FYI, the Visit Anaheim folks, who control the Anaheim Resort area, includes a small part of Garden Grove on Harbor.
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/02/...ts-finally-happening-with-the-rusty-skeleton/
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The city’s long-standing plans to build up the hotel corridor along Harbor Boulevard was the subject of one of Jones’ biggest announcements, revealing the names of the first two of three hotels that will eventually be built on 4.3 acres on Harbor Boulevard next to the Target store and across the street from the existing Hyatt Regency Orange County.
It will be, Jones said, “the largest development project the city has ever seen with an investment of approximately $400 million.”
He described it as a “high-lifestyle resort project,” and said construction will begin later this year. The project will have three new hotel towers with 769 rooms, almost 40,000 square feet of meeting space, and 36,000 square feet of retail and commercial.
“At this time, I am elated to unveil the names of the first two hotel flags that have been secured as part of this amazing new project,” Jones said. “The first tower will be a Le Meridien Hotel by Marriott. The new Grove District hotel will offer approximately 400 rooms, a rooftop bar, two restaurants, and 30,000 square feet of conference space.
“The second tower will be a Kimpton Hotel,” he continued. “The San Francisco-based brand that introduced the boutique hotel concept in America … will offer 200 rooms, a rooftop bar, a restaurant, and 10,000 square feet of conference space.”<<
And also in the news...
http://www.anaheimblog.net/2018/02/13/record-breaking-24-2-million-tourists-visited-anaheim-2017/
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Anaheim welcomed a record-setting 24.2 million tourists in 2017 – an increase of 1 million people over 2016 – Visit Anaheim announced yesterday; Visit Anaheim is the official destination organization for Anaheim. 2017 was the fifth record-setting year in a row in terms of tourism visitation to Anaheim. Last year’s increase represents a 5.1% visitor volume increase from 2016 to 2017.
All in all, Anaheim has experienced a 31 percent growth in tourism since 2012,.
The increase in visitor volume was accompanied by a boost in visitor spending to the tune of $8.62 billion additional dollars – a 6.2% increases in visitor spending over 2016. According to Visit Anaheim, this spending increase was spread across a number of sectors including hotel accommodations, which experienced a 1.7 percent increase in visitors.
“The numbers clearly prove the direct and positive impact tourism has on Anaheim and Orange County,” said Jay Burress, President & CEO, Visit Anaheim. “2017 was a monumental year for our destination, opening a newly expanded space of the Anaheim Convention Center as well the start of several new development projects. Tourism means an increase in jobs, revenue for small businesses and is a key spoke in our local economy’s wheel.”
According to Visit Anaheim:
OK, the number is BILLIONS more, so let's look at the 6% increase, which makes the total amount over $143 Billion a year in tourism spending in the area.
But, we can figure out that 1.18 Million visitors came in 2017, (and note, based on the official information released at the Walt Disney Company Quarterly Report phone conferences, DLR attendance is down, making a lot of the new folks convention Center Related).
So how to allocate the average spending, if you divide the total spending by the total amount of visitors, that is $5,900 per person, or over $20,000 for a family of four.
But we have to calculate the types of tourist, of course a NAMM attendant is booking private event halls, paying Convention Center rents (Visitors include the heads of businesses showing their products/services off), so of course, that is not a typical leisure guest.
But as an Anaheim Resident, let me thank you a LOT for visiting.
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/02/...ts-finally-happening-with-the-rusty-skeleton/
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The city’s long-standing plans to build up the hotel corridor along Harbor Boulevard was the subject of one of Jones’ biggest announcements, revealing the names of the first two of three hotels that will eventually be built on 4.3 acres on Harbor Boulevard next to the Target store and across the street from the existing Hyatt Regency Orange County.
It will be, Jones said, “the largest development project the city has ever seen with an investment of approximately $400 million.”
He described it as a “high-lifestyle resort project,” and said construction will begin later this year. The project will have three new hotel towers with 769 rooms, almost 40,000 square feet of meeting space, and 36,000 square feet of retail and commercial.
“At this time, I am elated to unveil the names of the first two hotel flags that have been secured as part of this amazing new project,” Jones said. “The first tower will be a Le Meridien Hotel by Marriott. The new Grove District hotel will offer approximately 400 rooms, a rooftop bar, two restaurants, and 30,000 square feet of conference space.
“The second tower will be a Kimpton Hotel,” he continued. “The San Francisco-based brand that introduced the boutique hotel concept in America … will offer 200 rooms, a rooftop bar, a restaurant, and 10,000 square feet of conference space.”<<
And also in the news...
http://www.anaheimblog.net/2018/02/13/record-breaking-24-2-million-tourists-visited-anaheim-2017/
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Anaheim welcomed a record-setting 24.2 million tourists in 2017 – an increase of 1 million people over 2016 – Visit Anaheim announced yesterday; Visit Anaheim is the official destination organization for Anaheim. 2017 was the fifth record-setting year in a row in terms of tourism visitation to Anaheim. Last year’s increase represents a 5.1% visitor volume increase from 2016 to 2017.
All in all, Anaheim has experienced a 31 percent growth in tourism since 2012,.
The increase in visitor volume was accompanied by a boost in visitor spending to the tune of $8.62 billion additional dollars – a 6.2% increases in visitor spending over 2016. According to Visit Anaheim, this spending increase was spread across a number of sectors including hotel accommodations, which experienced a 1.7 percent increase in visitors.
“The numbers clearly prove the direct and positive impact tourism has on Anaheim and Orange County,” said Jay Burress, President & CEO, Visit Anaheim. “2017 was a monumental year for our destination, opening a newly expanded space of the Anaheim Convention Center as well the start of several new development projects. Tourism means an increase in jobs, revenue for small businesses and is a key spoke in our local economy’s wheel.”
According to Visit Anaheim:
Development projects have been on the rise in the destination with several highly impactful projects underway to sustain tourism for years to come. Most notably, Disneyland’s much-anticipated Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge and updates to Downtown Disney, which will offer Anaheim’s 24 million annual visitors additional entertainment and attraction options. Anaheim visitors will also be offered more diverse hotel accommodation options due to two highly-anticipated four-diamond hotels breaking ground in 2017.
In Sept. 2017, the Anaheim Convention Center’s seventh expansion, ACC North, was unveiled, adding 200,000 square feet of flexible meeting space and cementing the Anaheim Convention Center as the largest convention center on the West Coast. ACC North allows meeting professionals the flexibility to design unique experiences for their attendees from education sessions, workshops, galas, marketplace connections and networking events. Additionally, many of Anaheim’s most impactful annual conventions hit record attendance or grew in size in 2017, including NAMM, Natural Products Expo West, VidCon, California Dental Association, OC Auto Show and LuLaRoe.
Visitor Growth 2013-2017
2013: 18,704,292
2014: 21,737,961
2015: 22,500,000
2016: 23,040,000
2017: 24,219,000 (preliminary)
Source: CIC Research, Inc.<<
In Sept. 2017, the Anaheim Convention Center’s seventh expansion, ACC North, was unveiled, adding 200,000 square feet of flexible meeting space and cementing the Anaheim Convention Center as the largest convention center on the West Coast. ACC North allows meeting professionals the flexibility to design unique experiences for their attendees from education sessions, workshops, galas, marketplace connections and networking events. Additionally, many of Anaheim’s most impactful annual conventions hit record attendance or grew in size in 2017, including NAMM, Natural Products Expo West, VidCon, California Dental Association, OC Auto Show and LuLaRoe.
Visitor Growth 2013-2017
2013: 18,704,292
2014: 21,737,961
2015: 22,500,000
2016: 23,040,000
2017: 24,219,000 (preliminary)
Source: CIC Research, Inc.<<
OK, the number is BILLIONS more, so let's look at the 6% increase, which makes the total amount over $143 Billion a year in tourism spending in the area.
But, we can figure out that 1.18 Million visitors came in 2017, (and note, based on the official information released at the Walt Disney Company Quarterly Report phone conferences, DLR attendance is down, making a lot of the new folks convention Center Related).
So how to allocate the average spending, if you divide the total spending by the total amount of visitors, that is $5,900 per person, or over $20,000 for a family of four.
But we have to calculate the types of tourist, of course a NAMM attendant is booking private event halls, paying Convention Center rents (Visitors include the heads of businesses showing their products/services off), so of course, that is not a typical leisure guest.
But as an Anaheim Resident, let me thank you a LOT for visiting.
