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• Nominating sites for the Great Florida
Birding Trail
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Restoration
Attachment: II. k. Ecotourism Projects Update (4892 : Ecotourism Projects Update (Erika
• Improving local ecosystems: environmental, social, and
economic benefits
• Past projects: dune restoration
• Living shorelines
• Veteran’s Park at Baywalk
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Artificial Reefs
•Multiple projects funded and ongoing
2.k.a
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Attachment: II. k. Ecotourism Projects Update (4892 : Ecotourism Projects Update (Erika
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Current Reef Projects
Attachment: II. k. Ecotourism Projects Update (4892 : Ecotourism Projects Update (Erika
• Private Deployments
- Still permitting private deployments in LAARS areas
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Current Reef Projects
Attachment: II. k. Ecotourism Projects Update (4892 : Ecotourism Projects Update (Erika
• Concrete to Reefs
• FFWCC $60,000 grant for
40 prefabricated units
• FDOT bridge materials
• NRDA and RESTORE
snorkel reefs
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Future Reef Projects
Attachment: II. k. Ecotourism Projects Update (4892 : Ecotourism Projects Update (Erika
• Military snorkel
park
• Choctawhatchee
Bay reef
• Using a
ship/barge as a
reef
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Thank you and questions?
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Tourist Development Council Meeting: 10/22/15 02:00 PM
1540 Miracle Strip Parkway Department: Tourist Development Council
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 Category: Report
Prepared By: Aida Wilkinson
SCHEDULED Initiator: Aida Wilkinson
Sponsors:
TDC ITEM (ID # 4893) DOC ID: 4893
Smith Travel Research Lodging Reports
Updated: 10/19/2015 2:07 PM by Aida Wilkinson Page 1
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OCCUPANCY 3.l.a
Occupancy is a percentage of rooms occupied.
Attachment: III. l. AUGUST EMERALD COAST OCCUPANCY ADR REVPAR 2015 (4893 :
Emerald Coast Hotel Lodging Occupancy
January - December
100%
90% 87.40%
80.70%
80%
70.50% 67.00%
70% 65.00%
58.90%
60%
49.90%
50%
36.80%
40%
30%
20%
10%
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YTD*
2011 31.10% 46.40% 58.70% 61.30% 62.40% 76.90% 83.30% 59.20% 48.10% 46.80% 34.00% 29.40% 53.13%
2012 32.70% 47.50% 66.90% 65.80% 68.50% 79.80% 84.40% 59.30% 51.20% 50.00% 39.20% 32.80% 56.51%
2013 34.80% 47.60% 65.20% 62.60% 67.90% 81.50% 82.90% 63.90% 53.10% 45.80% 38.30% 34.30% 56.49%
2014 34.40% 48.30% 60.70% 65.00% 73.30% 82.70% 87.90% 68.30% 51.50% 53.90% 37.50% 35.40% 58.00%
2015 36.80% 49.90% 58.90% 70.50% 67.00% 80.70% 87.40% 65.00%
Source: Smith Travel Research, Inc. Republication or Other Re-Use of this Data
without the express written permission of STR is strictly prohibited.
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AVERAGE DAILY RATE
Attachment: III. l. AUGUST EMERALD COAST OCCUPANCY ADR REVPAR 2015 (4893 :
Room revenue divided by rooms sold, displayed as the average rental rate for a single room.
$250.00 Emerald Coast Average Daily Hotel Lodging Rate
$230.00
$210.00
$190.00 $179.93 $195.06
$170.00
$144.19
$150.00 $136.27
$120.99 $140.45
$130.00
$110.00
$82.29
$90.00 $77.93
$70.00
$50.00
$30.00
Annual
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Avg
2011 $68.27 $72.38 $103.86 $111.25 $116.96 $143.37 $151.48 $116.91 $99.58 $99.36 $75.73 $71.58 $102.56
2012 $70.06 $73.94 $111.20 $119.89 $126.15 $154.24 $161.31 $122.66 $101.52 $96.45 $77.00 $73.13 $107.29
2013 $72.27 $74.89 $115.06 $117.23 $127.06 $155.40 $165.78 $126.27 $101.83 $95.87 $78.30 $72.43 $108.53
2014 $71.81 $77.59 $117.62 $126.51 $134.71 $167.91 $181.81 $137.10 $111.25 $110.73 $114.40 $74.98 $118.86
2015 $77.93 $82.29 $120.99 $136.27 $144.19 $179.93 $195.06 $140.45
Source: Smith Travel Research, Inc. Republication or Other Re-Use of this Data
without the express written permission of STR is strictly prohibited.
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REVPAR 3.l.a
Room revenue divided by rooms available.
Attachment: III. l. AUGUST EMERALD COAST OCCUPANCY ADR REVPAR 2015 (4893 :
Revenue Per Available Hotel Room
$170 $170.39
$145.15
$130
$96.04 $96.59
$90 $91.36
$71.31
$41.05
$50
$26.69
$10
Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2011 $21.22 $33.59 $60.96 $68.15 $72.94 $110.22 $126.17 $69.16 $47.90 $43.68 $25.78 $21.07
2012 $22.92 $35.10 $74.43 $78.95 $86.40 $123.08 $136.22 $72.70 $51.95 $48.23 $30.17 $23.97
2013 $25.16 $35.62 $75.06 $73.37 $86.26 $126.69 $137.49 $80.63 $54.03 $43.92 $29.95 $24.84
2014 $24.72 $37.47 $71.41 $82.28 $98.78 $138.89 $159.88 $93.71 $57.24 $59.64 $31.72 $26.51
2015 $26.69 $41.05 $71.31 $96.04 $96.59 $145.15 $170.39 $91.36
Source: Smith Travel Research, Inc. Republication or Other Re-Use of this Data
without the express written permission of STR is strictly prohibited.
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Tourist Development Council Meeting: 10/22/15 02:00 PM
1540 Miracle Strip Parkway Department: Tourist Development Council
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548 Category: Report
Prepared By: Aida Wilkinson
SCHEDULED Initiator: Aida Wilkinson
Sponsors:
TDC ITEM (ID # 4894) DOC ID: 4894
Okaloosa Tax Collector Report
Updated: 10/19/2015 2:08 PM by Aida Wilkinson
