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HomeMy WebLinkAboutMemo - Read Before Packet - 2/23/2021 - Memorandum From Amanda King Re: Visit Fort Collins Work Session - Tbid Letters Of Support From Hotels MEMORANDUM Communications & Public Involvement 215 N. Mason St. PO Box 580 Fort Collins, CO 80522 970.416.2209 fcgov.com DATE: February 22, 2021 TO: Mayor and City Councilmembers THROUGH: Darin Atteberry, City Manager Kelly DiMartino, Deputy City Manager Tyler Marr, Interim Information & Employee Services Director FROM: Amanda King, Communications & Public Involvement Director RE: Visit Fort Collins Work Session – TBID Letters of Support from Hotels Attached are letters from Fort Collins hoteliers expressing their support for the potential formation of a Tourism Business Improvement District. In partnership with Visit Fort Collins, we support the effort to form a Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID). As a lodging property in Fort Collins, the opportunity to create a TBID will enable us to support efforts to bring more guests to Fort Collins, filling hotel rooms, creating new customers, and encouraging return visits. We recognize this as an opportunity to have a governing board of lodging providers to ensure the funds gathered will serve our needs. This is an investment in ourselves and our industry. We will have the opportunity to be active participants in creating a strategic business plan which will include marketing, sales, public relations, and promotional activities. We support this process and the opportunity to create a Tourism Business Improvement District. We understand that this signature is a show of support for the initiative, and additional legally binding documents will follow at a later point in the process. Thank you, ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Hotel General Manager/Property Representative Title Printed _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Hotel General Manager/Property Representative Date Signature 2/11/21 Danielle Lowry General Manager In partnership with Visit Fort Collins, we support the effort to form a Tourism Business Improvement District (TBID). As a lodging property in Fort Collins, the opportunity to create a TBID will enable us to support efforts to bring more guests to Fort Collins, filling hotel rooms, creating new customers, and encouraging return visits. We recognize this as an opportunity to have a governing board of lodging providers to ensure the funds gathered will serve our needs. This is an investment in ourselves and our industry. We will have the opportunity to be active participants in creating a strategic business plan which will include marketing, sales, public relations, and promotional activities. We support this process and the opportunity to create a Tourism Business Improvement District. We understand that this signature is a show of support for the initiative, and additional legally binding documents will follow at a later point in the process. Thank you, ______________________________________ ______________________________________ Hotel General Manager/Property Representative Title Printed _______________________________________ _______________________________________ Hotel General Manager/Property Representative Date Signature Ann Cross Co-Owner 2/18/2021