We have our hospitality consultants in McAllen, Texas this week for fieldwork and market research related to a hotel feasibility study.

Our hospitality consultants are in Syracuse, New York and Phoenix, Arizona this week for fieldwork and market research related to a conference center feasibility study and a hotel and waterpark feasibility study.

Hotel Online is reporting data from from the U.S. Department of Commerce that spending on travel and tourism continued to rise throughout the second quarter of 2015.

Our hospitality consultants are headed to Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Amsterdam, New York; and Syracuse, New York this week for fieldwork and market research related to a condominium and hotel feasibility study, a hotel feasibility study, and a conference center feasibility study.

H&LA’s Director of Development Services, Eric Hansen was selected to join the board of directors for the newly formed VisitCanton, an independent agency after 35 years of operation in conjunction with the Canton Regional Chamber of Commerce.

We have hospitality consultants in Canton, Michigan this week for fieldwork and market research related to a hotel impact study.

Congratulations to our client, Richland County Council, for approving the contract for the proposed water park in northeast Richland County. H&LA prepared the waterpark feasibility study for this project in 2013.

Our hospitality consultants are in Hurricane, West Virginia; and Pigeon Forge and Sevierville, Tennessee this week for fieldwork and market research related to two hotel and resort appraisals

Our consultants are traveling to Saint George, Utah for fieldwork and research related to a hotel impact study.

This past week during the annual Ohio Conference on Tourism, I took the oath to lead the Ohio Travel Association as its 46th president. I am truly honored and humbled to accept the responsibility. I have the advantage of becoming president at a very exciting time for the tourism industry in Ohio.

Our hospitality consultants are traveling to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee this week for market research and fieldwork related to an indoor waterpark feasibility study.

H&LA offers congratulations to our client, Marriott International, on their purchase of Starwood Hotels & Resorts. This $12.2 billion merger will make Marriott the largest hotel company in the world. We wish Marriott much success with this endeavor.

Our consultants are headed to Manteca, California and Branson, Missouri this week for fieldwork related to two indoor waterpark feasibility studies.

David J. Sangree, MAI, CPA, ISHC is attending the 2015 International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Expo in Orlando, Florida, November 16th – 20th. If you would like to meet with David at the Expo, click here to send him an email. 

In 2014, H&LA completed a feasibility study for a proposed hotel and indoor waterpark as part of the larger Grand Central development in Grand Prairie, Texas.