Steamboat bookings shoot past last year!
STEAMBOAT SPRINGS - Bookings for ski vacations continue to be well ahead of last year’s pace in Steamboat Springs.
Bob Milne, whose company manages 875 units, reports phone call volume of 30 percent and bookings of 20 percent ahead of last year. He tells the Steamboat Pilot & Today that a 10 percent increase over last year will be realistic when all is said and done. Milne also reports an increase in visitor days, up to 5.7 days per visit, compared to 5.5 days last year.
His report jibes with others from elsewhere in Steamboat Springs, which had uncommonly good snow early last year. Both trends - earlier bookings and longer stays - are also in sync with what is being reported elsewhere in the ski industry this year in Colorado, and the travel industry even more generally.
Steamboat also is benefiting from an expanded program of direct flights that was announced last spring. The number of booked passengers is up 7.8 percent compared to last year, and 20 percent ahead of two years ago.
