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Visit Manhattan reports steady hotel revenue, rising short-term rentals; sports tourism study recommends capacity and marketing investments
Summary
Visit Manhattan reported year-to-date hotel revenue and visitor metrics, described growth in short-term rental listings and revenue, and presented a sports tourism study from Huddle Up Group that recommends staffing, marketing and facility planning to expand tournament business.
Marcia Roselle, director of Visit Manhattan, told the City Commission July 22 that tourism numbers through June show steady hotel occupancy, increasing short-term-rental listings and targeted sports-tourism opportunities that the city should pursue. Roselle said Visit Manhattan's mission is to drive visitor dollars into hotels, restaurants and venues. She reported that since January more than 1,500,000 visits were recorded and that June hotel revenue was about $15.7 million year to date, producing roughly $1.2 million in transient guest tax collections so far this year. Roselle…
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