Dallas (GlobeSt.com)
– Dallas led the top 25 U.S. markets in hotel construction with a record high
184 projects (21,810 rooms) built year over year.
Los Angeles, Phoenix, and
Nashville followed in that order. Dallas also has the most projects scheduled
to start in the next 12 months.
Kate Pittman, vice president of strategic partnerships
for Premier, told GlobeSt.com, “In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, business travel
has now returned to pre-pandemic norms, thanks to the market’s diversification
in business sector offerings.”
Premier, in a joint venture with Blueprint Hospitality, is currently
developing Le Méridien Fort Worth, a redevelopment of the 13-story historic
building formerly known as the Hotel Texas Annex. The 188-room hotel in
downtown Fort Worth is scheduled to open in first quarter 2024.