Reg 2019-01-07 Item 7C - Funding - $30,000 Lodging Tax Funding for 2019 Americas Rugby Championship Promotion

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As a direct result of your proposed tourism -related service, provide an estimate of: a. Overall attendance at your proposed event/activity/facility. 8,000 b. Number of people who will travel fewer than 50 miles for your event/activity. 5,000 c. Number of people who will travel more than 50 miles for your event/activity. 3,000 d. Of the people who travel more than 50 miles, the number of people 2,000- who will travel from another country or state. 3,000 e. Of the people who travel more than 50 miles, the number of people 2,000- who will stay overnight in Tukwila. 3,000 f. Of the people staying overnight, the number of people who will stay in 2,000- PAID accommodations (hotel/motel/bed-breakfast) in Tukwila. 3,000 g. Number of paid lodging room nights resulting from your proposed 1,500- event/ activity/facility (for example: 25 paid rooms on Friday and 50 paid rooms on Saturday = 75 paid lodging room nights) 2,500 12) What methodologies did you use to calculate the estimates and what methodologies will you use to track outcomes, such as total participants, estimated visitor spending, etc.? For hotel stays partner hotels will be asked to track bookings. For actual attendance at the games actual admission will be tracked through the City's admission tax reimbursement. 13) Are you applying for lodging tax funds from another community? If so, which communities and in what amounts? No. 14) Are you applying funding from Seattle Southside Regional Tourism Authority (SSRTA)? If so, in what amount? No. 15) What is the overall budget for your event/activity/facility? What percent of the budget are you requesting from the City of Tukwila? The total budget is $4. 000 for the campaign. Reduced funds would involve reduce scope of services. 4 76