With hotel performance improving, supply in check, and tourism and commercial demand on the rise, hoteliers should pay close attention to possibilities in the Florida Panhandle.
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In Focus: The Hotel Industry of the Florida Panhandle
With hotel performance improving, supply in check, and tourism and commercial demand on the rise, hoteliers should pay close attention to possibilities in the Florida Panhandle.
Fact or Folly: A Review of Convention Center Follies
This article responds to Heywood Sanders’ book Convention Center Follies. It argues for a more moderate picture of the state of supply and demand in the convention industry, and it critiques Sanders’ narrative of convention center development.
In Focus: Washington, DC
As economic recovery resumes and tourism strengthens, Washington, D.C. remains a top draw for leisure, convention, and government demand, with area hotels achieving some of the highest RevPAR levels in the nation.
In Focus: Intercontinental Hotels Group
With brands spanning a wide variety of products, InterContinental Hotels Group lays claim to the world’s largest collection of hotels. RevPAR is on the rise, and the company has several innovations, including a new brand, on the horizon.
HVS U.S. Lodging Tax Study 2013
The 2013 HVS U.S. Lodging Tax Study explores the trends in the imposition of lodging taxes in the United States. This updated version expands the study to provide lodging tax rates/collections in all 50 states and the 150 largest US cities.
Effects of Major Renovations on Hotel Market Penetration and Net Present Value
In this article, we seek to understand and quantify, through analysis, the impact of a major renovation on a hotel’s occupancy and rate penetration and, ultimately, the effect on income and net present value.
ALIS 2014 Conference: HVS Presents Industry Outlook & US Hotel Transactions
ALIS presentation featured in the "Numbers" panel discussion on January 28, 2014, provides a recap of national market activity in 2013, covers current/recent cap rates, examines cap ex impacts on hotel cap rates/values, and gives an outlook for 2014.
HVS U.S. Hotel Development Cost Survey 2013/2014
HVS Consulting & Valuation annually researches development costs of actual hotel construction budgets, industry reports, and uniform franchise offering circulars. This 2013/14 survey reports updated per-room development costs through the end of 2013.
Bargain Hunting for Luxury Hotels
A comparison of the luxury hotel markets in Berlin, Prague and Warsaw.
IN FOCUS: Shanghai Boutique Hotel Market Scene
Though it is difficult to pinpoint a definition of boutique hotel, we analyze some traits of boutique hotel that are universally agreed through the case study of seven prominent “boutique” hotels in Shanghai.
Industry Insights
We have written thousands of articles about all aspects of hospitality, including valuations, investing, lending, operations, asset management, and much more.
This article responds to Heywood Sanders’ book Convention Center Follies. It argues for a more moderate picture of the state of supply and demand in the convention industry, and it critiques Sanders’ narrative of convention center development.
As economic recovery resumes and tourism strengthens, Washington, D.C. remains a top draw for leisure, convention, and government demand, with area hotels achieving some of the highest RevPAR levels in the nation.
With brands spanning a wide variety of products, InterContinental Hotels Group lays claim to the world’s largest collection of hotels. RevPAR is on the rise, and the company has several innovations, including a new brand, on the horizon.
The 2013 HVS U.S. Lodging Tax Study explores the trends in the imposition of lodging taxes in the United States. This updated version expands the study to provide lodging tax rates/collections in all 50 states and the 150 largest US cities.
In this article, we seek to understand and quantify, through analysis, the impact of a major renovation on a hotel’s occupancy and rate penetration and, ultimately, the effect on income and net present value.
ALIS presentation featured in the "Numbers" panel discussion on January 28, 2014, provides a recap of national market activity in 2013, covers current/recent cap rates, examines cap ex impacts on hotel cap rates/values, and gives an outlook for 2014.
HVS Consulting & Valuation annually researches development costs of actual hotel construction budgets, industry reports, and uniform franchise offering circulars. This 2013/14 survey reports updated per-room development costs through the end of 2013.
A comparison of the luxury hotel markets in Berlin, Prague and Warsaw.
Though it is difficult to pinpoint a definition of boutique hotel, we analyze some traits of boutique hotel that are universally agreed through the case study of seven prominent “boutique” hotels in Shanghai.
Robust demand in urban centers continues to drive Canadian hotel values despite high interest rate environment.