Diamondrock Hospitality (DRH)

diamondrock, a lodging-focused maryland corp. operates as a real estate investment trust (reit), owns a portfolio of 26 premium hotels & resorts containing ~9,500 rooms, concentrated in key gateway cities and destination resorts throughout north america and the u.s.v.i. our vision is to be the premier allocator of capital in the lodging industry and our goal is to deliver above-average shareholder returns across the full lodging cycle. we strive to differentiate ourselves from peers by executing on three strategic principles: - maintaining a balanced portfolio of high-quality assets with superior growth prospects in markets that have high barriers to entry. - employing disciplined and innovative approaches to asset management that drive meaningful upside to underlying performance. - preserving a clean, conservative balance sheet that supports strategic and financial flexibility, dividends and shareholder returns. as an owner, as opposed to an operator, we receive all operating profits