H&LA’s David Sangree recently shared insights with the City of Conneaut, unveiling the results of a comprehensive hotel feasibility study conducted across four cities in Ashtabula County, Ohio. The study explored strategic lodging opportunities tailored to each community, providing recommendations to enhance the region’s hospitality offerings. By identifying the most promising hotel and lodging options,

By: David J. Sangree, MAI, ISHC In 2024, waterpark owners and operators continued to face a highly competitive market as new development continues across many regions in the U.S. and Canada. While the growth in total waterpark square footage in 2024 was less than 2023, 2024 saw more new guestrooms developed. Waterparks continue to face

The 2024 International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Expo in Orlando, Florida had a record-breaking attendance of 41,429 attendees and 37,066 verified participants. The IAAPA Expo is the leading annual gathering for the global attractions industry. The 2024 event featured over 1,100 exhibitors, around 27,000 buyers from more than 20,000 purchasing companies, more

Published by: Katie Amrhein, WKRC Published date: October 2024 ERLANGER, Ky. (WKRC) – A new adventure park is coming to Erlanger as city leaders break ground on a project three times the size of Kings Island. The 1000-acre Eons Adventure Park is a large undertaking that spans from CVG Airport across the city of Erlanger

                  H&LA’s David Sangree and Anthony DiPonio are attending the World Waterpark Association’s Annual Symposium in Las Vegas in October. David and Anthony will be presenting at the WWA University: Waterpark Design, Development, and Expansion Workshop with a session titled: Methodology for Feasibility Studies for Waterparks and

H&LA’s Stephen Szczygiel is attending the 2024 Surf Park Central Summit in San Deigo from September 30 to October 2. Stephen will speak at the event, presenting in a session titled, “Performing a Feasibility Analysis for a Surf Park.” This session will review the steps necessary to determine whether a surf park is feasible in a particular

It was great to get all the H&LA staff in one place for our summer retreat to talk about marketing and business development! We also welcomed Olivier Gompel, Vice President at Atrium Hospitality who gave our staff some insights into new hospitality data. We are truly lucky to have an amazing staff and we can’t

H&LA’s David Sangree got a chance to weigh in with Phoenix Magazine for an article about some recent plans for waterpark attractions in the area. Arizona remains poised for future waterpark opportunities but development costs and water usage are prime concerns for any water attraction. Published by: Phoenix Magazine/Jimmy Magahern Published date: July, 2024 By

H&LA was pleased to be part of the Global Hotels & Resorts Report 2024 with WhiteWater, which analyzed the impact of waterpark equipment on hotels and resorts worldwide. H&LA quantified the changes that the installation of WhiteWater products had on select properties. We analyzed performance figures concerning occupancy and ADR for multiple groups of properties

With the development of their new indoor waterpark resort in Mashantucket, officials from Great Wolf Resorts, Foxwoods Resort Casino and the Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation celebrated the “topping out” of the water park, slated to open in early 2025. The event marked the placement of the final beam of the exterior structure and the announcement

Published by: Cleveland.com/Susan Glaser Published date: January 2024 CLEVELAND, Ohio – Cleveland-area hotels have almost fully recovered from the pandemic, at least by one important metric – the percentage of rooms that are filled on an average day. Hotel occupancy rates in Greater Cleveland averaged 60.5% in 2023 – nearly identical to the 60.7% rate

David J. Sangree, MAI, CPA, ISHC and Stephen Szczgiel, CHIA attended the World Waterpark Association annual conference in New Orleans in October 2023. David and Stephen lead a session at the Waterpark Development and Design Workshop on how to perform a market feasibility study for a waterpark or waterpark resort. A copy of the presentation

David Sangree, Anne Gompel, and Adam Zarczynski are attending the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions Annual Expo from November 14-17 in Orlando. We’d love to hear from you! Visit H&LA at Booth 3042 in the Waterpark Pavilion area to discuss potential needs for market feasibility studies, appraisals, economic impact studies, or other consulting work. If you would like to

Our recent research for a project near Portland, Oregon revealed some exciting new hospitality-related developments happening in the area. These developments will have an impact on tourism, employment, and the general economy in Portland and the surrounding areas in 2023 and beyond. Low-cost airline Breeze Airways began service out of the Portland International Jetport in