The numbers game

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The total number of new hotel projects in the Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas area as of year’s end 2022, which led the nation, according to Lodging Econometrics. There also are 20,790 rooms planned. The nationwide project total is 5,465, with Atlanta ranking second among cities with 145 hotels planned.

The percentage of grocers that have made sustainability a top priority in 2023, with 43% reporting they have or will name a senior executive to lead the year’s sustainability efforts, according to a survey from Grocery Doppio. Grocers cited waste reduction, energy utilization and packaging improvement as their primary sustainability focus.

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The number, in billions, of occupied room nights that are expected this year, up from 1.29 billion in 2019, according to American Hotel & Lodging Association’s “State of the Hotel Industry Report.” Revenue is predicted at $197.48 billion, up from $170.35 billion in 2019.