Travel stocks set to keep moving higher

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The shares of Travel + Leisure and Hilton Grand Vacations are both up about 40% since the start of 2021 as the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines help to spur travel volumes. We feel their latest acquisitions will further add to your returns. TRAVEL + LEISURE CO. $63 is a buy. The company (New York symbol TNL; Consumer Sector; Shares outstanding: 86.2 million; Market cap: $5.4 billion; Dividend yield: 1.9%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.travelandleisureco.com) is the new name for Wyndham Destinations after its purchase of the Travel + Leisure brand from Meredith Corp. (New York symbol MDP) for $100 million. Travel + Leisure is now the world’s largest vacation-ownership and exchange company. It operates 230 timeshare resorts with 880,000 owners. Meanwhile, the acquisition will expand Wyndham’s business beyond its core vacation-ownership operations. The combined company has a global audience of 35 million followers across multiple platforms and nearly 60,000 club members. The acquisition will accelerate plans by the new Travel + Leisure to build on its leading…