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Dynamically Pricing Short-Term Rentals

Dynamically Pricing Short-Term Rentals

An analysis of short-term rental (STR) room rates in Austin for the 2016 year clearly shows the interplay of supply and demand. As major events such as SXSW spike demand for rental lodging, prices rise accordingly. These findings further imply that supply was not able...

Forest Management Should Fund Firefighting

Forest Management Should Fund Firefighting

Unnaturally overgrown forests, catastrophic fires, and bark beetle infestations: what’s wrong with this picture? Poor forest health. The sequence really begins with the U.S. Forest Service spending over half of its budget fighting catastrophic fires, which in turn...

Data-Driven Marketing in the Ski Industry

Data-Driven Marketing in the Ski Industry

Skier visits Skier visits are reaching all-time highs though growth rates are modest. National visits increased 3.7 percent, yet failed to hit the 20-year average. Utah skier visits increased 2.8 percent and Colorado visitation dipped slightly. Last winter is being...

Solutions for Small Community Air Service

Solutions for Small Community Air Service

Last month I wrote about the economics of regional flying and the spiral nature of larger aircraft literally “driving” more air passengers to larger hubs. Before that we looked at the economics of the regional “pilot shortage”. Indeed, small community airports are...

Embracing Change in Our Mountain Towns

Embracing Change in Our Mountain Towns

In a recent ColoradoBiz piece about the pluses and minuses of tourism in Colorado mountain towns, I was asked to comment. The subtitle is “It’s a struggle to juggle identity amid change.”, Tourism brings economic activity to rural towns, but along with economic...