Estimate shows hotel revenue boost from Grand Prix
Charlie Kimball, driver of the #83 Novo Nordisk Chip Ganassi Racing Dallara Honda, races in the IZOD IndyCar Series Indy Grand Prix of Sonama race at Infineon Raceway on August 28, 2011 in Sonoma, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty …
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Posted: 09/08/2011
BALTIMORE - Tourism officials say preliminary data show the Baltimore Grand Prix fueled a 44 percent boost in revenue at a sampling of area hotels.
The data was released Thursday morning by Visit Baltimore, the city's tourism bureau. It says hotels near the downtown racetrack also reported a significant increase in food and beverage sales.
Visit Baltimore President and CEO Tom Noonan expects the event to be a moneymaker in the future too.
Labor Day weekend is traditionally the slowest time of the year for the city's tourism industry.
Ticketfly reports more than 100,000 tickets were sold. Race organizers Baltimore Racing Development reports spending more than $3 million in race preparations. Organizers do not expect to turn a profit in the first year of the race, which has a five-year contract.
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