Most of Red Sox Nation wanted a World Series sweep, just like we had in 2004 and 2007.\u00a0 But it\u2019s going to be a longer series, and that could be a huge win for Boston\u2019s economy.\u00a0 \u00a0According to the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau, a public relations client of Regan Communications, each World Series game injects between $5.7 million and $6.3 million into the area economy.\u00a0 If the Sox and Cardinals are still playing ball around Halloween in Fenway Park, that would mean up to $25 million is being spent here on hotel rooms, restaurants, corporate events, merchandise sales, transportation and a variety of other industries that depend on visitor spending.\u00a0 If you include spending by people who already live within a 50-mile radius of Boston, that number could jump to $10 million per game.\u00a0 Even the state gets a share, pulling in almost $40,000 in income taxes for the two games that took place in Boston already.<\/p>\n
The city is really where the major economic boost takes place for showcase sporting events such as the World Series.\u00a0 While many suburban families gather in homes with friends to watch the games, Boston hotels, restaurants and bars see their business skyrocket. \u00a0Boston has certainly been blessed in this regard with the Bruins, Celtics, Patriots and Red Sox all making playoff runs on an annual basis recently.<\/p>\n
While the World Series represents an immediate infusion of dollars into Boston\u2019s economy, tourism has actually been on the upswing ever since the Boston Marathon bombings.\u00a0 In the aftermath of that tragedy, national tourism offices in 38 countries around the world adopted a resolution and sent it to Mayor Menino, declaring that they would promote Boston as a destination, to see what American spirit is really about.\u00a0 \u00a0The response to those resolutions has been tremendous.\u00a0 Hotel occupancy in the month after the Marathon was UP nearly 2 percent over the year before \u2013 driven by a jump in international visitors.\u00a0 The sight of tourists flocking to Boston became a symbol of the national and global impact of the tragedy, and how it brought people together.\u00a0 Due in part to the increase in international visitors, Boston\u2019s hotel industry is on track for its best year since 1999.<\/p>\n
Pat Moscaritolo, president and CEO of the Greater Boston Convention & Visitors Bureau, says the tourism industry really stepped up for Boston in the wake of the Marathon bombings, and he was impressed by the incredible outpouring of support from around the country and around the world.\u00a0 People want to be in Boston, and that was reflected in the numbers from this past summer.\u00a0 Pat says Boston\u2019s tourism industry had two of the best summer months ever, and that momentum has pretty much carried us through a beautiful fall, a weather-perfect Head of the Charles, and now, the World Series.\u00a0 It\u2019s almost as if everything just magically lined up in the right way, just like the magical Red Sox season of 2013.<\/p>\n
-Sean Martin<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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