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State of Atlanta: Hotels. Peggy Berg, ISHC The Highland Group. Times are very good & getting better…. A lot better. Sources. US and CITYWIDE Statistics from Smith Travel Research Sector information from The Highland Group. Atlanta fell harder & longer, but we’re gaining now!.
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State of Atlanta: Hotels Peggy Berg, ISHC The Highland Group
Times are very good & getting better… A lot better
Sources • US and CITYWIDE Statistics from Smith Travel Research • Sector information from The Highland Group
Atlanta by Sector • Downtown: • Hit hardest • Recovery accelerating • New hotels coming on line (boutique and luxury product) • Becoming a “world class” destination? • Gaining from Katrina
Atlanta by Sector • Buckhead • New Intercontinental; planned St. Regis • Condo structure • Rates accelerating • Space tight for groups already
Airport • Slammed by 9-11 (still) • Low end contracts still in high end hotels (but getting pushed out finally) • Picking up Katrina contracts • Shifting with completion of I-285 and 5th runway • Public development restrictions
Southside • I-85 south lots of limited service inventory • I-75 south lots of limited service inventory • Job growth and I-75 travel boosting demand • Better lodging product coming on line
Northeast • Too many of the wrong rooms • New “core” at Sugarloaf performing well • Division into the “Haves vs Have Nots” • Market picking up overall
Northwest • Upside with Cumberland improvements • Convention business should improve • Compression from downtown should improve • Need for real renovation or demolition
Industry Trends • Condos and “Hybrid” lodging products on the high end • New brands in the mid market – Indigo, Hyatt Place, Starwood XYZ • Upgrades and replacement in the strong brands (Marriott, Holiday Inn, Hilton) • Cheaper new construction prototypes in the franchise-proliferation brands
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