Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO There are exciting changes happening on the Hill. After years of frustrating decline, two new hotels and a major conference center are about to turn things…
RRC Study Determines Ideal Price for Keep Colorado Wild Pass
Colorado Parks and Wildlife hired RRC Associates to conduct a research study with Colorado residents to determine the interest and best price point of the new annual state park pass. The Keep Colorado Wild Pass…
Study Shows Economic Opportunity with More Access to Lower Yellowstone River
As highlighted in a recent article in the Billings Gazette, an economic analysis study prepared by Jeremy Sage, RRC Associates’ Director of Tourism and Visitor Research, found that more access along the lower Yellowstone River…
RRC Helps Eagle County Examine Possible Regulations for Short-Term Rentals
Eagle County has hired RRC Associates and Economic & Planning Systems to determine the need for regulating short-term rentals. David Becher, RRC Associates’ Director of Research, told the commissioners 14% of the housing stock in…
Tourism Research Supports Optimism for Proposed Montana-Wide Ski Pass
RRC Associates’ Jeremy Sage, Director of Tourism and Visitor Research, was recently mentioned in an article regarding research he completed in 2019 while working for the Institute of Tourism and Recreation Research. The article, which…
Visit Sun Valley Survey Highlights
RRC Associates recently completed a survey for Wood River Valley indicating that a larger percentage of local residents are noting declines in quality of life more so than the part-time residents. Visit Sun Valley commissioned…
Steamboat Springs Chamber – RRC’s Economic Study Results
A Steamboat Springs Chamber of Commerce economic study by RRC Associates helped the Chamber analyze a proposed short-term rental (STR) tax proposal. The study shows that the 9% proposed tax would decrease demand for STRs…
RRC Presents Visitor Survey Results to Downtown Boulder Partnership
RRC Associates’ CEO, Sean Maher, recently presented results from the 2022 Visitor Intercept Survey to the Downtown Boulder Partnership Town Hall meeting. RRC has been conducting intercept surveys in downtown Boulder since 1995. Originally done…
It’s Time to Vote
Posted by The Daily Camera By Sean Maher, CEO By now you have received your 2022 ballot and you may even have mailed it back or dropped it off. But, if you are like most…
Idaho Ski Areas Had Record-Breaking Visitor Numbers
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…