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Press Releases

More value and less cost combined with early season incentives and last minute bookings to fill lodging at mountain destinations; January/February looking up!

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MTRiP Update

MTRiP reports on recent activity and trends! Mixed messages seem to be the trend du jour for mountain resorts recently and MTRiP discusses why.

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Final Lodging Data for ’08-’09 Snow Season from Mountain Travel Research Program

Occupancy up slightly in April, overall season ends down 15%. Read more about the 2008-09 season lodging trends.

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March Mountain Lodgings Dive 21.3 Percent

According to the Mountain Travel Research Program (MTRiP), occupancy for March 2009 was down 21.3 percent and average daily rate was down 16.6 percent compared to March 2008.

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April 20 2009 | 55 views | 1 comment

Features

Vail’s CEO On The Industry’s Future

Rob Katz candidly shares his views on the outlook for next season and the power of the park. Industry expert Dr. Lalia Rach provides tips on the 21st Century consumer and Web 2.0. Check out the exclusive videos.

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April 03 2009 | 471 views | 11 comments

Press Releases

STATE-OF-THE-SEASON RECAP, THREE KEYNOTE SESSIONS DURING MOUNTAIN TRAVEL SYMPOSIUM FORUM IN KEYSTONE

Rob Katz of Vail Resorts, Mike Shannon of KSL Capital, and Ralf Garrison of Mountain Travel Research analyze past season; Dr. Lalia Rach and Dr. Oren Harari look ahead

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March 12 2009 | 60 views

News

Ski Area Lodging Bookings Down Over 20% For Feb/March

Anyone that has been hitting the slopes lately knows that there are some amazing deals out there on lodging, and while these bargains haven’t been enough to entirely turn the economic tide for resorts, they are definitely helping out with last minute bookings and keeping resorts’ numbers from being too dismal.

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