A definite decrease in tourists... We used to [rely] on busy season December-February... but none of that has been reliable the last few years. That unreliability affects all those who work in the tourism/hospitality industries.
In its new report, it analyzed 75 major U.S. cities to identify which spots have seen the largest surges in hotel, meal, car rental, and flight costs over the past year. According to their findings, across all 75 cities, hotel costs increased an average of 3 percent, while meal costs increased an average of 24 percent. Getting there is also expensive, with airfare costs increasing an average of 8 percent.