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

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

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

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