Our recent research for a project in Anaheim, California 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 Anaheim and the surrounding areas in 2024 and beyond. In April 2024, the Anaheim City Council approved a $1.9 billion to $2.5

Our recent research for a project in Ottawa, Ontario 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 Ottawa and the surrounding areas in 2024 and beyond. The owner of the NHL’s Ottawa Senators recently confirmed plans to move the

David Sangree and Anthony DiPonio attended the World Waterpark Association conference in Las Vegas in October. As usual, the conference was well attended and had a great trade show with a wide range of exhibitors offering various products related to water parks. David and Anthony presented at the conference session concerning how to perform a

The new face of corporate travel favors group business. With remote work continuing its prevalence, many companies are looking for other ways to get their teams together and promote a work culture and teamwork. Published by: The Wall Street Journal Published date: October 2024 Group travel is buoying the hotel business, offering property owners a

Published by: Hotel News News/Stephanie Ricca, Isaac Collazo, and Jan Freitag Published: September 2024 Despite some performance dips along the way, summer 2024 U.S. hotel room demand ended up in the top three since 2000, notching 390 million room nights between Memorial Day and Labor Day. Yes, that date range technically qualifies as unofficial summer,

This article discusses the recent investments in waterparks in Saudi Arabia and cites H&LA’s research for Whitewater, highlighting the general trend among properties with waterpark equipment achieving better performance than those without. To download H&LA’s report for Whitewater, click here. Published by: Arab News Published date: Septermber 2024 RIYADH: Investments in water parks are set

This article from the Wall Street Journal offers a great analysis of Callaway’s decision to spinoff its Topgolf business amid slowing consumer spending. Published by: Wall Street Journal Published date: September 2024 Duffers are ruining things for Topgolf Callaway. Serious golfers are reliably showing up on golf courses, spending money on their equipment and golf balls.

It was a pleasure to work with the developer on the feasibility analysis for this Crystal Lagoon development! Published by: Connect CRE/Mike Boyd Published date: September 2024 It’s not directly aligned with a master-planned community or development. The Angel Lagoon in the Houston suburb of Dayton is the country’s first full public-access venue of its

Published by: CoStar Analytics/Jan Freitag Published date: September 2024 Strong leisure demand from high-end travelers has supported robust pricing increases at high-end hotels. This translates to more hotels that can regularly charge well over $1,000 per room per night and are reporting an average daily rate, or ADR, of over $1,000 for the first half

Great article from Hotels Magazine that profiles Great Wolf Resorts and all they’ve been able to accomplish as a leader in waterparks and family entertainment. Published by: Hotels Magazine/David Eisen Published date: August 2024 Imagining Stephen Schwarzman, the billionaire CEO of Blackstone, barreling down a water slide at a Great Wolf Lodge indoor theme park

Our recent research for a project in Salt Lake City, Utah 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 Salt Lake City and the surrounding areas in 2024 and beyond. In April 2024, the National Hockey League officially announced

Our recent research for a project in Sandusky, Ohio 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 Sandusky and the surrounding areas in 2024 and beyond. In 2024, Cedar Point opened the newly reimagined Top Thrill 2 roller coaster.

Our recent research for a project in Branson and the Ozarks region of Missouri 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 Branson and the surrounding areas in 2024 and beyond. A new indoor roller coaster called Fire In

NEW YORK – STR and Tourism Economics made significant downward adjustments to the 2024-25 U.S. hotel forecast just released at the 46th Annual NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference. The latest revision reflects lower-than-expected performance thus far in 2024 as well as lessened growth projections for the remainder of the year. For 2024, projected gains in average daily rate (ADR)

Our recent research for a project in Houston, Texas revealed some exciting new hospitality-related developments happening in the area, including a new Great Wolf Lodge in Webster, Texas. These developments will have an impact on tourism, employment, and the general economy in Houston and the surrounding areas in 2024 and beyond. Space Center Houston is