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Power Growth Investor Hotline – Friday, March 14, 2025

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TRAVEL + LEISURE CO., $47.98, symbol TNL on New York, is still a buy. The company is the world’s largest vacation ownership and exchange company with nearly 20 travel brands across its resort, travel club, and lifestyle portfolio. In total, Travel + Leisure operates 245 timeshare resorts, with over 880,000 owners and more than 3.5 million paid member families. Travel + Leisure’s revenue in the three months ended December 31, 2024, rose 3.9%, to $971 million from $935 million a year earlier. Excluding one-time items, earnings fell 8.5%, to $118 million from $129 million. That was mostly due to higher income taxes. Per-share earnings dropped 2.8%, to $1.73 from $1.78, on fewer shares outstanding. Overall, Travel + Leisure is in the process of transforming its business from timeshare-centric to a multi-branded enterprise focused on leisure travel. This includes its new Travel + Leisure GO website. It offers bookable itineraries, while the new membership plan, Travel + Leisure Club, adds concierge services, premium…