H&LA’s Adam Zarczynski presented at Building Epic Venues!, an economic and tourism development workshop hosted by American Resort Management in Grand Prairie, Texas. In his presentation, Adam shared H&LA’s distinctive approach to waterpark feasibility studies, offering developers key insights and practical strategies to lay the groundwork for successful waterpark projects. Click on the link below

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

H&LA’s Stephen Szczygiel attended the 2024 Surf Park Central Summit in San Deigo. Stephen spoke at the event, presenting in a session titled, “Performing a Feasibility Analysis for a Surf Park.” This session reviewed the steps necessary to determine whether a surf park is feasible in a particular area. It included an in-depth discussion about

David J. Sangree, MAI, CPA, ISHC and Stephen Szczgiel, CHIA attended the World Waterpark Association annual conference in New Orleans in October 2023. David and Stephen lead a session at the Waterpark Development and Design Workshop on how to perform a market feasibility study for a waterpark or waterpark resort. A copy of the presentation

H&LA’s David Sangree attended the International Association of Amusement Parks and Attractions (IAAPA) annual conference in November at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Orlando. David was a featured speaker, along with Una deBoer and Johann Krieger, at the seminar titled, “The Results are In: The Impact of Water Park Equipment on Hotels and Resorts.” This

David J. Sangree, MAI, CPA, ISHC and Adam Zarczynski, CHIA attended the World Waterpark Association annual conference in Las Vegas, Nevada in October 2022. It was a record-breaking year for attendance and it was great to see many familiar faces and meet new people at the conference as well. David and Adam lead a session

David J. Sangree, MAI, CPA, ISHC attended the 2021 IAAPA Expo in Orlando. David conducted a session on the effects of COVID 19 on the waterpark industry in 2020 and growth projections for 2021 and beyond. Some key takeaways from the session include: Confidence is high that attendance will return to pre-COVID-19 levels by 2023.

David J. Sangree, MAI, CPA, ISHC and Nuresh Maredia, CHIA attended the World Waterpark Association annual conference in San Antonio, Texas in October 2021. After missing a year due to the COVID pandemic, it was great to see many familiar faces and meet new people at the conference as well. Here are some key highlights

H&LA conducted an interview series in the spring of 2021 in anticipation of the upcoming start of the waterpark season. Through interviews with owners and operators of several U.S. outdoor waterparks, we learned how individual parks geared up for the 2021 season amid the fallout from the pandemic and what challenges were expected. In our

H&LA conducted an interview series in the spring of 2021 in anticipation of the upcoming start of the waterpark season. Through interviews with owners and operators of several U.S. outdoor waterparks, we learned how individual parks geared up for the 2021 season amid the fallout from the pandemic and what challenges were expected. In our

H&LA conducted an interview series in the spring of 2021 in anticipation of the upcoming start of the waterpark season. Through interviews with owners and operators of several U.S. outdoor waterparks, we learned how individual parks geared up for the 2021 season amid the fallout from the pandemic and what challenges were expected. In our

Discussing current hotel valuation issues, H&LA’s David Sangree, MAI, CPA, ISHC presented at the 30th Annual Ohio Business Tax Conference & Virtual Institute in January, 2021. David discussed the impact that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on the hospitality industry and presented the best strategies for determining the value of hospitality properties. Click below to

David J. Sangree, MAI, CPA, ISHC presented at the 2020 World Waterpark Association Annual Show. David’s presentations highlighted the necessary elements of a waterpark feasibility study and discussed why a well-researched study is essential for all waterpark developments. Check out David’s presentation on YouTube. You can follow along with the presentation via the PowerPoint presentation.

At the virtual World Waterpark Association Annual Symposium and Tradeshow, David J. Sangree, MAI, CPA, ISHC spoke about the waterpark industry in 2020 in a presentation titled, U.S. Waterpark and Waterpark Resort Trends. This presentation addressed the challenges facing the industry in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic as well as projections for 2021. Click

David J. Sangree, MAI, CPA, ISHC recently gave a presentation on hotel valuation techniques at the Institute for Professionals in Taxation annual Property Tax Symposium. David discussed the hotel valuation process, including the market analysis and all three approaches to valuing income producing properties: income approach, sales comparison approach, and the cost approach. David was joined

In a great presentation on waterpark and hotel feasibility methodology at the World Waterpark Association Annual Symposium and Tradeshow, David J. Sangree, MAI, CPA, ISHC laid out the basics about what to expect from a feasibility analysis and the steps taken to reach sound conclusions. David addressed the purpose of a feasibility analysis and the

H&LA hotel appraisers, David Sangree, MAI; Laurel Keller, MAI; and Joseph Pierce, MAI attended Ohio Chapter of the Appraisal Institute’s 40th Annual Economic Seminar, a panel event with various members of the banking and appraisal related industries. David was a speaker at this years conference, with a presentation titled Ohio and National Lodging Industry Overview: Statistics, Appraisal Issues,

At the 2017 World Waterpark Association Annual Symposium and Tradeshow, David Sangree gave a presentation highlighting new trends in waterpark and resorts in the U.S. and Canada. David emphasized trends in indoor and outdoor waterparks, as well as amusement parks. Several takeaways from his presentation include the following: The United States has the largest and

David Sangree discussed waterpark feasibility studies at the annual World Waterpark Association Symposium and Trade Show. David’s presentation focused on how to go about conducting hotel and waterpark feasibility studies. You can see his presentation by clicking on the link below. 2016-wwa-feasibility-presentation-sangree

David J. Sangree, MAI, gave a presentation on hotel appraisals and waterpark appraisals at the 2016 IRWA Appraisal Day seminar. Click the link below to see his presentation. 2016-irwa-appraisal-day-presentation