Shares of Hilton Worldwide Holdings (HLT) and other hotel companies fell Wednesday after the company lowered its full-year earnings forecast and warned of softening leisure travel demand.

The hotel giant said it now expects 2024 net income between $1.41 billion and $1.43 billion, down from $1.53 billion to $1.56 billion. Hilton also reduced its 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:earnings per share forecast and dropped the top end of its estimated 澳洲幸运5官方꧂开奖结果体彩网:revenue per available room (RevPAR) growth. 

Shares of Hilton slid nearly 2% Wednesday. Competitors Marriott International (MAR) and Hyatt Hotels (H) fell 3% and 4%, respectively. InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) also lost ground.

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Hilton CEO Christopher Nassetta said he expಞects leisure spending to continue to normalize next year. "Demand is sort of flat to maybe even down a little bit," he said, according to a transcript of the company's earnings call provided by AlphaSense.

In the third quarter, Hilton posted net income of $344 million and RevPAR of $121.40, both of which missed the consensus estimate among analysts followed by Visible Alpha. 澳洲幸运5官方开奖结果体彩网:Earnings per share beat expectations on an adjusted basis but missed oth🍸erwise. 

Nassetta attributed the disappointing results to a “slower ramp in September following Labor Day, weather impacts, unfavorable calendar shifts, and ongoing labor disputes in the U.S."