Hotel & Leisure Advisors was hired to conduct a hotel feasibility study for a proposed hotel in Fairport Harbor, along Lake Erie, in Ohio. The News-Herald has reported that The Lake County Ohio Port and Economic Development Authority is seeking proposals by developers for the proposed resort hotel.

Laurel Keller, H&LA’s Director of Appraisal and Consulting Services, was quoted in the Cleveland Plain Dealer article that highlighted the slow growth in Cleveland’s convention segment. Cleveland landed a huge win for the convention business with the RNC’s decision to make Cleveland its destination. But looking beyond 2016, the city still has a ways to go to make its convention dreams a reality.

Our hospitality consultants are headed to Baton Rouge, Louisiana; Dahlonega, Georgia; and Chicago, Illinois this week to conduct fieldwork and analyze the local markets for a proposed hotel resort & golf course feasibility study and two hotel impact studies.

According to a study by Oxford Economics, cities that spend money marketing their brands and amenities see a significant economic growth and employment that benefits more than just the tourism industry. The Cleveland Plain Dealer published an article that summarized the studies findings. As consultants for the hospitality industry, we see a definite correlation between the engagement of CVB’s and the effect their efforts have on the communities they represent.

As a waterpark feasibility expert, David Sangree was asked to offer his thoughts to the Orlando Sentinel about Universal Orlando’s plans to for a water playground. This would increase competition among Orlando’s waterparks.

Our consultants have a busy week ahead of them with trips to Orange, Ohio and to Round Rock and Frisco, Texas. The trip to Orange will include fieldwork for a hotel appraisal. In Round Rock and Frisco, our consultants will be conducting fieldwork and market research for two indoor waterpark feasibility studies.

Great Wolf Lodge has submitted a proposal to the planning committee in Colorado Springs to complete the partially finished Renaissance hotel and construct and adjacent waterpark. The project would be renamed Great Wolf Lodge and Interquest Marketplace and have 311 rooms.

Our hospitality consultants are headed to Clarion, Pennsylvania and Jackson, New Jersey this week for fieldwork and market research related to a convention center feasibility study and a waterpark hotel feasibility study.

An H&LA consultant is traveling to Ford County, Illinois this week for fieldwork and market research related to a proposed hotel feasibility study.

As hospitality consultants, we understand the balance a hotel or resort must maintain when it comes to resort fees. In an article published on Hotel Online, Whiteface Lodge General Manager Chris Pulito explains how his resort has been bucking the trend in resort fees since 2012 with stunning results.

Hotels worldwide are creating unique guest experiences in an effort to set themselves apart from the competition. As hospitality consultants specializing in hotel feasibility studies, H&LA understands the importance of including different and unique attractions as a draw for families who want to make the most out of their vacation experience.

One of our consultants is headed to Nashville, Tennessee this week to conduct a site inspection and complete fieldwork related to an indoor waterpark feasibility study.

Our consultants are traveling to Lake County, Ohio this week to inspect several sites that are being considered for hotel development. Our hotel feasibility analysis will include recommendations on which site has the best potential for hotel development.

Great Wolf Family Resorts has proposed to expand the facilities on the 38-acre site currently occupied by the Dolce Atlanta-Peachtree Hotel and Resort into a Great Wolf Lodge property.

Laurel Keller will be addressing the attendees at the Greater Cleveland Lodging Council Luncheon Meeting on January 30, 2015 at the Sheraton Cleveland-Airport hotel. Ms. Keller will give an overview of the lodging market in Cleveland. Her talk will highlight hotel supply additions and other changes affecting the hotel market in 2015.