Downtown L.A., LAX Hotels Steady In Q3: Survey

LOS ANGELES—In the latest market report, Los Angeles and Los Angeles Airport (LAX) hotels found their September meetings business steady, according to Hospitality Information Services, which tracks such data. For example, the Los Angeles Marriott hosted 55 different organizations, who rang up 131 separate event days. That same month, the Wilshire Grand hosted 54 different meetings that accounted for 265 separate event days. Further analysis shows that 49 of the Marriott’s events were catered, as opposed to non-catered, and 79 of the Wilshire Grand’s were catered. These two hotels accounted for 12.5% and 12.2%, respectively, of the meetings market share for Los Angeles hotels surveyed by HIS. Among other hotels in the survey were the Westin Pasadena (10.9%) and the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel (8.2%). At LAX, the Los Angeles Airport Marriott hosted 63 different organizations, that recorded 138 separate event days. That same month, the Westin Hotel Los Angeles Airport hosted 60 different meetings that accounted for 122 separate event days. Twelve of the Marriott’s events were catered, as opposed to non-catered, and 18 of the Wilshire Grand’s were catered. These two hotels accounted for 15.8% and 15.0%, respectively, of the meetings market share for LAX hotels surveyed by HIS. Among other hotels in the survey were the Manhattan Beach Marriott (11.5%), the Marina del Rey Marriott (8.5%), and Le Merigot Santa Monica (7%).