The 2016 Southern Lodging Summit drew a crowd of hoteliers and industry experts to Memphis. While delegates shared optimism about the prospects for growth, the conference shed light on some looming operational challenges facing the region’s hotels.
Hotel values in St. Louis are rising, and RevPAR reached a new high in 2015. A rise in convention bookings, along with expansion efforts aimed at drawing more leisure demand, provide for an optimistic outlook for the city’s hotel industry.
Encouraging news about hotel demand, investment, and new supply inspires optimism at this year’s hospitality conference.
Transactions, performance, and demand are up for Nashville’s lodging industry, and new supply is set to come online over the next year. Are the city’s hotel demand generators prepared to keep up the pace?
$2.5 billion in projects are under development across multiple economic sectors, including tourism, in St. Louis. The return of commercial and leisure demand, along with rising average rates, should speed recovery for the city’s hotels.
New demand-generating developments and attractive investment parameters are putting the Nashville hotel market on track for an impressive recovery.
Hotel stakeholders have to know the right place, time, and hotel category to maximize investments. In the present economic climate, mid-scale, limited-service hotels may be a good bet.
St. Louis’ job losses in manufacturing have been mitigated by stable financial, government, education, and healthcare sectors. How has the recession impacted area hotels, and what will it mean for the future of this market?
Development activity and increased visitation converge to quicken the pulse of this heartland city.
Downtown St. Louis has experienced a revitalization, transforming a failing collection of empty warehouses, aging hotels, and nearly forgotten landmarks into a thriving residential, commercial, and entertainment district.