CMA Fest delivers hotels pricing power
By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on June 22, 2009 at 2:18 pm
Nashville’s hotel market was the nation’s strongest last week, helped by the impact of the CMA Festival, which hit town a week later than in 2008. Occupancy rates rose almost 6 percent while revenue per available room jumped more than 11 percent from a year ago.
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Wow. For a whole week.
Panda
, since the study only analyzed 1 week, I don’t understand your sarcasm, but I welcome this positive economic news for our great city, and imagine it is a good sign for the rest of the year.
I’m sure you don’t want to understand Ben.
Let me spell it out for you.
The convention center is a losing proposition except
for the greedy politicians, builders and land swindlers that are ruining Nashville.
Is that clearer ?