entertainment tourism
The Best Seat in the House is a Cheap Seat
Anthony Davis | September 13, 2023
By Anthony Davis If you were to travel to see your favorite musical act in any city in the US, which city would you choose? How would you decide? Would you want to travel somewhere with a famous music scene, a fun destination with things to do and good infrastructure, or look for the cheapest ticket you can find? We know from previous HVS analysis that many fans are willing to travel, but that not all concert tour destinations have the same appeal. Why do different stadiums or cities get more visitors and associated imported economic impact than others? To answer this question, we gathered data from Pollstar on four large domestic tou...
Taylor Swift Impact Grows to $208M in U.S. Hotel Room Revenue
STR | August 31, 2023
Analysis by M. Brian Riley There’s no shortage of debate when discussing U.S. hotel performance or the country’s economic prospects headed into the final months of 2023. One portion of those discussions not requiring debate, however, is the massive lift provided by Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour. Best believe U.S. hotels were still “bejeweled” when Swift came to town, as concert dates after our previous update (June through early August) increased the tour impact to $208 million in additional U.S. hotel room revenue. Methodology The starting leg of Swift’s U.S. tour, analyzed here, began in mid-March with a total of 28 shows i...
