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Experience Columbus extends OFA contract,
signs Rejuvenate
Experience Columbus is proud to announce that the OFA Short Course,
one of the largest annual educational and trade show events in the
United States for the horticulture industry, will remain in Columbus
through 2016.
Additionally, the sixth annual Rejuvenate Marketplace, a faith-based
conference and tradeshow founded by Collinson Publishing, has been
booked for Oct. 22-25, 2012.
Both events will take place in the Greater Columbus Convention Center.
Combined these shows will bring in more than 46,000 attendees from
2012-2016 resulting in over 51,000 room nights and $47.7 million
dollars in total economic impact.
Lodging taxes
These figures from the City Income Tax Division and City
Auditor’s
Office combine the collections for city and county lodging taxes. (MTD)
– month to date; (YTD) – year to date.
| February |
2009 |
2010 |
Change |
| (MTD) |
$1,827,439 |
$1,812,173 |
-0.84% |
| (YTD) |
$3,626,779 |
$3,357,299 |
-7.43% |
|
| March |
2009 |
2010 |
Change |
| (MTD) |
$2,093,612 |
$2,051,779 |
-2.00% |
| (YTD) |
$5,720,391 |
$5,409,079 |
-5.44% |
|
| April |
2009 |
2010 |
Change |
| (MTD) |
$2,426,968 |
$2,605,887 |
+7.37% |
| (YTD) |
$8,147,359 |
$8,014,965 |
-1.62% |
Performance measurables
The following figures are year-to-date comparisons through April
2010:
Convention Sales
Booked room nights:
| 2009: 40,051 |
2010: 41,430 |
Change: +3.44% |
New leads generated:
| 2009: 189 |
2010: 172 |
Change: -8.99% |
Convention
Services
Leads to members, referrals to meeting planners:
| 2009: 189 |
2010: 217 |
Change: +14.81% |
Membership
New members:
| 2009: 36 |
2010: 66 |
Change: +83.33% |
Tourism
Online room night bookings:
| 2009: 907 |
2010: 796 |
Change: -12.24% |
Visitor Center traffic:
| 2009: 21,714 |
2010: 21,514 |
Change: -0.92% |
Web site Sessions
| 2009: 831,921 |
2010: 1,174,826 |
Change: +41.22% |
