As part of a national team, RRC Associates from Boulder was recently awarded a 5-year, up to $40 million contract with the National Park Service (NPS). The research contract will include multiple projects annually and…
Retail and restaurants after COVID-19
The tulips on the Pearl Street Mall have been spectacular this spring. Of course, those bulbs were planted last fall before anyone had ever heard of COVID-19 and Corona was still just a beer that…
Mountain Travel Symposium webinar, “Mountain Tourism in the Age of COVID-19”
RRC’s own Dave Belin spoke recently for a webinar for Mountain Travel Symposium highlighting some of the effects of tourism during the pandemic. Belin joins Pete Comeau, Managing Director of Phocuswright, Tom foley, SVP Business…
Local Economic Impacts will be Tough
Last week we started to see hopeful signs on the COVID pandemic. China is starting to return to normal. Up to 20 potential treatments and vaccines are in trials around the world. Dr. Fauci told…
This Too Shall Pass
Last week, I attended the Boulder Chamber’s Celebration of Leadership event. As always, it was a great evening, but there was definitely a cloud of anxiety hanging over the room. It was also likely the…
Potential effects of coronavirus on Yellowstone summer tourism
Yellowstone National Park could face drastic effects due to loss of tourism this summer. With the spread of coronavirus in China, Chinese citizens, who make up a large portion of tourism to the park, are…
Remaining independent during the rise of corporatization of mountain resorts
With the trend of of mega-resorts on the rise, resorts like Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) and Grand Targhee remain independent. In 2019, Vail Resorts took control of 17 ski areas, with a total of…
Without strategy, Boulder will keep growing older, richer
I attended the Boulder Economic Forecast last month and some of the news was predictable, but some was quite unexpected. Elizabeth Garner who is our Colorado state demographer dropped some of the biggest surprises on…
Ending same-day sale of weekend lift tickets to combat crowded resorts
With increase in skier numbers across the resort, Crystal Mountain Resort in Washington recently made the decision to end all walk-up sales on the mountain on all weekends and holidays. With full parking lots, long…
Shop Small and Local This Holiday Season
They snuck up as they always do but the holidays are upon us. Holiday shopping officially kicks off this week with Black Friday and Small Business Saturday. Even though the shopping season is shorter this…