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Discover Kalamazoo reports modest visitor‑spending growth, missed hotel revenue target; cites ARPA help and sports facility timeline
Summary
Discover Kalamazoo reported 3.6% visitor‑spending growth for 2024 but missed 2025 accommodations tax revenue targets due to poor hotel performance. CEO Jane Ghosh noted a $60,000 county ARPA grant that helped net income, previewed a tourism master plan and said the indoor youth sports facility remains on track for a 2027 opening.
Jane Ghosh, president and CEO of Discover Kalamazoo, updated commissioners on visitor spending, revenue and priorities for 2026 on Dec. 2.
Ghosh said 2024 visitor spending rose 3.6% and that Kalamazoo remains strong compared with similar counties. However, she said accommodations tax revenue for 2025 underperformed—"hotels are performing very poorly in 2024"—and that the…
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