Western Mountain Destinations post record-setting bookings for march boosted by Ramp-up in vaccinations

With just two months to go in the winter season, lodging at mountain destinations continued to claw back some seasonal ground as declining COVID-19 cases and rapidly accelerating vaccination efforts encouraged short-term book...

More snow and less Covid-19 deliver slightly improved numbers at Mountain Destinations; Deficits still deep

January brought much-needed snow to many western mountain slopes along with positive news about a drop in both COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The combination gave a boost to lodging properties in 18 mountain destination...

Western Mountain Destinations dropping in year-over-year comparisons

MONTH-OVER-MONTH SHOWS MORE REALISTIC VIEWOverall seasonal occupancy held steady during December from where it was a month ago but remains dramatically below where it was a year ago. The mos...

Rates Holding but occupancy softens as booking pace reverses during November

The surging pandemic and mixed economic indicators are combining to negatively impact mountain resorts throughout the western US, with marginal snowfall at some destinations adding to the mix as tentative gains during Octo...

Summer occupancy at Western Mountain Destinations edging up slightly

As stay-at-home restrictions ease, lodging properties throughout the western mountain region are gradually opening up more capacity as allowed by their local jurisdictions and as demand for a mountain getaway ticks up slig...

Snowfall Nudges winter occupancy up while revenue holds steady at Mountain Destinations

(Covid 19 started having an impact) Denver, Colo.—Timely snow at many western mountain destinations helped nudge aggregated occupancy figures into positive territory after several months of ...

Covid-19 and the travel business

7 THINGS TO EXPECT FOR TRAVEL BUSINESSESIn case you were wondering about the impact of COVID 19, here is a summary that was prepared Tom Foley, senior Vice President of Business Intelligence...

Occupancy keeps softening at Mountain Destinations despite excellent slope conditions

As abundant snowfall has continued to blanket most western mountain resorts and deliver a second consecutive year of excellent slope conditions, a curious dichotomy has evolved.  Despite the widely-reported exceptional ski...

Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) Announces the Climate Action Corps

OIA announces the industry’s largest and boldest collaborative effort to take action on climate change and to demonstrate collective, measurable and meaningful carbon reductions by 2030.DENV...

Rates keep rising at Western Mountain Resort, occupancy continues to soften

Generous snowfall and good slope conditions throughout most of the U.S. western resorts along with less than ideal conditions in other regions is helping to buoy lodging rates even as occupancy figures continue to slip. On...