ATLANTA – Carlton Fields’ Atlanta shareholder Daniel Weede served as a guest panelist on the "Commercial Real Estate Show" on February 5. This week's topic was the Hotel and Lodging Industry.

Data Provider: Steve Hennis, CHA, ISHC, Director of STR Analytics

Guest Speakers:

• Dan Weede, President of Atlanta Hospitality Alliance and Shareholder in the Atlanta office of Carlton Fields
• Mark Woodworth, President of PKF Hospitality Research
• Andrew Pace, Director of Development at Hotel Equities
• Jim Stormont, Partner at Grove Street Partners

The guest speakers discussed current trends, occupancy levels, average daily rates, and predicted hotel industry performance for 2011 and 2012. The industry experts on the panel compared the numbers to past performance before and during the recession, as well as shared transaction volume and hot property types, The guests also discussed the effects of financing, location, and hotel brands.

For more information about the show, the host and the guests, visit this link.

Listeners may tune in worldwide at www.CREshow.com, or on air at biz1190 WAFS in Atlanta for this and other programs.

The program is hosted by Michael Bull and the panel members cover current topics and trends in the real estate market.