Thursday, February 28, 2019

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Spill Over

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  This is located in the Wisconsin Dells area which is a small rural resort community with the primary industry being summer tourism.

Peak visitation for the range of summer tourism for the Wisconsin Dells area is about June 15th to about August 15th.  The increase of the number of tourist's visiting during this time period creates an increased demand for hotel rooms.  The increased number of visitors staying over night results in a lower supply of available hotel rooms.  Spill Over is an expected activity during this period of time.

Spill Over occurs when the convention hosting resort reaches maximum occupancy - and must turn visitors seeking hotel space away - to another area operation.  Spill Over is a desired outcome.  Spill Over is initial evidence for the need of the Village of Lake Delton to be providing financial incentives to franchise hotel operators for locating in the Wisconsin Dells area.

The most likely time span to capture evidence of spill over would be the peak visitation range from about June 15th to about August 15th.  Central to the huge monetary investment in what is being called Stage II of the Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Industry - is the ability to track and report this evidence as a piece of the local economic impact secondary to the effort.  This will be necessary to communicate with accuracy the value being created through this top down effort.

The Wisconsin Dells area has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry.  The community is hoping the convention center can be operational within the 4th quarter of 2019.

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Events Industry Council

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  The Wisconsin Dells community is hoping this large new convention facility can be operational by the last quarter of 2019.

Wisconsin Dells area business modals have hope that this effort lands on the radar of the Events Industry Council - located 2025 M Street NW, Suite 800, Washington DC 20036.  The Events Industry Council was known in the past as the Convention Industry Council.  This is a non-profit organization committed to advancing the events industry and the professionals who lead the business of meetings. The Events Industry Council has an international reach with a history of communicating value and sustainability for partners within the convention service community.

The Village of Lake Delton is providing financial incentives for franchise hotel operators willing to locate in the Wisconsin Dells area.  This is to bolster the availability of rooms which is an essential piece of assuring proper service for larger convention groups.

The Village of Lake Delton is providing financial incentives to property owners willing to build housing for temporary staff.  This is to bolster the availability of workers - which is an essential piece of assuring proper service for larger convention groups.

Collectively the community is calling this change - stage II of the convention hosting industry in the Wisconsin Dells area.  This top down effort will be accompanied by an acceleration in digital adaptations designed to support the progress and assure continued growth.  This will be an important piece of the community earning a return on the sizable investment.

Tuesday, February 26, 2019

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Event Over Lap

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  Year round residents are perceiving this as comparable to past annual visitations from the World Wide Church of God populations. This is repetitive visitation to the Wisconsin Dells area by large new groups of shared customers.

Event over lap speaks to the functionality of the convention center.  Over lap describes the time period when one group is leaving the space and another group is beginning to occupy the space.  This requires some creativity to cause motion that enables convention facility staff to perform the new set up the way in which the incoming group desires.

This motion can prove beneficial for services aligned with the convention centers focus.  The work in between groups is an essential piece of the over all success of the convention experience.  The delivery by the convention facility staff during group over lap can be captured on follow up surveys that contribute to the construction of evidence of quality on future interactions with the convention organizer and attendees.

Groups can want a combination of special structure that includes a sense of the local area.  This is not just a big space in a big building that could be anywhere - it is located in the Wisconsin Dells area.  Look for opportunities in design to inform the population through art and creativity.  This embedded art approach is significant when communicating the means to assure networking opportunities, a more interactive event, and space for informal network gatherings.

Over lap requires collaborative skills that can improve occupancy which will be essential data when demonstrating the positive financial impact upon the local economy.  The Wisconsin Dells area has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry.

Monday, February 25, 2019

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Pre-Construction Room Rates

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional- national groups.  The community is hoping the convention center can be operational in the last quarter of 2019.  Convention organizers will benefit from a baseline room rate for large groups prior to the completion of the new convention center.

The Wisconsin Dells area is a small rural community with a summer tourist season as the primary industry.  This indicates peak visitation occurs during June, July and August the summer months.  Convention organizers can expect higher room rates during the summer months at Wisconsin Dells locations as the availability of rooms decreases - less supply more demand.

A large group event is scheduled for the Kalahari Resort for June 7th and 8th 2019.  This is a Friday and a Saturday.  The group contracting for the space is the 60th Annual Wisconsin Dells Alumni Reunion Event. The convention attendees can rent from the reserved block of rooms for 129.00 dollars per night.  This is a 2019 summer group room rate for over night weekend stay at the Kalahari Resort in the Wisconsin Dells area.

The 129.00 dollar room rate is occurring pre-construction - completion of the large convention center.  This is a baseline room rate that can then be compared to the room rates being listed in contract documents after the opening and continued operation of the new large Kalahari Resort convention center.

Keep in mind the Village of Lake Delton is delivering financial incentives for operating franchise hotels that locate in the Wisconsin Dells area.  The Village of Lake Delton is also providing financial incentives for property owners to construct temporary employee housing.  This is a top down effort that is being called stage II of the convention hosting industry in the Wisconsin Dells area.

Sunday, February 24, 2019

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Geo- Spatial Data

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  Accompanying the construction and operation of this huge facility will be the proliferation of users dependent upon geo- spatial data.

Expect digital search engines to aggressively attach to data sets that have information tied to the geographic characteristics of this new facility and the surrounding area.  The address, city, or zip code can be described as geographical information.

This includes the coming implementation of 5G capacity which will mean transmission cost is lower than storage and analysis.  Information can move faster toward an end users technological device. This means the convention attendees will benefit from a digital site that can deliver real time information that is helpful in making decisions.

Two Facebook sites with free access are being developed for this purpose:

- Wisconsin Dells Conventions HUB Stage II

- Retiring in Wisconsin Dells

These sites pull the substance from the data to give the convention organizers, the convention attendees, and the convention facilities staff, the information designed to improve the convention experience in the Wisconsin Dells area.  The Wisconsin Dells area is in stage II of the convention hosting industry.

Saturday, February 23, 2019

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Extreme Weather

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups.  This creates a whole new population of shared customers visiting the Wisconsin Dells area.  Wisconsin Dells Conventions HUB Stage II is an area specific online convention industry site.  This is a piece of the large set of digital applications being re-structured to serve the Wisconsin Dells area visitors.

The large set of digital applications being implemented provides original area specific content for convention organizers , and competing facilities.  Access to these informational sites is not viewed as optional - but rather a necessity for making improved decisions.  How weather effects the convention attendees experience will be important to understand when crafting a presentation for a non-local group.

Being inside participating in a convention can cause individuals to want to spend some time outside.  The Wisconsin Dells area offers a lot for the convention attendee to see , but changes in weather can influence the ability to safely experience these attractions.  Retiring in Wisconsin Dells is a free access face book page that displays current non- enriched images of the Wisconsin Dells area.  This communicates a better understanding of the challenges a convention attendee may encounter while in the Wisconsin Dells area.

Seeing a robin is considered a sign of spring.  Often the robins can be as surprised as the visitors to find large quantities of fallen snow and ice.   Warmer temperatures can bring straight line winds and flooding that can reduce safe access to some Wisconsin Dells area amusements.  Employing these newly published digital assets will enable convention attendees to make pragmatic decisions about how to get the most enjoyment while attending a convention in the Wisconsin Dells area.

The Wisconsin Dells area has entered stage II of the convention hosting industry. Expect Wisconsin Dells area visitors to use these digital information sites with free access to improve the planning process for their stay.

Friday, February 22, 2019

Wisconsin Dells Convention Hosting Stage II Mixed Use

The Village of Lake Delton has given the Kalahari Resort 10 million publicly collected dollars to build a convention center ( 212 thousand square feet) capable of serving large regional - national groups. The Village of Lake Delton is providing financial incentives to place franchise hotel operators in the Wisconsin Dells area.  The Village of Lake Delton is providing financial incentives to property owners for the building of temporary employee housing.  Expect to see the community begin to respond to these changes that have been called stage II of the convention hosting industry.

We will start to see near by buildings adapt to these changes by promoting a mixed use approach.  Existing facilities like the Poppy Waterman Ice Arena may promote the availability of space for groups looking to conduct a dog show, or a camper show, for example.  This adaptation to the change created with the construction of a huge convention center capable of serving large regional - national groups can be characterized as placemaking activity.

By employing mixed use to expand hours and increased occupancy to an existing building like the Poppy Waterman Ice Arena - this causes greater utilization of a resource that can only mean more value for the surrounding community.   Leveraging the building space to bolster utilization and delivering a stronger contribution to the local economy. The fabric of the local economy is benefitting while communicating the greater Wisconsin Dells area can be a great place to live, work, and visit.

The Wisconsin Dells area is in stage II of the convention hosting industry.  Expect existing buildings to employ a mixed use approach to procure additional revenue across a new population of shared customers.  These opportunities are efficiencies that create larger benefit for the consumer population exploring options within the changing geographical area.