This article appeared on TampaBay.com on April 7 and in Tampa Bay Times on April 9. “Tampa Bay is enjoying a hotel boom. Could a five-star be coming?” by Susan…
This article appeared in the Tampa Bay Business Journal on Thursday, August 4, 2016 “Hotel occupancy grows despite fewer foreign visitors to Tampa Bay” by Frances McMorris Tampa Bay should…
Lou Plasencia discusses favorable conditions for the lodging marketplace along Florida’s Gulf Coast in this article by Beth Luberecki of Business Observer.
Lou Plasencia touches on the market’s lack of top-tier hotel product during a wide-ranging interview.
Plasencia acknowledges progress among local hoteliers but would like to see an acceleration of rate increases market-wide.
Will the bay area ever get a five-diamond or five-star property? CEO Lou Plasencia weighs in on the potential for the area to see a top-rated luxury hotel.