Tourism Value Brief

A plain-language case for officials and budget hearings, built from lodging tax, state data and peer benchmarks.

Price

From $1,750

Timeline

2 to 3 weeks

Best For

Budget hearings and new officials

What It Accomplishes

Officials see what tourism brings in, in terms they already use.

Plain-Language Case

Short, plain language, focused on the numbers they ask about.

Local Numbers

Lodging tax, state visitor data and peer comparisons for your county.

Honest Limits

We show what the data supports and say what it does not. This is not an IMPLAN-style model.

Who It’s For

Best for offices heading into a budget hearing or briefing new officials.

A Good Fit If

You have a budget hearing coming up

New officials have taken office

Your funding is under review

Partners need a short piece they can share

How We Help

A fixed scope and price, agreed before any work starts.

An Intro Call

We talk through your audience, your deadline and the questions officials ask.

Scope and Price

You get a fixed scope and price in writing before any work starts.

Gather and Write

We pull lodging tax, state data and peer figures and write the brief in plain language.

Deliver and Prepare

You get the brief and a call to prepare for your hearing or meeting.

What You Get

Short enough to read before a meeting.

Plain-language brief for officials

One-page leave-behind with the headline numbers

Source list for every number

Talking points and a prep call for your hearing

Sample · Illustrative Data

Lodging Tax Collected by Year

Pinecrest County, fiscal years 2021 to 2025

+28%

+28%

Lodging tax, FY2021 to FY2025

$58.2M

$58.2M

Visitor spending, 2024

$258

$258

Local taxes visitors paid, per household

FY 2021

$296K

FY 2022

$322K

FY 2023

$341K

FY 2024

$358K

FY 2025

$380K

Pinecrest County is fictional. Your report uses your own data.

Talk to Us

Book a call to see whether this fits your office, or send a question by email. No pitch deck.