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Just about everywhere you go in Springfield these days, you’ll see “help wanted” posters, a sure sign of economic growth. “That’s a welcome indicator that recovery is underway in the hospitality…
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Legislation that would allow Springfield to ask voters for a lodging tax increase was pre-filed in the Missouri House and Senate. Rep. Craig Fishel filed HB252 and Sen. Lincoln Hough filed SB47…
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On Monday, U.S. Senate leadership released their bill, the HEALS Act, for the next round of coronavirus relief, and it included language that would expand eligibility to the Paycheck Protection…
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Effective immediately, the Convention & Visitors Bureau staff will be working from home for at least 14 days due to a staff member testing positive for COVID-19. You can reach any of the staff…
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Statistics from May for Springfield's hotels show improvement over April but it's still not pretty. Revenue in May was down 61.2 percent compared to last year. In April, revenue was down 75…
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The Smith Travel Research Report shows room revenue in Springfield was down 75 percent in April compared to April 2019. It was even worse in other areas. Branson was down 82.9 percent, St. Louis…
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The city has entered phase 3 of the Road to Recovery Plan and hotel statistics continue trending upward so, unless something changes, we won’t be sending out an industry update every week. We will…
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With the events happening around the country in recent days, it’s difficult to be upbeat about travel and tourism, even though we are seeing continued increases in hotel occupancy and revenue in…
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Hotel occupancy in Springfield is still well below normal levels but the numbers continue trending upward after hitting a low of 21.2 percent April 5-11. For May 17-23 occupancy was 41.1 percent…
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With hotel occupancy at 34 percent May 10-16, the city’s lodging industry continues recovering from the decline in travel that began when stay-home orders were issued around the country. The first 16…
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