February 7, 2012

SandBox Comments: Glenwood Springs Post Independent "Ride the Rockies to take a break in Carbondale"

Congratulations to Carbondale!  This is huge!  SandBox's congrats is sincere. This is a great fit for BoneDale and the revenue boost will be welcome.   

So, is the translation of this:  "Glenwood Springs tourism marketing has lost still yet another regular and major source of event revenue?"  If so, why is Glenwood Springs being passed by on this event that used to be ours?

John Colson:
"CARBONDALE, Colorado — Ride the Rockies will stop in Carbondale this summer for the first time in the 27-year history of the event, according to town recreation director Jeff Jackal.

The Carbondale overnight will be Monday, June 11, following a 68-mile push over McClure Pass, as 2,000 bicyclists make their way from Hotchkiss and pull into the grounds of Roaring Fork High School.

If Jackal's plans work out, the night will be one to remember before the cyclists start for Independence Pass and Leadville on June 12.

“It's good that it's a low-mileage day,” Jackal said of the leg of the tour from Hotchkiss to Carbondale.

“That means they'll be getting in here early and spending more money,” he predicted.

Jackal said the tour's managers estimate that at every stop, of which there are six after the June 10 start in Gunnison, the tour drops as much as $250,000 in revenue on local businesses..."
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5 comments:

mack said...

No excuses. The politics of these kinds of draws goes on year round and every year. They decide their routes not just by the track of the ride. They decide in big part by what amenities they are handed by the cities and towns they go through.

It's business. It's politics. And it takes an on the ball tourism effort to keep it stoked. Reminds me of Skico waiting until the final year before contract ends to woo ESPN on XGames.

There's rarity for a time and place to be so arrogant that you forget to do the day's work. Or has our tourism vendor here in Glenwood Springs been too focused on other issues?

So, what now? What takes the place of this revenue stream?

Hello?

Anybody?

Anonymous said...

I don't think we had rockies last year either. Oyster was a flop and went county with no advertising anywhere except a bit online. Hemmen's left the tourism board. Anybody watch council last week and see who was appointed?

Former Chamber Employee said...

No excuses.

No comment.

hammerandnails said...

Great news for Carbondale. Half million bucks in tourism revenue minimum. When does this fall, babe? Same time as our annual boycott of Strawberry Days? Last year we put all the family up down in Rifle. Maybe this year it should be Carbondale heads in beds.

sumfu said...

It's great for Carbondale. They get that creative district grant and keep the fire lit under the locals to design the right project for CRMS and that will signal the turning point. No use calling out, mack. Nobody's minding the store.