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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
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.
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 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
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
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
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