{"id":2458742,"date":"2020-05-22T09:08:13","date_gmt":"2020-05-22T15:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/?p=326214"},"modified":"2020-05-22T09:08:13","modified_gmt":"2020-05-22T15:08:13","slug":"final-toll-winter-occupancy-in-aspen-snowmass-down-22-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kspn\/local-news\/final-toll-winter-occupancy-in-aspen-snowmass-down-22-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Final toll \u2014 winter occupancy in Aspen, Snowmass down 22.5%"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image p402_hide\">\n<div class=\"caption-container\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/finaloccupancy-atd-052220-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image\" alt srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/finaloccupancy-atd-052220-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/finaloccupancy-atd-052220-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/finaloccupancy-atd-052220-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/finaloccupancy-atd-052220-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/05\/finaloccupancy-atd-052220-1-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p><figcaption><strong>A sign sits in the main lobby of The Limelight in Aspen on Thursday, May 21, 2020.<\/strong><br \/><em>Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times<\/em><\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Aspen and Snowmass Village lodges and hotels saw their occupancy tumble by 22.5% for the ski season, according to a report released this week.<\/p>\n<p>Occupancy in properties at the two towns combined was 48.7%, according to the season-ending report by Stay Aspen Snowmass, a central reservations service.<\/p>\n<p>Aspen recorded a 49% occupancy rate, down 21.7%. Snowmass Village properties finished at 48.3% occupancy, down 23.4%.<\/p>\n<p>The lodging industry was achieving another strong performance until the coronavirus crisis struck in March.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col\" readability=\"6\">\n<div class=\"row at-donation at-donation-mobile p-0\" readability=\"7\">\n<div class=\"col-xl-4 p-2\">\n<div data-bg=\"url(https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png)\" class=\"p-0 mt-2 mb-2 h-75 text-center rocket-lazyload\">\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.aspentimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2020\/03\/AT-logo-white.png\" class=\"logo m-0 p-0 invisible\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"d-inline mr-3\">Support Local Journalism<\/h3>\n<p><button class=\"btn d-inline\" type=\"button\" onclick=\"handleDonationButtonClickMidArticle()\">Donate<\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cIt was truly a tale of two winters, so we will break it down both by how we were trending at the end of February as well as what happened once the pandemic took root,\u201d wrote the report\u2019s authors, Kristi Kavanaugh, Aspen Skiing Co.\u2019s vice president of sales, and Lise Adams, director of Stay Aspen Snowmass.<\/p>\n<p>The Feb. 29 data showed the lodging industry \u201cpacing strong against last year\u2019s astounding record performance,\u201d they continued. Aspen and Snowmass properties achieved a winter record of 62.8% occupancy in 2018-19, so matching those numbers well into the 2019-20 season was a lofty accomplishment.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe pandemic started to impact occupancy rapidly in early March and the order to close ski resorts on March 14 sealed our fate that last year\u2019s remarkable performance would not be repeated,\u201d the report said.<\/p>\n<p>March 2020 was the worst for the month since statistics have been compiled, the report said, in contrast to March 2019, which was the best ever. Collectively, occupancy in the two towns was down 57% from last year.<\/p>\n<p>Paid occupancy essentially disappeared in April.<\/p>\n<p>The travel and tourism industry has been hit hard by the coronavirus crisis and related economic collapse. That\u2019s reflected in future bookings for Aspen and Snowmass Village.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSummer is currently pacing at 10.1% occupancy, down 64.3%,\u201d the report said. \u201cSome good news is that bookings are trickling in for summer, fall and winter so travelers are regaining confidence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aspentimes.com\/news\/final-toll-winter-occupancy-in-aspen-snowmass-down-22-5\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: The Aspen Times<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sign sits in the main lobby of The Limelight in Aspen on Thursday, May 21, 2020.Kelsey Brunner\/The Aspen Times Aspen and Snowmass Village lodges and hotels saw their occupancy tumble by 22.5% for the ski season, according to a report released this week. 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