
Tim Smith, a director with HVS's London office, describes his ten wishes for the UK hotel industry in 2009

The popularity of Guadalajara has surged in recent years, attracting new businesses, residents, and developments that are positioning the city as a world-class business and travel destination.

With a bevy of new hotel developments and a promise to expand its international airport, Liberia has set its sights on Costa Rica’s burgeoning tourism.

The outlook for the lodging market in Santa Barbara is fairly sunny. As a whole, the Santa Barbara–Santa Maria area finished 2001 at 68.2% occupancy, only 2.2 percentage points down from its 70.4% occupancy finish in 2000.