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HomeMy WebLinkAboutSS4 - TBID - PowerPoint - VNBNewport Beach & Company Tourism Business Improvement District . -if- ew ort _- EACH & COMPANY Background Formed in 2009 due to the recession and the need to stay competitive in the Southern California meetings market. A two percent assessment initially formed six major Newport Beach Hotels, later joined by the Newport Dunes in 2011. The TBID is an assessment district formed under California law. More than 70 cities in the state now have TBIDs, including Anaheim, San Diego, Los Angeles, Huntington Beach, Laguna Beach, Costa Mesa and San Francisco. The TBID is a voluntary assessment decided by the hotels, and is not a tax. The City is compensated at a rate of .25% for collecting the funds and providing them to Visit Newport Beach for group marketing purposes. There are no costs to the city for administering or operating the TBID. eew/ ort EA C H & COMPANY TBID Return on Investment Since being formed in May 2009: TBID Contributions: $6,509,081 Hotel Revenue: $22,594,697 TBID ROI: 3530 Local Tax Generation (TOT and Retail) $6,199,855 Groups booked into Newport Beach: 422 Total Room Nights Generated: 100,268 (including the Bowl Championship Series starting in Dec 2013) 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 _ Alp- ew ort E A C H & COMPANY „Wr Year Comparison 2008 -2009 2009 -2010 2010 -2011 2011 -2012 2012 -2013 • Goal 12,500 1200 16,000 14,210 20,500 ■Actual 10,115 12,063 13,131 28,649 _ 30,348 ew ort EACH & COMPANY TBID Renewal • The current TBID expires in April 2014. • The hotels are requesting a 3% TBID assessment and a 10 -year agreement. • The Island Hotel requests to join the TBID. • The purpose of the TBID will remain the some - to increase group room nights into the City of Newport Beach. Why 10 years? - There is a need to grow markets that require longer periods to cultivate and require investment, specifically New York and International (China and Middle East) ew ort EACH & COMPANY - If the TBID ceases to be productive, the hotels can terminate it with a 51 % vote (or five hotels) why 3 %? ew ort EACH & COMPANY - Competing destinations are rapidly growing their budgets - Third party meeting planners are using DMOs which require time and investment - The hotels are requiring more group marketing on the local level to meet revenue goals - Hotels require more customized sales strategies to develop business, including sales missions and client events - Projected growth and investment in the international group markets Iture • i ew ort EACH COMPANY n Newport Beach The Newport Beach TBID hotels realize that a thriving arts and culture component in the city is critical for the long term success of Newport Beach. The TBID hotels would like to offer up to $150,000 a year over 10 years in matching arts and cultural funds to benefit the city from the increased TBID assessment. The TBID hotels request that a Cultural Tourism component be added to the proposed Cultural Master Plan to be developed.