Extra day gives leap year edge, but three-month trend favorable
Convention attendance was actually up 2 percent to 620,206 because convention attendance is totaled on the closing date of a show and the International Air Conditioning, Heating, Refrigeration Expo with 66,600 attendees closed in February, but opened in late January.
Citywide occupancy, average daily room rates and revenue per available room also were down in February.
Citywide occupancy fell 1.7 percentage points to 85.5 percent for the month and the average daily room rate dropped 2.5 percent to $118.66 a night. Strip room rates were off 2.8 percent to $127,75 while downtown fell 7.9 percent to $57.51.
While the number of passengers TOURISM,