Today’s Joplin Globe reports that hotel traffic in Joplin has dropped significantly since last year. That drop is now resulting in revenue revisions back to 2006 levels. Industry reports show that Joplin’s visitor count dropped by over 50,000 from 2008 to 2009. That spells a loss exceeding $100,000 to Joplin’s budget and over $5 million in direct and indirect spending.
That loss of traffic would also impact county budgets as many of Joplin’s hotels sit in Newton country.
The complete article can be found here.
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