Gatlinburg / Pigeon Forge / Smokies
Illustrative seedSoutheast / Appalachia·Destination dashboard
Drive-to leisure mountain market. Cabin/STR competition; seasonal peaks around holidays and leaf season.
Metrics and signals below are illustrative Capital Graph placeholders for IC-memo drafting — replace with licensed STR / Tourism Economics before underwriting. Human-touch / talent capacity remains a CapEx and refinance greenlight gate.
Which Gatlinburg — scarcity vs impact
Which Smokies: Parkway / Pigeon Forge attraction corridors are not cabin/STR-dominated ridges. Drive-to leisure; cabin/STR competition is the supply tell. Illustrative seed.
Signals
3 seededDrive-to leisure mountain + attractions
Illustrative: holiday and leaf-season peaks; shoulder soft. Attraction corridor vs cabin inventory differ.
Cabin/STR vs hotel corridor watch
Illustrative: STR/cabin bed-base competes with hotels. New hotel keys need clear competitive-set thesis.
Seasonal mountain leisure staffing gate
Illustrative: peak-season staffing and shoulder cuts gate CapEx. Talent model must clear greenlight.
Assets
1 illustrative / citedPigeon Forge Parkway class (illustrative)
keys n/a · select-service / attraction-adjacentPigeon Forge Parkway
Proxy for attraction corridor vs cabin/STR ridges. Underwrite which Smokies.