At present country as a whole is, seeing modest gains in tourism but Colorado is setting the bar high. The main Street in Breckenridge has been crowded with visitors on weekends.
Breckenridge seems to be setting the bar for mountain destinations. Across the Western United States, occupancy was incresed in January about 3 percent from the previous year.
Bill Wishowski from GoBreck.com., said , “I think the economy has a lot to do with it, with consumer confidence being high and unemployment down, those are always good measurable for us. Occupancy is stronger than in 2007, which is our highest recorded season to date.”
“Snow never hurts the equation. If anything it’s harder for the last minute traveler to find availability in town which from a business standpoint is great. Every dollar that comes in goes into helping every facet of our town and people are tired but it’s a good tired,” Wishowski, added.
Compared to the last record year in 2007, not only is occupancy up, but the average daily rate for a room is increased 10 percent. And the good news is that the outlook for the next few months isn’t waning either.
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