We have examined the performance of 10 of the 13 properties connected to airports as well as overall

Do travelers want to stay at an airport hotel connected to an airport terminal? Our research suggests that not only do guests prefer that, but they are willing to pay a premium to do so. Hotels connected to airport terminals achieve higher levels of occupancy and average daily rate than their general airport-hotel counterparts.
Within the continental United States, there are hundreds of airport facilities ranging in size from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which had more than 44 million enplanements in 2011, to facilities with just more than 10,000 enplanements annually. Recognized as economic engines for their respective communities, airports foster commercial development within their markets and frequently support the development of hotel sub-markets sydney hotel within a metropolitan area.
While most big city airport markets have hotels surrounding the airport, a smaller number of have hotels located on the airport grounds. Fewer still are those with hotels attached to the airport s passenger terminal.
The previous table shows an array of hotel developments serving the identified airports. The number of guestrooms at these hotels range from 860 rooms at the Hilton Chicago O Hare Airport which complements the sample s busiest airport, Chicago O Hare International to 146 guestrooms at the Four Points by Sheraton Huntsville Airport at the least active airport, Huntsville International / Carl T. Jones Field.
sydney hotel Miami International Airport Hotel does not have a swimming pool or fitness center. The Four Points by Sheraton Huntsville Airport also has no pool but has a fitness center and is adjacent to the Sunset Landing Golf Course. Each of the remaining properties offers a fitness center and swimming pool. Three of the facilities shown also provide some form of spa service. All of the properties are full-service hotels providing at least one restaurant, a lounge, extensive meeting space, and in about half the cases a coffee shop. The Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport adjoins a modest shopping mall offering a variety of stores sydney hotel and a duty-free shop.
We have examined the performance of 10 of the 13 properties connected to airports as well as overall airport hotel performance and full-service hotel performance, using STR data for the latter two segments. STR is the parent company of HotelNewsNow.com.
Staying at a connected airport hotel has many benefits for travelers. It can afford the guest the opportunity to avoid extra time waiting for an airport shuttle or extra expenses such as a taxi to a nearby hotel or, in some cases, a rental car. Guests have the ability to walk to and from the hotel to the terminal. Guests will pay a premium for the opportunity to stay at a full-service, connected airport hotel, as our research indicates.
Joseph Pierce, Director of Appraisal Consulting Services with Hotel Leisure Advisors, received an MBA from Michigan State University s hospitality program in 1981 and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from the State University of New York at Brockport in 1978. He has a wide range of experience in operations and accounting in hotels and resorts. Mr. Pierce sydney hotel has been a Controller and Director of Finance and Accounting for Clarion, Renaissance, Marriott, and Westin hotels. sydney hotel He also managed an independently owned hotel, The Talbott sydney hotel Hotel in Chicago. Mr. Pierce has performed appraisals, market feasibility studies, consulting assignments, and impact studies nationally since 2003. He can be reached via telephone at (216) 228-7000 ext. 23 or via email at jpierce@hladvisors.com sydney hotel .
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