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Our recent research for a project in Bristol, Virginia 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 Bristol and the surrounding areas in 2025 and beyond. The new permanent Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Bristol opened in Bristol, Virginia,
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,
H&LA congratulates our client, Therme Group, on the $800 million investment in their first U.S. spa resort. We are honored to have worked with Therme to see their development plans come to fruition and wish them luck with this exciting and unique project! Published by: Nick Wooten/Dallas Morning News Published date: March 2025 Therme Group,
Hospitality analysts raise concerns of ‘bumpy’ 2025 that could cause consumers to reduce travel spend Published by: Hotel News Now/Dan Kubacki Published date: March 2025 Market volatility, wavering consumer confidence and overall uncertainty are making it difficult to forecast where the U.S. hotel industry is headed. U.S. hotel demand isn’t as strong as it looks,
Congratulations to our client, Herchend Family Entertainment, on the recent acquisition of Palace Entertainment’s U.S. properties. This is a significant milestone for Herschend, supporting its strategic expansion in family entertainment and hospitality. Published by: Business Wire Published date: March 2025 Herschend and Parques Reunidos have signed a definitive agreement under which Herschend will acquire all of Palace Entertainment’s U.S.
Our recent research for a project in Columbus, 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 Columbus and the surrounding areas in 2025 and beyond. The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium is currently planning the largest renovation and expansion
Published by: Nancy Patterson/Blooloop Published date: March 2025 All right, water parkers, I took one for the team and read a ton of 2025 travel and trend articles, blogs, reports. Here is my opinion of what we might collectively consider. Many water parks are being built, planned, talked about, renovated, and added to. Both of the indoor
Congratulations to our client, Holiday World Splashin’ Safari theme park on the recent acquisition of the Santa’s Cottages resort! We wish them the best of luck with the new venture and continued success for the 2025 season. Published by: TriStateHomepage.com/Marcos Carranza Published date: March 2025 Holiday World & Splashin’ Safari theme park is now officially
Published by: Paul Wedding/ABC 8 News Published date: February 2025 ALLEN, Texas — The creator of the largest indoor waterparks in the U.S. is considering bringing a resort and convention center to North Texas, officials say. Kalahari Resorts & Conventions, which has a location outside of Austin and in many other parts of the country,
Our recent research for a project in Seattle, Washington 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 Seattle and the surrounding areas in 2025 and beyond. Chicago-based Pinstripes is planning to open one of its branded entertainment facilities at
H&LA’s Adam Zarczynski is presenting at a development workshop hosted by American Resort Management (ARM), titled Building Epic Venues! An Economic and Tourism Development Workshop. This two-day workshop is taking place at Epic Waters Waterpark in Grand Prairie, Texas on February 20th and 21st. Adam’s presentation will focus on the feasibility process and how it
Our recent research for a project in Wisconsin Dells, Wisconsin 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 Wisconsin Dells and the surrounding areas in 2025 and beyond. In May 2024, the largest water slide in the United States
It is exciting to hear that our client, the City of Bradley, has committed $3 million in funding to construct a $80 million waterpark slated for development. The waterpark will be part of a destination draw for the city. H&LA completed the feasibility study for the proposed waterpark and wishes the City of Bradley and
Published by: The Cleveland Plain Dealer Published date: January 2025 It’s the first new traditional hotel in downtown Cleveland in nearly a decade, since a flurry of new properties opened just before the Republican National Convention in 2016. It’s also downtown’s first independent hotel — that is, not affiliated with any of the big hotel
H&LA was pleased to work with Ashtabula County on a market demand study for proposed lodging opportunities throughout the county. Our study analyzed various markets across the county and identified potential lodging options from a small B&B to a resort hotel. We presented our findings and recommendations to the county and had the opportunity to