March 8, 2022

Join Us Virtually – Wednesday, March 9
HOSPITALITY OUTLOOK

Last chance reminder! Don't miss this market-specific forecast for Asheville's lodging and travel sector for next year, in the context of regional and national markets.

Explore Asheville's Annual
HOSPITALITY OUTLOOK
Wednesday, March 9 | 11:30 a.m.–1:00 p.m.
Held virtually via Zoom Webinar

Keynote speaker and noted authority Adam Sacks, founder and president of Tourism Economics, will provide a customized market forecast for Asheville.

In addition, you'll get insights on new properties under development in our community:

• The Restoration, from Mike Scavo, Corporate Director of Hotel Operations, Jeffrey R. Anderson Real Estate
• The Flatiron Hotel, from Philip Woollcott, Managing Principal, JPW Development Partners | Flatiron Preservation Group
• The Radical and Zelda Dearest, from William Norris, Development Director, Hatteras Sky

About Keynote Speaker Adam Sacks

For more than two decades, Adam Sacks has worked with destinations, industry associations, and companies around the world in the areas of opportunity and risk assessments, policy analysis, and economic impact.

Adam also supports trade associations in the aviation, hotel, and broader travel arena with forecasts widely considered to be an industry standard. And by examining the economic merits of travel facilitation, taxation, and tourism promotion initiatives, Adam’s work has influenced critical government policies.

He is an authority on measuring the economic impact of visitor activity and has analyzed the impacts of hotels, attractions, gaming, timeshare, cruising, and destination marketing.

Adam regularly presents to corporate strategic planning teams on the threats and opportunities facing their businesses and is a member of the U.S. Department of Commerce, Travel & Tourism Advisory Board.