H&LA is pleased to be working on this project with the City of Santa Fe to determine the feasibility of a new amphitheater, as the city considers the possibility of making Santa Fe a destination for live performances. Published by: The Santa Fe New Mexican Published date: December 2024 Whether Santa Fe ends up building

The 2024 International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) Expo in Orlando, Florida had a record-breaking attendance of 41,429 attendees and 37,066 verified participants. The IAAPA Expo is the leading annual gathering for the global attractions industry. The 2024 event featured over 1,100 exhibitors, around 27,000 buyers from more than 20,000 purchasing companies, more

Our recent research for a project in Sioux Falls, South Dakota 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 Sioux Falls and the surrounding areas in 2024 and beyond. A new downtown convention center is now in the early

Our recent research for a project in Anaheim, California 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 Anaheim and the surrounding areas in 2024 and beyond. In April 2024, the Anaheim City Council approved a $1.9 billion to $2.5

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