
The US Extended Stay Market report covers:
Highland Group Reports segment extended-stay hotels into economy, mid-price and upscale rate segments and include the following:
Research and Publications:
The Highland Group has been known for its research and publications on the extended stay segment of the lodging industry since 1992.
Highland Group professionals have been following the extended stay market since the early 1980′s. Partner Mark Skinner is frequently quoted as an international expert on extended stay lodging.
He has appeared in more than 50 publications, including The Wall Street Journal, Barons Hotel and Motel Management, The Miami Herald, and The Atlanta Business Chronicle.
The Highland Group publishes an annual comprehensive survey of the extended stay industry, interim quarterly reports and a statistical report on extended stay hotels in the 100 largest markets each year.
The sample represents nearly 100% of extended stay hotels in multi-unit companies.
Market analysis:
The Highland Group is well known for site specific market and feasibility studies for extended stay hotels. They have experience with all extended stay brands.
Feasibility studies for extended stay hotels include site analysis, evaluation of the local economy, and competitive market analysis.
They also assess the market against benchmarks developed by The Highland Group specifically for extended stay hotels.
The Highland Group has been engaged to study more than 150 extended stay markets around the US and has evaluated extended stay markets in three European markets and Canada.
The Highland Group also provides customized extended stay research and strategic advisory services to extended-stay brands.
Highland Group is committed to sustainable operations. Company purchasing policy and practices place a premium on sustainable and recycled products. The company recycles and operates in a paperless environment.
•Research and expert testimony to contest a claim for damages to a hotel from highway reconfiguration
•Feasibility study for a full-service luxury boutique hotel converted from a former utility building
•Feasibility study for a budget boutique hotel in a coastal market
•Feasibility study for a boutique hotel in a college town
•Feasibility study for a luxury high end resort boutique hotel
•Feasibility study for a budget oriented trendy boutique hotel
•Feasibility study for a high end riverfront boutique hotel
•Research and identifying the best markets to develop new extended-stay hotels in the US
•Feasibility study to convert a former hospital into a boutique hotel
•Feasibility study for a boutique hotel as part of a downtown redevelopment project
•Feasibility study for a stylish boutique hotel in a trendy restaurant neighborhood
Mark Skinner was quoted in a Wall Street Journal article entitled; “Long-Stay Hotels Settle In.”
Kim Bardoul was quoted in an Atlanta Business Chronicle article entitled; “Loudermilk seeks boutique hotel in Buckhead Village.”
Kim Bardoul moderated a very interesting panel discussion on outsourcing food and beverage at boutique hotels in Miami. Local celebrity Chef Douglas Rodriguez and boutique hotel developer Tim Dixon have very different opinions on this issue and we had a spirited discussion.
The Wyndham Hotel Group Global Conference – Las Vegas, April 2012
The Boutique Hotel Summit – London, May 2012
MLIS – Chicago, July 17, 2012
ISHC Annual Conference – Atlanta, Sep 2012
The Lifestyle/Boutique Hotels Investor Conference – Miami, October 2012
Atlanta Hotel Investment Conference – Atlanta, March 2013
