Survey results of airline passengers using the Gunnison-Crested Butte airport (GUC) indicate the facility is a big reason many of them choose to come to the area to recreate. A research project from RRC Associates…
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RRC Associates May 2015 Newsletter
Our monthly roundup of research insights for the recreation and tourism industries This month’s newsletter presents some current findings of interest from our recent projects. Additionally, it focuses on some of the topics and issues…
RRC Associates March 2015 Newsletter
Our monthly roundup of research insights for the recreation and tourism industries Ski Area Business News Several articles have crossed our desks recently regarding the business of ski areas in the US. The Denver Post…
RRC Associates December 2014 Newsletter
The RRC Associates December 2014 Newsletter is out. Read about the social media research pitfalls, a holiday greeting from RRC, NSAA Economic Analysis report findings, the 2014/15 snowsports winter season so far, and other trending…
Profile of Aspen summer visitors changes only slightly
It has not gone unnoticed by summer visitors that the nightly rates at Aspen’s lodging properties don’t necessarily match the quality and condition of them. The resort’s aging bed base was noted as a “key…
Decline in air service at Reno contributes to drop in visits
Domestic travel to Lake Tahoe’s ski resorts has fallen by 40 percent since 2005 — and the problem isn’t the snow drought. A key component in the strategy to gain that market share back will be…
Presentation to Steamboat Springs Business Community
RRC’s Director of Consulting Services, Dave Belin, presented some information on mountain town economies at the Steamboat Chamber Economic Summit. Topics included demographics, real estate, sales tax, jobs and employment, enplanements, education, and other indicators….
RRC Associates July 2014 Newsletter
RRC Associates Newsletter July 2014 Our monthly roundup of research insights for the recreation and tourism industries RRC Welcomes Two New Employees Lot Geels Lot is originally from the Netherlands and moved to Boulder, CO…
Vail economic recovery is strong
Mountain resorts have recovered in many ways from the financial bust of 2008 and the slumping economy. Vail has been one of the leaders in that recovery, but other resorts are actually doing better in…