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H&LA’s recent research for a project near Panama City Beach, Florida revealed some interesting new hospitality-related developments happening in the area. These developments will have an impact on tourism, employment, and the general economy in Panama City Beach and the surrounding areas in 2023 and beyond. In 2019, the new Panama City Beach Sports Complex

H&LA’s Adam Zarczynski attended the Hunter Hotel Investment Conference in Atlanta in March. Here are some key highlights from the conference: Optimism could be found, although many leaders cautioned the industry is still facing significant challenges. While hotels continue to achieve strong KPI’s in many markets, inflation and high interest rates have slowed down the

The master plan for the former six Flags in New Orleans had been made public. The the 200-acre Bayou Pheonix development will offer 30 acres of athletic fields, eight NBA-level hardwood courts, an indoor and outdoor water park, hotels, restaurants, a film studio, and retail. H&LA was honored to have a part in this project

H&LA’s recent research for a project near Spokane, 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 Spokane and the surrounding areas in 2023 and beyond. Spokane International Airport is currently moving forward with a major renovation and expansion

A recent white paper from Placer.ai, a location analytics company specializing in visitation trends, indicates that U.S. casino visitation was up in 2021 and 2022 compared to 2020, but still lagged behind the numbers achieved in 2019. Possible reasons include the rise of online poker, online sports betting, and the continued slump in domestic air

H&LA Senior Associate Adam Zarczynski weighed in with Hotel News Now the growing popularity of pickleball and how hotels and resorts are looking to capitalize on it to seek new revenue opportunities. Published by: Laura Koss-Feder/Hotel News Now Published date: March 2023 What started several years ago as a game with a funny-sounding name has

H&LA’s recent research for a project near Houston, Texas 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 Houston and the surrounding areas in 2023 and beyond. In October 2022, Space Center Houston released a new master plan that includes

Published by: Maria Guerrero/NBCDFW Published: March 2023 The theme park, which would be built by the parent company of NBC 5, would be located off the Dallas North Tollway and Panther Creek Parkway. The proposed park has been the subject of several public meetings and even some pushback from concerned residents including folks who live just down

Request for Proposals to Third-Party Manage OR Design/Engineer for an Outdoor Waterpark in Reeves County, Texas Hotel & Leisure Advisors is working on behalf of Reeves County, Texas, in their effort to build an outdoor waterpark. H&LA is soliciting qualifications and proposals from experienced firms for the following services: A third-party management company to manage

H&LA’s recent research for a project near Omaha, Nebraska 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 Omaha and the surrounding areas in 2023 and beyond. A new $150 million gaming and entertainment attraction called Belle Vue Downs is

H&LA’s recent research for a project in Bellingham, 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 Bellingham and the surrounding areas in 2023 and beyond. Southwest Airlines recently announced that it would begin offering nonstop flights between Bellingham

H&LA offers congratulations to our client, Glenn Robinson and Grand Country Resort, on their newest expansion of the resort to include a 20,000 square foot addition of the Splash Country Indoors waterpark in Branson, Missouri. We were honored to work with the client to complete the feasibility study for the expansion. We wish Grand Country

H&LA’s recent research for a project in Syracuse, New York 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 Syracuse and the surrounding areas in 2022 and beyond. Plans for a new $85 million aquarium at the Syracuse Inner Harbor

Congratulations to our client, Chickasaw Nation of Oklahoma on the official groundbreaking for the OKANA Resort and Waterpark in Oklahoma City. H&LA completed the feasibility study for the project and we wish the Chickasaw Nation the best of luck with this new and exciting development! Published: PRN Newswire Published date: November 2022 Chickasaw Nation Governor Bill

Congratulations to our client, Linchris Hotel Corporation on their recent acquisition of the Cade Codder Resort in Hyannis, Massachusetts. H&LA prepared an operational review and financial analysis report for the property. We wish Linchris Hotel Corporation the best of luck with the Cape Codder Resort and with all their future renovation plans for this exciting