Consumer confidence rises for second month in a row The Consumer Confidence Index increased for the second month in a row this December, according to The Conference Board, a New York-based research group. However, the overall index continues to measure lower than usual, and has slid since August. Mark Vitner, senior economist at Wells Fargo, […]

December 18th, almost everybody in town is in merry mood for Christmas. the Christmas cheer is in the air. it is snowing, snow is in the forecast EVERYDAY for the next week. hopefully 3-5 inches at a time, AT LEAST.  I have lived in summit county since 1995, we are always wanting more snow and […]

Ullr blessed us with a fresh coat yesterday and evening!!  Most areas in Summit County received 2-4 inches.  This is the first snow that caused me to grab the ol’ snow shovel and get summarily to work on my driveway and it seems this coating will not be melted away even at lower elevations.  The […]

The October 31, 2009 Reservations Activity Outlook and Daily Occupancy Report (if applicable for your Destination) have been completed and posted in the secure portal at www.mtrip.org.  We are now moving to the roll-up of all Property and Destination-level reports into the overall Industry view, which will be posted during in the latter part of […]

By Charisse Jones, USA TODAY In this year’s airfare wars, just how low did they go? The average domestic fare in the second quarter was nearly identical to ticket prices during that period in 1998, according to statistics released Wednesday. The average fare for a domestic trip from April to June was $301, down 13% […]

Oct. 26 (Bloomberg) — Vail Resorts Inc.’s season pass sales rose 13 percent in September as skiers eager for powder prepared to make tracks a year after the financial crisis. “This year the economy is still struggling but there is more confidence that it’s not getting dramatically worse,” Robert Katz, chief executive officer of Vail […]