Tourism Industry Update
Springfield’s hospitality industry began showing signs of life during the first week stay-at-home orders were lifted in Missouri. Though gatherings of large groups of people are still prohibited in…
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COVID 19 Tourism Industry Update
With occupancy at 27.2 percent, hotel statistics for April 26-May 2 showed a slight increase over previous weeks, great news considering stay-at-home restrictions had not yet been eased. That…
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Industry Update from CVB President/CEO Tracy Kimberlin
Hotel statistics continue to be well below normal as stay-at-home orders remain in place around the country. For April 19-25, hotel occupancy was down 65.9 percent, average daily rate was down 34.4…
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Industry Update from CVB President/CEO Tracy Kimberlin
Oddly, it’s a good feeling to realize there’s only one way to go but up and that’s where we are with hotel statistics this week. It appears we hit rock bottom April 5-11 when hotel occupancy was…
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INDUSTRY UPDATE FROM CVB PRESIDENT/CEO TRACY KIMBERLIN
The city’s leisure and hospitality industry continues to suffer due to a severe decline in travel caused by social distancing practices in place to prevent virus spread. For April 5-11, hotel…
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Industry Update from CVB President/CEO Tracy Kimberlin
Lodging statistics for April 29-March 4, as expected, were down again and I am hopeful we are at or near the bottom as stay-home orders and social distancing guidelines are practiced in order to…
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Industry Update from CVB President/CEO Tracy Kimberlin
Tracy Kimberlin, President/CEO of the Springfield Convention & Visitors Bureau As expected, the most recent hotel statistics paint a dismal picture of the city’s hospitality industry. Here are the…
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Industry Update from CVB President/CEO Tracy Kimberlin
The city’s hospitality industry is taking a huge hit during the pandemic and it’s only going to get worse when stay at home orders go into effect at midnight tonight in Greene County and Springfield…
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A Word From CVB President/CEO Tracy Kimberlin
Tracy Kimberlin, President/CEO of the Springfield CVB The Convention & Visitors Bureau staff is closely watching the impact of the COVID-19 virus on local businesses and we want to assure you we’re…
Read MoreCVB Monitoring Impact of COVID-19 on Travel
The Convention & Visitors Bureau staff is closely monitoring the spread of the COVID-19 and its impact on the travel and tourism industry. To date, no cases of the virus have been reported in…
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