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Tourism director reports modest traffic gains, flags bot-driven spam on guide orders

Seaside Tourism & Main Street Committee · March 19, 2026
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The Director reported February metrics showing modest website and active-user growth but said organic guide requests fell after automated spam began filling forms; staff implemented a more secure submission form and will monitor results. Q2 hotel tax receipts were reported at $1,014,006.73.

The Director presented the tourism offices monthly report, saying overall visitation indicators were mixed: February traffic was roughly even with last year (around 380 visits reported for a particular measure), website sessions were up about 6% for the month and active users were up about 10%, while organic guide requests were down about 28%.

The Director said the drop in organic requests is largely explained by a high volume of automated…

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