A recent economic impact report by RRC Associates showed Idaho Ski areas had record-breaking skier and snowboarder visitation during the 2020-2021 winter season. Last year Idaho ski areas had 2.15 million visitors compared with the…
Projects are Changing the Face of Boulder
Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO As I dealt with the annual wave of returning University of Colorado Boulder students a few weeks ago, I thought back to when I moved here…
Vail Winter Guest Survey Results Presented at Recent Vail Town Council Meeting
RRC Associates Founder and Managing Director Chris Cares reviewed the Vail winter survey results with the Vail Town Council at their July 19th meeting. RRC Associates conducted post-visit surveys with about 1,150 guests during the…
2022 Economic Study by RRC Associates and the University of Montana’s Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research
RRC Associates recently completed a 2022 economic study with the University of Montana’s Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research. The study found that tourism adds $236 million out-of-state dollars annually to the Park County economy…
The Future of Work
Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO In January 2021, I did a column on what the world might look like after COVID. I wrote that piece while I was working remotely down…
NPS 2021 Spending Effects Report Released – SEM Study Revelations
The recently released, peer-reviewed economics report 2021 National Park Visitor Spending Effects indicates that visits to 423 National Park sites in 2021 contributed $42.5 billion to the U.S. economy and supported 322,600 jobs – most…
RRC Associates Presents Vail Community Survey Results
RRC Associates’ Founder and Managing director, Chris Cares, recently presented the Vail Town Council with a high-level overview of the extensive data from Vail’s Community Survey. The biannual survey, conducted in Vail by RRC Associates…
RRC Associates’ Sun Valley Residents Survey Revealing
RRC Associates was commissioned by Visit Sun Valley to conduct a residents survey. According to Dave Belin, RRC Associates’ Director of Consulting Services, the survey, which is scheduled to be completed in mid-June, so far…
RRC Associates Presents Golden Isles Community Sentiment Survey Findings
RRC Associates’ Director of Consulting Services, Dave Belin, recently presented the findings from the Golden Isles Community Sentiment Survey. The survey, conducted by RRC Associates and presented to the Brunswick and Glynn County Georgia Commissioners,…
Gas Prices Impact on Montana Tourism
RRC Associates’ Director of Tourism and Visitor Research, Jeremy Sage, was recently interviewed by Montana Public Radio about the impact of gas prices on tourism in the state. Also an economist at the University of…