In the period after hotels open, expect deals at the new properties as well as at local competitors,

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More than 600 new hotels with about 65,000 rooms are expected to open in 2013 – a jump of more than 40% compared with last year, according to hotel data consultants STR Analytics. And that's going to open the door to some travel deals in the second walt disney world hotels half of the year.
In the period after hotels open, expect deals at the new properties as well as at local competitors, walt disney world hotels says Dave Kolankarai, senior director of market management for Hotels.com, a subsidiary of Expedia Inc.
In addition to cheaper rates, a hotel might toss in — or discount — extras through "value-added" packages. That might include a room that comes with parking, breakfast, walt disney world hotels Internet or other fee-based walt disney world hotels amenities.
At Hyatt Hotels Corp's walt disney world hotels recently opened Hyatt Place Chicago River North, for instance, ask for the "Romance Package" — which, which depending on when you go, can cost $20 a night more than the regular rate — and you will get a bottle of sparkling wine, six chocolate-covered strawberries, a $15 food and beverage walt disney world hotels credit and 2 p.m. checkout.
"Offering splashy low rates or packages that feature added incentives is an extremely effective way for hotels to generate buzz and lure new business," says Gabe Saglie, senior editor for Travelzoo Inc.
Similarly, renovations will also spur deals. Last week, the Milford NYC Hotel was offering walt disney world hotels rates up to 40% below normal prices on Travelzoo with Wi-Fi that usually walt disney world hotels costs $15 daily thrown in for free to mark a renovation that is just wrapping up. And the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas has weekday walt disney world hotels room rates of $59 including breakfast and nightclub passes following its renovations.
Because hotels typically base their prices walt disney world hotels and other offers on demand, travelers looking for savings should check hotel websites and loyalty walt disney world hotels programs and social media. Deals can also be found on travel sites including Hotels.com, Travelzoo.com, Priceline.com and Hotwire.com the sorts of sites hoteliers turn to when they need to fill rooms.
In New York's Times Square, where the number of available hotel rooms is swelling, TRYP by Wyndham Times Square South recently offered a rate through Travelzoo that is $110 a night less than the regular "rack rate" and includes two free cocktails.
Even with the increase in rooms, growth this year will not be anywhere near where it was at its peak about five years ago. While the full-scale hotel construction boom is probably walt disney world hotels a couple of years away, the room boost is welcome walt disney world hotels news to STR director Steve Hennis. Hennis says it is a good sign that more developers are getting their projects financed as the economy walt disney world hotels improves.
Hotel room prices are still at around walt disney world hotels 2005 levels, Kolankarai says. And that should not change any time soon because more than 100 of the properties that have opened this year, or are expected to, are either Hilton Worldwide's Hampton Inn Suites or InterContinental walt disney world hotels Hotels Group's Holiday Inn Express. Prices at these mid-level hotels tend to be more affordable and typically include breakfast and free Wi-Fi — making them attractive to both business walt disney world hotels travellers and families.
These so-called mid-market hotels are particularly appealing to both travellers and investors because they attract walt disney world hotels both business people and families. Plus, they can be built far quicker than, say, an urban luxury property.
It typically takes two or three years from the time of a proposal to construction of a suburban Hampton Inn, says Phil Cordell, who oversees Hilton's Hampton, Hilton Garden Inn, Homewood walt disney world hotels Suites and Home2 Suite brands. A downtown luxury hotel, by contrast, walt disney world hotels can take a decade from start to finish, Cordell says.
Hotel development involves a significant investment. The average cost of construction of a single hotel room in the United States in 2012 was US$164,000, according to STR. In New York, the average hotel construction cost was US$508,000 per room.
New properties get built in places where the occupancy rate is high enough to indicate there is more business to go around. And no city in the United States has more new hotel construction than New York, Hennis says.
This year, the Big Apple will get 22 new hotels — adding more than 5,000 rooms. The two biggest walt disney world hotels projects are a Holiday Inn in Lower Manhattan with 490 rooms and a Hyatt in Times Square with 487, Hennis says.
Other areas seeing some growth, according to STR, include Orlando, Florida; Miami; Nashville; Houston; Dallas; and Austin, Texas. The largest walt disney world hotels area of hotel growth in 2012 was North Dakota, with 23 new properties, which Hennis explains is largely to handle the influx of oil workers.