loan activity . from time to time , we make loans to owners of hotels that we operate or franchise . loan collections , net of loan advances , amounted to $ 35 million in 2018 , compared to net collections of $ 94 million in 2017 . at year-end 2018 , we had $ 131 million of senior , mezzanine , and other loans outstanding , compared to $ 149 million outstanding at year-end 2017 . equity method investments