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Northern Ontario Lodge & Resort Sales Data Knowing the price range that the majority of lodge and resort sales fall within is very beneficial to both current owners and interested buyers. Most lodges and resorts are sold privately with owners… Read More »Northern Ontario Lodge & Resort Sales Data

Lodge & Resort Selling Price Vs Asking Price Ratio The selling-price to asking-price ratio, expressed as a percentage, is one of the most important statistics available. Sold to ask ratio is simply calculating the percentage of asking price that a… Read More »Lodge and Resort Selling Price Vs Asking Price Ratio

How Much Did Lodge and Resort Revenue Decrease in 2020? In March 2020, the Canadian Government imposed travel restrictions and border closures aimed at containing COVID-19. This brought travel to and from Canada to a near standstill. Some restrictions affected… Read More »How Much Did Lodge and Resort Revenue Decrease in 2020?

Special Interest Purchasers in the Fishing & Hunting Lodge and Resort Industry It is the goal of any fishing & hunting lodge or resort seller to maximize the selling price. From a buyer’s perspective, the alignment of the target business… Read More »Special Interest Purchasers in the Fishing & Hunting Lodge and Resort Industry

Experience Life Operating an Off-the-Grid Remote Fishing Lodge Nature allows us to disconnect from the fast-paced technological world we’re used to and connect with our more primal instincts. Buying and operating a remote fishing lodge is a dream for a… Read More »Experience Life Operating an Off-the-Grid Remote Fishing Lodge

Running a Remote Tourism Lodge – What It’s Like Most remote tourism lodge owners would agree with the statement “you need to be the right kind of crazy” to operate one of these businesses. I’ve never operated a remote tourism… Read More »Running a Remote Tourism Lodge – What it’s Like

Outlook for the Canadian Lodge & Resort Industry Examining the Impact of Covid-19 on Industry Performance Lodge and resort owners are a resilient group primarily made up of passionate owner operators. The uncertainty and challenges these owners have had to… Read More »Outlook for the Canadian Lodge & Resort Industry

The Highest Lodge Net Profit Margin I Have Ever Seen Net profit margin is the amount of revenue left over after accounting for expenses and is expressed as a percentage.   The below graph displays the typical net profit margin… Read More »The Highest Lodge Net Profit Margin I Have Ever Seen

Have Lodges and Resorts Lost Value Due to COVID-19? Not Necessarily. Last year many lodges had negative or abnormally low earnings making them more difficult to value than a lodge with positive earnings. Currently, there is numerous opportunistic funds lined… Read More »Have Lodges and Resorts Lost Value Due to COVID-19? Not Necessarily.

A New Way to Buy (and Sell) a Fishing & Hunting Lodge Interested fishing & hunting lodge buyers I speak with generally fall into one of four categories: Buyers who want to purchase a lodge and operate it themselves as… Read More »A New Way to Buy (and Sell) a Fishing & Hunting Lodge

A comprehensive database of Fishing & Hunting Lodge, Marina & Resort Industry Research Reports. These reports offer useful information for current industry participants as well as those interested in entering the resource based tourism industry. The Economic Impacts of Outfitting… Read More »Fishing Hunting Lodge, RV Park & Resort Industry Research Reports

The Return of the Fishing & Hunting Lodge and Resort industry COVID-19 and the resulting government intervention hit the Canadian fishing & hunting lodge and resort industry first and hardest. Lodge and resort businesses help Canada attract incredibly lucrative international… Read More »The Return of the Fishing Hunting Lodge and Resort industry

Building a Fishing & Hunting Lodge, Camp or Resort Online Sales Funnel (Hint: It’s How I Advertised to you) Preamble: An online sales funnel looks like this: 1,000 people see your online advertisement Of those 1,000 maybe 50 click on… Read More »Building a Fishing & Hunting Lodge, Camp or Resort Online Sales Funnel (Hint: It’s How I Advertised to you)

Factors That Affect the Financial Viability of a Fishing & Hunting Lodge There is a growing interest both on the part of business holding companies and individuals to enter into the fishing and hunting lodge industry. In order to invest… Read More »Factors That Affect the Financial Viability of a Fishing & Hunting Lodge

Fishing & Hunting Lodge Revenue & Expense Analysis Preface Canada’s Fishing and Hunting Lodge industry is part of how we showcase our beautiful nation to the world. This industry introduces guests to the beauty of our untouched wilderness and the… Read More »Fishing & Hunting Lodge Revenue & Expense Analysis