The HVI is the authoritative guide to U.S. hotel values, giving hotel stakeholders an educated edge in buying, selling, and holding opportunities. This online tool provides historical and projected values and RevPAR for the Houston market.
The Guanacaste province on Costa Rica's Pacific Coast has experienced tremendous growth over the past two decades, fueling opportunities for further lodging development to accommodate growing tourism demand. To support sustainable growth and maintain Guanacaste’s eco-luxury appeal, it will be essential to address challenges such as infrastructure shortcomings while balancing environmental stewardship.
Both buyers and sellers want a seamless hotel transaction closing, but a variety of potential pitfalls can slow a closing. In this article, we review three key areas of a hotel sale that may present obstacles: financing, PIP costs, and property insurance premiums. We also provide recommendations to anticipate and prevent issues. Be sure to read this article if you are close to closing and want to ensure your transaction closes smoothly!
Essential strategies for hotel owners to attract buyers and lead to a successful sale of their asset include partnering with the right broker, providing thorough and precise financial records, and adapting to market feedback. This approach streamlines the sale process, builds buyer trust, and helps achieve a successful transaction.
In this article, we explore the top hotel investment locations within Texas submarkets for 2024. We provide insights into key cities and emerging submarkets, highlighting factors such as demand, developments, and recent trends to guide investment decisions.
Propelled by the driving force of the University of Alabama and the automotive manufacturing industry, Tuscaloosa’s lodging market quickly rebounded post-pandemic and trended upward through 2023. The outlook for area hotels remains positive, and interest in new hotel development is thriving in the greater market.
Conroe is known as a historic small town and an affordable staycation destination. However, as of 2023, it is one of the fastest-growing cities in Texas. Its current offerings range from state parks to lakeside resorts, and the city has potential for significant development, with ample vacant land available.
AI adoption is on the rise globally, including in the F&B industry, where it's streamlining processes, reducing waste, and enhancing guest experiences. Read on to know more.
Silicon Valley historically experienced strong lodging performance driven by high-rated corporate demand during the week. Thus, the rise of remote work policies has had an impact on recovery. However, the presence of Big Tech, surging interest in AI technology, and expansion of the life-sciences sector are anticipated to drive growth in this market over the long term.
Hotels in the Houston area faced a significant RevPAR decline in 2020, and at the beginning of 2023, the market is again contending with uncertainty surrounding rising inflation, risk of a potential economic slowdown, and volatility in its largest industry. In this article, we take a look at Greater Houston lodging recovery thus far and the outlook for the future.
Similar to other urban lodging markets across the country, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on Nashville’s thriving hotel and tourism industry. With the widely available vaccines and the lifting of pandemic restrictions, we look back at the effects of the pandemic in 2020, Nashville’s burgeoning recovery in 2021, and the long-term outlook for the Music City.