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Maricopa County — Informal (2017-10-23)

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Maricopa County Board of
Supervisors
October 23, 2017

FY 2016-2017
Contract Performance
Michael Mooney
Executive VP & COO

About Visit Phoenix…
§ We are the only Maricopa County CVB that serves and markets all
of the county (and beyond)
§ Our longstanding partnership with MC (over 20 years) allows this to
occur.
§ One-stop for our clients versus dealing with multiple jurisdictions.
§ FY16-17 Operating Budget: $16.4M
§ Interesting to note that we finally passed our pre-recession peak
(2008/2009) in real dollars.
§ FY17-18 Operating Budget: $16.6M
§ Over 50 FT employees plus a pool of approximately that many
serving in the convention registration pool.

Visit Phoenix “Core” Functional Areas
Convention/Group Meeting Sales & Services
Marketing
Tourism/Travel Industry Sales
Communications/PR
Membership

2017 NCAA Final Four Hotel Impact

2017 NCAA Final Four
Greater Phoenix* Hotel Impact
Friday 3/31 – Monday 4/3
• Occupancy increased 6.44% over same 4-day period in 2016
• ADR increased 47.32% over same 4-day period in 2016.
• RevPar increased 56.4% over same 4-day period in 2016.
*Phoenix-Metro hotel market includes more than 64,000 hotel rooms
at more than 460 properties.
Data Source: STR Inc. Weekly Hotel Reports

Data Source: STR Inc. Weekly Hotel Reports

Data Source: STR Inc. Weekly Hotel Reports

2017 NCAA Final Four
Phoenix Submarket RevPar % Change over prior year
Friday 3/31 – Monday 4/3
Submarket 4-Day Average
RevPar Increase
Phoenix-West 118%
Phoenix-Airport 66%
Black Canyon 65%
Phoenix-Central 59%
Scottsdale 54%
Tempe 45%
Mesa 43%
Southeast/Chandler 37%
Data Source: STR Inc. Weekly Hotel Reports

Final Four
Arizona Hotel Impact
Friday 3/31 – Monday 4/3
• Occupancy increased 4.75% over same 4-day period in 2016
• ADR increased 34.8% over same 4-day period in 2016.
• RevPar increased 40.9% over same 4-day period in 2016.
*Arizona hotel market includes more than 114,000 hotel rooms at
more than 1,140 hotel properties.
Data Source: STR Inc. Weekly Hotel Reports

Arizona Incremental Hotel Room Revenue Gain
over same 4-days in 2016: $18.3 million
State tax on hotel stays = 5.5%
Total incremental Hotel Room Revenue Tax Gain =
$1 million+
Data Source: STR Inc. Weekly Hotel Reports

Final Four
STR compared the Friday through Monday of the past six
championship weekends with the baseline average of every other
weekend in the host market for the prior year.

Contract Performance Summary
July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017

FY 16-17 Performance to Contract Goal

District Metrics
July 1, 2016 – June 30, 2017

Unique Leads & Room Nights Booked

Convention Services and Tourism Unique Lead Distribution by District
District Services Leads Tourism Leads
1 207 443
2 284 907
3 367 1070
4 48 164
5 811 1144
TOTALS 1717 3728

Notable Media Placements
Trade (Meeting) Publications Newspapers/Blogs
Association News The Associated Press
BizBash CNN
Connect Chicago Tribune Consumer Magazines
Corporate & Incentive Magazine Expedia AAA Car & Travel Magazine
Facilities & Destinations Food Network Architectural Digest
M&C Magazine Food Republic Bella NYC Magazine
Meetings Today The Guardian (UK) Chicago Parent
Phoenix Business Journal Huffington Post Cosmopolitan
Prevue Magazine The Independent (UK) Dallas Voice
Smart Meetings LA Times Endless Vacations
USAE MSN Food & Travel Magazine (Mexico)
New York Times Glamour
Orbitz Hemispheres
Canadian Outlets The Observer (UK) New Your Lifestyles
BC Living Paste Magazine
CAA Magazina OC Magazine
Plain Dealer Parade
Financial Post San Diego Union Tribune Reader’s Digest
Guide Petit Fute Seattle Times
Just For Canadian Doctors Sherman’s Travel Sunseeker (Allegiant Air)
Parents Magazine Wallpaper (UK)
Thrillist WestJet Airlines
Taste & Travel International Travelocity
Toronto Star USA Today
The Globe and Mail Wichita Eagle Broadcast/TV
Winnipeg Free Press Yahoo! Travel HGTV
Travel Channel


A Really Conservative ROI

Tracked Work with Other Area CVBs

Estimated Maricopa County 2016 Travel Impacts
•More than $13.2 billion in related travel
spending.
•Travel spending in MC generated more than
$1.097 billion in State and Local Tax Revenues.
•MC travel-generated employment: 101,000.
Source: Arizona Travel Impact Report from Dean Runyan Associates,
prepared for the Arizona Office of Tourism.

Thank You!