2019/2020 Impacts • In 2019 $170. 3 million in total direct travel spending in Vacaville • $25. 6 million in Accommodation spending • $53. 5 million in Restaurant spending • 1, 550 people were employed in tourism • $4. 6 million in local tax receipts 2 of 13
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Visit Vacaville Accomplishments Hosted Farm –to. Table Dinner on Main Street 10 th Annual Restaurant Week I Love Vacaville Week Hired a Community Engagement Manager Distributed 22 Press Releases Launched new Trip Planner on Visit. Vacaville. com 5 of 13
2020/2021 • 40% Budget Reduction • Staff Reduction • Cancellation of Farm to Table Dinner • Overall programming reduction 6 of 13
• Current Hotel Occupancy - 39% 2020/2021 • Typical May Hotel Occupancy - 77% • 2019 TOT Collections - $ 1, 880, 795. 89 7 of 13
Recovery Three Phased Recovery Approach • React • Reopen • Rebuild 8 of 13
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The Good News! • In most all research we are seeing, visitors are most likely to visit smaller destinations, closer to home, with outdoor activities. • Business travel will come back fairly quickly. Vacaville’s Monday – Thursday business is primarily corporate travel. • With each passing week, leisure travelers are becoming more willing to travel in the 3 rd & 4 th Quarters of 2020. 12 of 13
Visit Vacaville is here to help! As a partner in Economic Development, we are here to work with the City of Vacaville, and the business community to provide resources and assistance to help us all recover! Thank you! 13 of 13