Two ways to profit from a travel rebound

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On June 4, 2018, Wyndham Worldwide (old New York symbol WYN) split into two new companies. For every WYN share investors held, they received one share each of the new companies—Wyndham Hotels and Resorts, and Wyndham Destinations (now called Travel + Leisure). Travel volumes continue to rise and are close to pre-pandemic levels. Both stocks have also rebounded from their 2020 lows, although the better performer is Wyndham Hotels—up 10% since the split, while Travel + Leisure has dropped 24%. We like both, as their shares trade at attractive multiples to earnings and they are lifting their dividends. WYNDHAM HOTELS & RESORTS INC. $67 is a buy. The company (New York symbol WH; Consumer Sector; Shares outstanding: 86.4 million; Market cap: $5.8 billion; Dividend yield: 2.1%; Takeover Target Rating: Medium; www.wyndhamhotels.com) is the world’s largest hotel franchiser, with 842,510 rooms spread across 9,059 hotels in 95 countries. Its 24 brands include Super 8, Days Inn, Ramada, La Quinta and Wyndham. The company has adopted a new strategy…