

With 48 million tourists visiting the city in 2010, New York City was the No. 1 tourist destination in America two years running. Hotel development is a lucrative business in spite of economic decline.
“Demand in that city is frankly insane,” said Depatie. “We’re focused on areas in Manhattan where you typically don’t have many hotels, like the Meatpacking District, Chelsea, or Tribeca.”
New York had the highest hotel occupancy rate among the top 25 U.S. markets as of March 2010, cited HotelNewsNow.com from a report by STR Global, a company that tracks supply and demand data for the hotel industry.
The occupancy rate was at 88.4 percent.The cost of a room for the night has increased more dramatically in New York than the rest of the country. In March 2010, the revenue per available room rose 19.1 percent from the end of 2009 to $178.60 a night on average.
The rate increased an additional 8.2 percent as of December 2010, the greatest increase in the nation. The average rate for a hotel room in New York City is now $276.07.
Associations/companies
Hotel Brokers International
American Hotel & Lodging Association
Asian American Hotel Owners Association
International Hotel & Restaurant Association
Smith Travel Research
Industry Publications - Print and Internet
Daily Lodging Report
E-Hospitality
Hotel Business
Hospitality Net
Hotel & Motel Management
Hotel Business
Hotel Interactive
Hotel Journal
Hotel Online
Hotel Resource
Lodging Hospitality
Lodging Magazine
Real Time Hotel Reports
Reed Business
Industry Conferences
AAHOA Annual Convention Americas Lodging Investment Summit (ALIS) - Los Angeles
Caribbean Hotel/Tourism Investment Conference (CHTIC)
Hotel Investment Conference Asia Pacific (HICAP)-Hong Kong
International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF)-Berlin
NYU International Hospitality Industry Investment Conference - New York
The Lodging Conference - Phoenix
Hotel Investment Conference - Atlanta, GA
International Hotel/Motel & Restaurant Show - New York, NY
Choice Hotels International Convention - Choice Licensees ONLY
Intercontinental Hotels Group Conference - Licensees Only
Americas Best Values Inns - Licensees Only
Best Western International Conference - Licensees Only