Last month, travel dropped to its lowest level nationwide in recorded history. As we begin to come back, leisure travel has been the first segment to inch back to some sense of normal. People are ready to leave their homes and are looking for some sort of escape. Beaches in Texas and Florida have opened […]

As the U.S. market begins to open after stay at home orders lift, hotels are beginning to see signs of life. Operators who had previously laid off team members are bringing them back as they see sustainable occupancies grow with consumers looking for opportunities to leave their homes. Many analysts have been watching the Chinese […]

Food and Beverage And The New Normal After a month and a half in quarantine, consumers and businesses are adjusting to a new normal. Many consumers have changed buying habits while businesses have changed course to fit buyer’s needs. Hotels that have remained open with food and beverage outlets have seen opportunities to shift their […]

Cleaning Up COVID-19 With COVID-19 still moving through the United States and other markets, U.S. consumer confidence dropped sharply in the month of March. Hotels across the United States were faced with the reality of choosing to stay open or close their doors until travel resumes. These decisions were made on a case by case […]

The Tough Get Tougher With the eyes of the world focused on a pandemic and drops in hotel demand on an unprecedented level, hoteliers are working to mitigate loss and evaluate options. A recent report by STR in conjunction with Tourism Economics that was highlighted in Hotelnewsnow.com, it was noted that “hotel closures are expected […]

Over the past few weeks, the hospitality industry has experienced the devastating effects of COVID-19 with, at best, a hazy end in site. While some hotels and restaurants across the country have made the extraordinarily difficult decision to close their doors, others are re-working operations as best they can to try to keep up operations […]

CLICK HERE to listen. In times of uncertainty our natural instinct is to come together with our communities. However, during this crisis getting together to support each other is the one thing we are not allowed to do. So what can be done to help keep a sense of togetherness and help our businesses? A […]

Last night, Middle Tennessee was hit with a devastating tornado. Many of our homes and businesses were damaged or entirely destroyed as the storm ripped through the community. Today our hearts go out to all those that were affected by the storm. Those of us lucky to avoid a direct hit still woke to no […]

2019 Nashville Market Wrap Up It is no secret – Nashville has a kind of pixie dust on it when it comes to growth and opportunity. Development is up, unemployment is down. Way down. What has not changed is the amount of hotels and restaurants entering the market. Additionally, 2019 saw Nashville again take a […]

The Ever-Evolving Nashville Market   Nashville continues to be a city on the rise. More and more we are hearing these questions from our clients: 1) How many hotels are enough and 2) Can Nashville sustain the growth? Of course that question has been asked for the past 5 years as more restaurants and hotels […]