom) during the Money Concepts 2024 Annual Planning Conference at the Margaritaville Hollywood Beach Resort. This annual event offers Money Concepts professionals a great opportunity to explore alternative investment offerings and connect with leading fund sponsors. If you can attend, please visit us at Booth 18! #AlternativeInvestments #WealthManagement #FinancialAdvisors #InvestmentManagement #Ashford #HotelInvestment

Taylor Swift’s impact on the global hotel industry continues to be staggering. “In some ways, Taylor Swift has created a series of mini-Super Bowls with her tour." According to JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group, RevPAR in markets in which she has performed her Eras Tour outperforms the global average by 490bps, which is equivalent to nearly $1 billion in incremental room revenue. This is the power of “Swiftonomics”. #AlternativeInvestments #WealthManagement #FinancialAdvisors #InvestmentManagement  #Ashford #HotelInvestment