Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council Board Book October 12, 2023
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TDC BOARD MEETING ATTENDANCE SHEET October 12, 2023
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(9) Commissioner Christina Lambert Appt (10/01/22)- (9/30/26) At-Large
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Verdenia C. Baker, County Administrator
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Dave Lawrence, Culture George Linley, Sports
Dave Anderson, PBCCC Kathy Griffin, PBCCC Emanuel Perry, TDC Joan Hutchinson, TDC Vannette Youyoute, TDC
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TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL Thursday, October 12, 2023 – 9:00 A.M. 2195 Southern Boulevard West Palm Beach, Florida 33406 AGENDA 1.
ROLL CALL*
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MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS*
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MOTION TO APPROVE SEPTEMBER 14TH TDC MEETING MINUTES*
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MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE CONSENT ITEMS FOR OCTOBER 2023* MARKETING AGENCIES REPORTING A. DTPB ACTIVITY REPORT* B. CULTURAL COUNCIL ACTIVITY REPORT* C. SPORTS COMMISSION ACTIVITY REPORT* D. FILM & TV MONTHLY NEWSLETTER* E. FILM & TV PRODUCTION REPORT* PBC CONVENTION CENTER OPERATING REPORTS F. CONVENTION CENTER INCOME STATEMENT & FINANCIAL OPERATIONS ANALYSIS COMPARED TO BUDGET & PRIOR YEAR* G. CONVENTION CENTER MARKETING UPDATE* H. CONVENTION CENTER “PACE” REVENUE REPORT* OTHER TDC-SUPPORTED AGENCY/DEPARTMENT REPORTS I. ERM PROJECT STATUS REPORT* J. PBI TRAFFIC REPORT* K. CONTRACT TRACKING REPORT*
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OLD BUSINESS – DISCUSSION ITEMS A.
TDC TOURISM PERFORMANCE METRICS 1. TDC DASHBOARD CURRENT MONTH & FY2023* - Emanuel Perry a. Bed Tax Collections*
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PBI UPDATE – Joe Harrington
NEW BUSINESS – DISCUSSION ITEMS A. ART IN PUBLIC PLACES* – Vice Mayor Sachs B. MOTION TO APPROVE THE TDC BOARD MEETING 2024 CALENDAR* – Emanuel Perry
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C. ERM 1. Update – Deb Drum D. DISCOVER THE PALM BEACHES 1. Update – Milton Segarra E. SPORTS COMMISSION 1. Update – George Linley F. CULTURAL COUNCIL 1. Update - Dave Lawrence G. FILM & TV 1. WFLX Fox Channel 29 - South Florida Daily 2. Update – Michelle Hillery H. CONVENTION CENTER 1. OVG Venue Management a. Update - Dave Anderson 2. OVG Hospitality b. Update - Kathy Griffin 7.
BOARD COMMENTS
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PUBLIC COMMENTS
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ADJOURNMENT The next Meeting will be on November 9, 2023. *Attachment included.
Tdc/tdcmtgs2023/Agenda 10.12.2023
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TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL Thursday, September 14, 2023 – 9:00 A.M. MINUTES 1.
ROLL CALL
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Vice Mayor Sachs Jim Bronstien Daniel Hostettler Commissioner Adam Frankel Don Dufresne Davicka Thompson Commissioner Christina Lambert
Seat 2 Vacant Jim Mostad
STAFF Dorrit Miller, Assistant County Administrator Liz Herman, Assistant County Attorney Emanuel Perry, TDC Joan Hutchinson, TDC Vannette Youyoute, TDC Patricia Ramirez, TDC Dave Lawrence, Cultural Council Jennifer Sullivan, Cultural Council Lauren Perry, Cultural Council George Linley, Sports Commission Michael Zeff, Sports Commission David Fontanarosa, Sports Commission James Taylor, Sports Commission Michelle Hillery, Film & TV Commission Alberto Jordat, Film & TV Commission Jorge Pesquera, Discover The Palm Beaches Milton Segarra, Discover The Palm Beaches Evan Lomrantz, Discover The Palm Beaches Gustav Weibull, Discover The Palm Beaches Kelly Cavers, Discover The Palm Beaches Erika Constantine, Discover The Palm Beaches Matt Mitchell, ERM Dave Anderson, Convention Center/Spectra Venue Management Kathy Griffin, Convention Center/Spectra Hospitality Jennifer Cirillo, Parks & Rec. Joe Harrington, PBIA Other
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Dianne Quinn, Kravis Center 2.
MOTION TO APPROVE AGENDA ADDITIONS AND DELETIONS*
Motion to approve the September 14, TDC Board Meeting Agenda was made by Commissioner Adam Franker and seconded by Commissioner Christina Lambert. Motion carried 7-0 with Jim Mostad absent and Seat 2 vacant. 3.
MOTION TO APPROVE JULY 13TH TDC MEETING MINUTES*
Motion to approve the July 13, TDC Meeting Minutes was made by Commissioner Adam Frankel and seconded by Commissioner Christina Lambert. Motion carried 7-0 with Jim Mostad absent and Seat 2 vacant. 4.
MOTION TO RECEIVE AND FILE CONSENT ITEMS FOR AUGUST 2023 emailed to the Board and SEPTEMBER 2022 included under this Agenda* MARKETING AGENCIES REPORTING A. DTPB ACTIVITY REPORT* B. CULTURAL COUNCIL ACTIVITY REPORT* C. SPORTS COMMISSION ACTIVITY REPORT* D. FILM & TV MONTHLY NEWSLETTER* E. FILM & TV PRODUCTION REPORT* PBC CONVENTION CENTER OPERATING REPORTS F. CONVENTION CENTER INCOME STATEMENT & FINANCIAL OPERATIONS ANALYSIS COMPARED TO BUDGET & PRIOR YEAR* G. CONVENTION CENTER MARKETING UPDATE* H. CONVENTION CENTER “PACE” REVENUE REPORT* OTHER TDC-SUPPORTED AGENCY/DEPARTMENT REPORTS I. ERM PROJECT STATUS REPORT* J. PBI TRAFFIC REPORT* K. CONTRACT TRACKING REPORT* L. AGENCIES QUARTERLY REPORTS 06.30.23*
Motion to receive and file the Consent Items for August and September 2023 was made by Don Dufresne and seconded by Davicka Thompson. Motion carried 7-0 with Jim Mostad absent and Seat 2 vacant. 5.
OLD BUSINESS – DISCUSSION ITEMS A.
TDC TOURISM PERFORMANCE METRICS 1. TDC DASHBOARD CURRENT MONTH & FY2023* - Emanuel Perry a. Bed Tax Collections* 2
Perry Bed Tax Collection – July 2023 collected in August was $4.7M compared to the same month last year at $4.4M, an 8% increase. Actual July was 27% above budget and 0.4% above the prior month at $4.7M. Actual July was 53% higher than in 2019. Revenue from non-hotels continues to support bed tax collection during the off-season. FYTD 23 Collections at $80M, was higher than last fiscal year to date at $74M by 9%, reflecting a strong recovery from the pandemic. FYT collections are pacing 17% ahead of the Approved Budget and 55% higher than our record in 2019. The Rooms sold for July were 369,838, 5% higher than last year. Rooms available for July at 592,689 are 4% higher than last year. Hotel Rooms Active today in the County, 19,119. Occupancy for July 2023 was 62.4%, 1% up over last year. Occupancy for July 2022 was 61.9%. July 2019 was 68.6%. The average daily rate for July was $180.49, 2% higher than last year, and 38% above 2019. The Revenue/Available Room for July 2023 was $112.69 higher than the prior July by 3%. Hotel room net sales FY23 year over year July increased 7% to $64M compared to $60M. Nonhotel room sales FY23 year over year July increased 37% at $16.5M compared to $12M. Hotel room net sales FYTD 2023 increased 8% at $1.1B compared to $1B. Non-hotel room sales FYTD 2023 increased 16% at $215M compared to $185M. FYTD 2023 Taxable Revenues Fiscal Year over FY2022 increased 10% at $1.3B compared to $1.2B. FYTD 2023 Taxable Revenues Fiscal Year over FY2019 increased 58% at $1.3B compared to $839M. Airport passengers for July 2023 were 539,873, 17% higher than in July 2022, and the Total Estimated Seat Capacity at 16% higher than last July 2022 with 597,618 seats. PBI Passenger 12month rolling is a 15% increase at 7,395,008 over last year. Leisure & Hospitality Employment for July, 90,800, increased 5% over the same month last year. Accommodation employment went up 7% higher over last year at 11,200 employees. F&B was up 5% at 59,700 employees. Arts & Entertainment employment is 2% higher than last year at 19,900 employees.
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ROGER AMIDON RESIGNATION*
Perry I wanted to acknowledge Mr. Roger Amidon. He served Palm Beach County for over 15 years. He was the Executive Director of the Tourist Development Council, and with his leadership, he helped turn the Palm Beaches into one of the best destinations. I wanted to acknowledge him today for all his efforts and the hard work he put in for the Tourist Development Council. C.
TOURISM MASTER PLAN UPDATE – Emanuel Perry
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We had a meeting with a couple of consultants who wanted to bid on the Tourism Master Plan. We feel confident that we will be able to have a document that everyone in this room will be very proud of The Tourism Master Plan will be a 20-year document that shows how we can grow as an industry and bring more tourist attractions to Palm Beach County. Bronstien Are you good with the master plan layout? Pesquera We are very pleased that some of the best firms in the country seem to be interested in throwing their hats in. I do not know who the final proponents are going to be, but I want to thank Emanuel for moving this along. It is a project that we have been advocating for quite a long time, and it is a fundamental part of the strategic plan for the TDC. The firms that were in that preliminary meeting are some of the best companies that conduct this and will take us to a new level. This is a big project that will take a year and it is going to take a lot of collaboration, and lots of meetings to gain consensus in the community about where we take tourism in the next decade or two. We are in good shape, and we are looking forward to the selection process. Also, I want to recognize Gustav because he did a lot of the background information that was provided to put the RFP together as well as my colleagues at the TDC agency. They contributed as well with some very good information, putting the final one together. D.
PBI UPDATE – Joe Harrington
Harrington We were so excited that in the last 12 months, we saw 7.4M people traveling through PBI. That is a record for the airport. During July, passengers were also up 17.3%, which is traditionally a very small month. We find that to be very encouraging as well. Air carrier operations were up 9. 3%. You might have heard Delta is introducing a brand-new service to White Plains, New York. We would like to say that the demand for the New York area is endless at PBI, and we expect Delta's flight, which will be daily, starting on November 10th. We are doing a pretty big marketing campaign that will be coming to a close this month. Fly PBI, maybe you have seen some of the television ads. There is a brand-new billboard that just went up two days ago on I-95 right at the off-ramp for the airport that says 15 minutes to your gate. Emphasizing the close and convenient nature of the airport and the stress-free experience. We have some campaigns coming online with Expedia advertising some specific destinations including Chicago, Minneapolis, and Houston. Vice Mayor Sachs 4
Is that 7.4M for 12 months? Harrington For 12 months, dating back from July to July. And that is the highest passenger count we have ever recorded. It seems to top itself every month. August and September are traditionally pretty slow months for the airport because it is hot and humid here. But we are cautiously optimistic, and I should have the August numbers by next week. Bronstien Do the other airports have the same record? Harrington No, interestingly some airports in Florida are experiencing an increase in passenger volume, like PBI and Fort Myers. Fort Lauderdale is down. We are not sure what the explanation for that is. But it is a mixed bag across the state of Florida. I believe last time Orlando was also slightly down and had interesting issues with parking. I should announce that we have partially reopened our short-term parking garage. We have been undergoing some refurbishment. Levels 5, 6, and 7 are open. Level 4 remains under construction. We have not received complaints at all about parking. We have ample parking available, and we hope to finish the majority of the refurbishments of the parking garage before the season. 6.
NEW BUSINESS – DISCUSSION ITEMS A. ERM 1. Update – Mat Mitchell Mitchell Beaches are still in good shape after all of our renourishment over the last fall. It might see some significant wave action this weekend as Hurricane Lee moves its way north of the seaboard and as we slide out of the shadow of the Bahamas, any minor impacts we see will probably be replaced in about two weeks. Sea turtles are in good shape. Over the last few months, we have seen plenty of news advertisements about how many sea turtle nests are on Palm Beach County beaches. In 2019, our North County project area, which is in Carlin Park, had 20, 998 sea turtle nests for the entire season. This year, with two months left in the season, we are at 25, 000 nests. From start to finish, that equates to one nest every two feet.
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At the end of November, we have our Adventure Awaits Series, coming up on November 4th we have MoonFest, Saturday morning along the downtown Flagler Waterfront from 9 A.M. to 2 P.M., we expect over 7,000 attendees. Vice Mayor When the little turtles hatch, do they stay in our Palm Beach County line, or do they swim north? Mitchell Most of them go out to sea. They end up hanging out in Sargassum for many years before they finally breed and start coming back to our beaches to nest. B. CONVENTION CENTER 1. OVG Venue Management a. Update Dave Anderson Anderson This summer we have had little to no dark time. The staff's a little weary, but they are doing wonderful. We went right from gymnastics to Tony Robbins. Tony typically does not do August events, but they are gutting a warehouse and building a permanent facility, for 800 or 900 people. It is not done yet. They moved their August event to us and booked it again for December this year. Our relationship with the Robbins team is fantastic. They call us home. Probably 60% to 70% of the people are international at that event. We did the tourism summit. I am going to let Dave and Jennifer talk about that, but it was a great event. My hat's off to both of them as it relates to the coordination and working relationship from start to finish. We just got done with Microbiology. They were here two years ago; they are back with us again. Again, it is a great job with the rotating business with Discover and our team. Matchmakers are coming up, which is a County event. We are going to be celebrating a lot of stuff at our building because we have a lot of small businesses between the food side and the venue side that have grown into mid or larger businesses just because of the business they are getting out of working with us and our clients. The big TEAMS sports conference will be in the first week of October. Our company is probably going to have at least 15 of our locations here for the event. It is sold out. It is going to be a fantastic event the focus of us here. The cosmetics event is here in October. The big one, Unicorn World will be coming to the Convention Center at the end of October. These consumer shows that are popping up 6
around the country are just unique. We created Unicorn Fest, and it is moving around to a lot of our buildings. It is drawing thousands of people. 2. OVG Hospitality b. Update Kathy Griffin Griffin We are in great shape financially and I can say staffing-wise we are doing well. It has been a challenge as anybody in the hospitality industry knows. But I am finally starting to breathe a little bit with our staffing levels. We have changed directions. We are continually hiring because There is going to be some turnover. We are creating some video orientation and training videos. Michelle, nothing you would be proud of. But trying to elevate our training level continually. And all hands on deck, getting ready for Teams. C. SPORTS COMMISSION 1. The Category “G” Grant Agreements* - MOTION TO APPROVE Room Grant Amount Nights a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. i. j.
I Do Beach Tennis ITF Open Singer Island (November 6-11, 2023) – Riviera Beach Municipal Beach Park - NEW 5v5 Soccer Tour National Championship (November 17-19, 2023) The Gardens North County District Park – NEW Battle Youth National Champions (December 4-10, 2023) – Village Park Winter Equestrian Festival (January 3-March 31, 2024) – Wellington International Florida Rush Hockey (January 12-15, 2024) – Palm Beach Ice Works & Palm Beach Skate Zone Boca Raton International Masters (January 1721, 2024) – Patch Reef Tennis Center Florida Exposure Cup (February 1-4, 2024) – Palm Beach Ice Works & Palm Beach Skate Zone - NEW Delray Beach Open (February 9-18, 2024) – Delray Beach Tennis Center Palm Beach Challenge College & International Baseball Festival (March 1-31, 2024) – Santaluces Athletic Complex Delray Beach Pickleball (March 20-24, 2024) Delray Tennis Center Total
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$15,000
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ROI - $2,152,168.13 Linley It is fun to see the Convention Center, a robust sports venue over the last months of June, July, and August with three gymnastics events. The last gymnastics event we hosted was the FIG (Federation of International Gymnastics World), Which is the first Olympic qualifier to take place in the United States for the 2024 Paris Games. The first venue to bring the Olympic spirit to the Palm Beaches was our Convention Center. In your TDC board packet, we submitted 10 grants for events, including the Winter Equestrian Festival, some of these you will hear in the marketing plan, an international tennis event, a 5v5 National Championship Soccer event, two national ice hockey events, an international pickleball event, collegiate baseball spring training and the Delray Beach Open, which is the ATP Tour, one of the only two in the state of Florida. And, with the Winter Equestrian Festival leading the way, there are over 115, 000 room nights. It comes out to less than $4 investment per room night. Motion to approve The Category “G” Grants Agreements was made by Jim Bronstien and seconded by Davicka Thompson. Motion carried 6-0 with Jim Mostad absent, Seat 2 vacant, and Don Dufresne abstained. D. DISCOVER 1. FY24 Marketing Plan* (25 Minutes) - Jorge Pesquera – MOTION TO APPROVE Pesquera This may be my last TDC meeting as CEO of Discover The Palm Beaches and it is reassuring that the future is going to be in good hands. With Emmanuel's blessing, which secured some of the top advisors and consultants in this field, we are moving forward with plans for a new headquarters hotel We are encouraged that the outcome will result in a type of property that has been recommended. A particular type of property that will secure the future of the Convention Center District, maximize the Convention Center's potential, and provide the greatest economic impact to the community. This is my last presentation of the marketing plan for Discover The Palm Beaches. I am going to talk about why this is an important transition year for Discover the Palm Beaches. I am going to highlight some of the accomplishments we have made in the last year and during the time of our last strategic plan. Then, Gustav will give you some key trends and Milton, Kelly, and Evan are going to take over the strategies and tactics in each of their particular departments. There are four major reasons why this is the mother of all transition years for Discover. 8
It is the final year of our strategic plan which was started back in 2018. We refreshed it at the beginning of 2021. Reaffirmed the importance of DEIA at that time. We are finishing at the end of 2023, that strategic plan. We must think through where we take this organization to the future, and where we take the destination. We are in good in a good position because a few weeks ago, an outlet called Next Factor published the Destination Next Trends Report. A global report assessment of destination organizations around the world and in the United States. We are using that as a platform to develop our strategies. We strategize into the future once the strategic plan exercise gets done. We are about to launch the first-ever Tourism Master Plan for Palm Beach County. A massive project and it is going to take over a year. There are probably going to be a dozen community events and focus groups. The aspirations and the needs of not only the hospitality community but residents at large. And this is where we chart the course for the future of tourism in Palm Beach County. The last reason is that we are going to have a new president and CEO as of October 1st, Milton Segarra, who was selected out of 90 applicants. Destination Next. I am going to just point out a couple of key areas of destination marketing and destination development. Data Research and Business Intelligence has moved us from 5th place in the last report, a couple of years ago, to 2nd place. We are in good shape in that regard because we have had a research function for over 12 years, thanks to Gustav. He developed some of the most comprehensive data analytics and business intelligence programs anywhere in the industry. We are going to make sure that we strengthen his capabilities and his toolkit when we take on this challenge that is happening across the world of destination organizations. We launched a $5M success continuation plan that broadens our ability to go out to market more than ever. We have re-imagined completely the website that was launched a few weeks ago. We have participated in community events projecting our Shared Community Value Mantra, and some of them have a focus on diversity, equity, and inclusion. I understand that it was an incredibly successful event, and thanks to our friends at the Cultural Council and the other agencies for participating in making that such a great success. From a five-year point of view, this is the bottom line, we have seen significant growth in visitation, hotel room supply, paid lodging, nights sold, incredible increase in lodging revenue economic impact of 40%. The fact that we are up. Is a testament to the fact that we are ahead of most destinations like Pittsburgh, Kansas City, and others are still underwater when it comes to the Group 9
and Convention Market. The fact that we have recovered, and the future looks very bright, I think the pipeline of bookings is very robust is a good sign, and I think we should be proud of this. Pesquera We started with the fact that we are going to transition our strategy. But it is a continuation of the brand strategy. The application of the latest technology to our marketing executions, the expansion of Gustav's incredible research capabilities, acquiring these transformational events in those months where we have been running 50 and 60 percent occupancies, and maybe we can run 80 or 90%. The new product development, the collaboration with the municipalities and other TDC agencies, and championing environmental and social issues. We are looking forward to working very closely with ERM and others in this community to make that happen. We believe that these are things that will distinguish us from the competition that is putting us at a cutting edge of destination stewardship, which is a term that I hope other organizations around the country will adopt. Bronstien It has been amazing to get to know you as a professional, and as a friend, you have done an amazing job, you have taken it to an entirely new level by design, by accident, by purpose, and you have done an amazing job. I've just enjoyed watching it happen over all the years. And there has been a huge transformation in this board, in this room of staff and board and execs and agency heads and I look forward to seeing the next one come on board. Commissioner Lambert There are a lot of really great elements in that plan, but one that just really resonated with me was while it may seem very elementary, the specific marketing within the different elements of social media makes a huge difference. I see so many organizations and companies create one message, and one video, and paste it into all of these different social media avenues. And that would be like saying, Hey, I am going to take the same newspaper ad and put it on TV and put it on the radio. It doesn't work and it doesn't work in social media either. The people who follow on social media see that, and they see it as lazy. That is just a great testament to how proactive we are in our marketing plan here, and how smart we are being. Thank you. Bronstien When you talk about international, I understand how we have targeted things over the past. I got Colombia and Brazil. Where does Germany come into play? 10
Pesquera For many years, Germany was the number one outgoing international market worldwide. We have a rep firm in Germany, we address Germany from a sales point of view, and now from a marketing point of view. Segarra The same approach that we did with social media, we are doing with the international market, creating those levels based on the top-performing markets, and Germany right now is about Mexico at Level 4. But again, it is moving targets, you may very well see that in the next eighteen months, Germany is up again, and having a presence in terms of sales, marketing, and VR in those markets will help us tremendously. Pesquera The European Union is not doing well these days from an economic point of view, with a couple of exceptions. We do not have a presence or representation, but the facts support that those are the countries with the greatest potential over the long term. Pulling out of any of those markets creates a gap that is not particularly conducive to long-term success. Motion to approve Discover The Palm Beaches’ Fiscal Year 2024 Marketing Plan was approved by Commissioner Adam Frankel and seconded by Don Dufresne. Motion carried 70 with Jim Mostad absent and Seat 2 vacant. E. CULTURAL COUNCIL 1. FY24 Marketing Plan* (20 Minutes) - Dave Lawrence MOTION TO APPROVE Lawrence I wanted to thank the board, Verdenia, Emanuel, agency heads, and especially Heather Andrews from Discover and Jennifer Sullivan on our team for the Arts Tourism Summit. It was something we could all be proud of. There has been tremendous feedback. It was a wonderful way to showcase the power of collaboration. It is best to start if we think about what a local arts service agency is because that is what the Cultural Council is. The local arts service agency movement was started in the late forties in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. There were 4,500 different local arts service agencies across the country. We are the local arts agency here in Palm Beach County. What that means is we work in a variety of ways and at different levels to build the capacity and sustainability of arts and cultural resources in Palm Beach County. That includes professional artists, cultural organizations, community partnerships, etcetera.
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We also have a slew of artist services that we provide to professional artists to help them be better small business owners. We have exhibitions in our building, we work to place artists in performances throughout the county and elsewhere. We have a robust artist fellowship program that supports visual artists and other Disciplines as well, with actual resources to take their careers to the next level. We do a lot of advocacy on behalf of the cultural sector, both locally, regionally, and nationally. A lot of professional development work. We have a program called the Institute for Cultural Advancement which we offer ten times throughout the year on things like grant writing fund development board relations and development. And all sorts of things to make sure that we are helping cultural leaders and professional artists be better at the work that they are doing. Grant-making is a major area that we are doing. We do a lot of research and reports to help cultural organizations be better at what they do. That work then informs advocacy messaging that we can share to talk about the impact of arts and culture on our economy and our quality of life here in Palm Beach County. And of course, we do a lot of cultural tourism marketing. We love cultural tours because study after study shows they stay longer and spend more. We work on policy and procedure with governments and with communities to make sure that arts and culture are at the table. We have our headquarters in Lake Worth Beach which contains three gallery spaces, flexible space in our education training center, where we do a lot of community outreach engagements, and a store that sells the work of artists. We have a Visit Florida-approved visitor information center, and our project space in the back we are going to be reimagining into an art and wellness park this year. And then we piggybacked on the work that is happening with the Wanderlust Festival and our collaboration with Discover. And I want to highlight our statement of cultural equity. What we heard time and time again throughout the summit and something that is woven into every part of our strategic plan and the work that we do is that DEIA is a journey, not a destination. Jennifer Sullivan and Lauren Perry continued with the Cultural Council FY2024 Marketing Plan Presentation. Sullivan We are a small but mighty team, as evidenced by the list of accomplishments in our deck. We just returned from the Governor's Conference on Tourism in Orlando, presented by Visit Florida, and we were honored and thrilled to receive three Flagler Awards, two Henry's, the Top Honor, and one Silver Award. 12
And we are very proud to share one of these Top Awards with Discover the Palm Beaches. I want to give a special thanks to Lindsay Wegman and Erica Constantine for their help on the Palm Beaches and Bloom activation in New York City. It is a great example of our collaboration and our award-winning talent. Motion to approve the Cultural Council Fiscal Year 2024 Marketing Plan was approved by Commissioner Adam Frankel and seconded by Davicka Thompson. Motion carried 7-0 with Jim Mostad absent and Seat 2 vacant. F. SPORTS COMMISSION 1. FY24 Marketing Plan* (20 Minutes) - George Linley – MOTION TO APPROVE Linley We have a new team member for the Sports Commission. Honored to have him on our team. One of the key and essential positions in our company. James Taylor is our new Senior Leader for Sports Development. And just to wrap it up, James is a product of Palm Beach County, Lynn University, and has built a phenomenal sports academy within the county that is excelling. He also was the National Director for UAAA Basketball. We cannot do what we do without the partnership with our counterparts. As we begin our marketing plan. It is important to remember that our plan does not change dramatically year over year. The pillars of the previous plan are the same in this plan. However, we do identify new tactics, strategies, and event targets to pursue to create tourism. I am going to start this marketing and development plan by showing a video that encompasses some of them, just a sample of the sights, sounds, and images, the venues, and special moments of the 2023 campaign sports. That gives you a taste of the last 12 months of sports in Palm Beach. Those 195 events. Those events delivered just under 1.3M support-related attendees. We eclipsed the 307,000 room night marks and they will continue to grow. We do not report all the room nights from equestrian or MLB spring training. If you look at it from a five-year standpoint, we have grown 20% and that goes back to pre-pandemic levels. Those room nights amount to just over $75M in hotel revenue, which represents over $4.5M in bed tax. That is using ADR from last year. The TEAMS Conference is a huge opportunity for us, and we will be creating a lot of activations. We are thankful for the partnership with Discover on this to brand our county during TEAMS and our Sports Commission. George Linley Continued with the Sports Commission FY2024 Marketing Plan Presentation. 13
Zeff I will share with you the evolution of some of our approaches to marketing over the last year. After an RFP process, we have begun a working relationship with the Zimmerman Agency. If they sound familiar, it is because they are the agency of record for Discover. The campaign will integrate our marketing messaging along with our creativity. We have several new facility projects that are in the works, and our team will work to help market these nationally and internationally as we become available. Normally we would talk a lot more strategically about our marketing. But as George mentioned, This TEAMS conference is a tremendous opportunity for us. It is the Super Bowl of marketing and development opportunities. And this is probably a once-in-alifetime, maybe once-in-a-career opportunity to host something like this. Michael Zeff Continued his marketing plan presentation. Bronstien Where does this TEAMS conference normally get held, or does it rotate constantly? Linley It rotates constantly. It has not had a repeat destination. We hope to bring it back at some point, but it does move around. We put in a significant amount of time and money to get this event. We have had to advertise within Sports Travel Magazine over the years, but they have increased what we had to put in as a minimum advertisement. There was a six-figure fee. Bronstien How much are we going to spend? Linley It is between $400,000 to $500,000. But it is a partnership. Cavers Discover was involved. Discover put in money, and the Convention Center too. Linley It is the second time it has come to Florida. Zeff 14
It is important to mention that we have talked to other destinations that have hosted this event. And they have received business from it, more than a decade later. Dufresne The real value is in the exposure and all the off-site activities. Activations and opportunities that people are going to get to see. Linley We couldn't do this without Discover. Jorge and I had talked about it long before we bid on it. They have shared this funding and they have shared in the activation. We have used resources like Zimmerman and Toucan to help come up with some of the creative that you are seeing. The Convention Center is the anchor venue, but we are also using PGA National Resort, the National Croquet Center, the National Polo Center, and The Breakers. We will have various touchpoints during the TEAMS Conference beyond the Convention Center. Cavers There are also eight hotels for overnight rooms. Commissioner Frankel In the video, you highlight 20 nationally televised events. What you failed to mention for tennis and golf, is they are broadcast internationally. Tennis is in over 100 countries. Linley It is 20, or more than what there is nationally. What we showed you was our performance metrics and that is one of our goals is to bring and support and keep retaining events that are delivering nationally televised broadcasts. But there is much more. The web has international distribution. A lot of the Billie Jean King Cup was televised internationally in 200-something countries. The Convention Center is the primary venue. This past year we had a couple of cheer and dance events. It is more regional. It is a growing sport. You have more moms and dads and family members who will come out and watch the cheer than they will there, baseball or football, or youth soccer. Thompson Are we doing anything in partnership with Delray? Commissioner Frankel It is interesting because when Coco Gauff won Cincinnati or when she won Washington, no one cared. Now everyone cares. 15
Now that she won, my position is this, no one has talked to Coco or her family. Everyone wants to do a parade. She is back. She was at DriveShack last night. Linley Commissioner Woodward reached out Monday and asked if we could recognize Coco at a BCC meeting. I think she talked to Commissioner Bernard. Verdenia asked if there was a way, we could email her grandmother. I think we should let her get back from New York. She was at a press conference for the Billie Jean King Cup. She was fantastic. And I think it is pretty special that we hosted that event, and we were able to have her, she led Team USA to victory. Vice Mayor Sachs May I suggest that when she comes, and I guess Verdenia is planning a BCC meeting to honor her, maybe we could let everybody here know, and have any member who wants to come to that meeting. Motion to approve the Sports Commission Fiscal Year 2024 Marketing Plan was made by Commissioner Adam Franker and seconded by Commissioner Christina Lambert. Motion carried by 7-0 with Jim Mostad absent and Seat 2 vacant. G. FILM & TV 1. FY24 Marketing Plan* (20 Minutes) - Michelle Hillery – MOTION TO APPROVE Hillery I want to share that yesterday marked 27 years of my tenure here at the Film & Television Commission. I've been very proud to serve this organization and work with many of you. I could not be prouder of the presentation that we are going to share with you here today. We are going to let a lot of the good work that we do speak for itself through the video presentations that we are going to show to you. From the record-breaking numbers that we saw in 2022 to the brand-new collaboration that we just solidified with WFLX FOX 29. Hopefully, some of you are starting to see. FOX came to us because of the content that we are now showcasing on the Palm Beaches TV channel. We are starting to get offers from other local affiliates. They see the content that is being shown on that channel and they are looking for partnerships with us.
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WFLX just launched last week a brand-new lifestyle show called South Florida South Florida Daily which broadcasts from Miami Dade through Port St. Lucie. With this new collaboration, we are curating 15 minutes of that daily half-hour show. We are the only film commission that I know of that does these two things. We are your typical film commission that markets and promotes Palm Beach County as the ideal destination for film and television production. We track and monitor that industry and report its successes. But something that no other film commission is doing is managing Palm Beach County's official tourism TV channel and this is where our collaboration with the other agencies in this community, with the 39 municipalities in which we work, comes into play. Here, to give you a little bit of an overview of what our office does, we will play the segment with a video. Jordat It is my honor and privilege to be up here presenting the FTC's FY24 marketing plan. Let's take a look at some productions that took place here this year, 2023. Alberto Jordat continued with the FY2024 Marketing Plan Presentation and played some videos. Motion to approve the Film & TV Commission Fiscal Year 2024 was approved by Don Dufresne and seconded by Commissioner Adam Frankel. Motion carried by 7-0 with Jim Mostad and Seat 2 vacant. 7.
BOARD COMMENTS Vice Mayor Sachs We have invited the Council General of Italy to address the Palm Beach County Commission on Tuesday, October 3rd at the BCC meeting, the newly appointed Council General of Italy, Michele Misto, and his staff will be present. He'll be addressing the Board of County Commissioners. Afterward, there is going to be a reception for him at Florida Atlantic University's Presidential House in Baldwin House. I would like to offer an opportunity for anybody here to have a couple of minutes with him. If you'd like to discuss any trade opportunities, business opportunities, cultural events partnerships with art, Sports, anything, or visits to Italy, then you are welcome. The whole idea is that Enterprise Florida is no longer an agency of the state government, so I'd like to promote Palm Beach County in promoting trade visits to countries not just Italy, but Israel and, the UK that we used to do in Enterprise Florida.
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PUBLIC COMMENTS No public comments.
9.
ADJOURNMENT The meeting adjourned at 11:38 A.M. The next Meeting will be on October 12, 2023. *Attachment included.
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4. CONSENT ITEMS
TO:
Tourist Development Council
FROM:
Jorge Pesquera, President/CEO
DATE:
September 29, 2023
RE:
Discover The Palm Beaches Monthly Activity Report September 2023
The following is a summary of DTPB activities in support of TDC Performance measures for the month of September 2023. This report demonstrates positive trends relative to owned visitor digital footprint, advertising impressions, social media engagement, and booked room nights for the Month of June. August 2023 Performance Key Lodging Performance Trends for August • • • • •
August was challenged by rate competition across the state with some destinations dropping rates more than 10%. Many hotels are running with limited inventory due to renovations causing artificially lower occupancy rates. Group room nights sold was a record 51,000 in 2022 and has reverted back to 2019 levels at 42,000 in 2023. Transient demand was down 0.5%. The Palm Beaches sold 4% less room nights compared to Florida declining 4.2%. The Panhandle and Ft. Lauderdale were the only destinations with positive growth. The Palm Beaches ranked 7th. Hotel room night revenue declined 4.2% in The Palm Beaches compared to 6% in Florida overall. The Panhandle was the only destination with positive hotel room nights revenue growth. The Palm Beaches ranked 7th.
Occupancy and Demand • • •
Hotel Occupancy for August decreased by 6% to 58.3%, selling 4% less hotel rooms than last year Shared lodging sold 15.7% more room nights compared to last year resulting in a 2.3% increase in occupancy Total room nights sold from hotels and shared lodging increased 1.2% to 494,000
ADR and Revenue • • • •
Hotel rates were mostly flat -0.3% to $163. Shared lodging rates were up 4.8% to $325, the per room equivalent was up 1.0% to $137 Overall lodging revenue was up 0.6% year-over-year at $76.8M Bed taxes are expected to be around $4M
4-A
Performance Measures - TDC Target
Actual
Year End Target
Current Month SEPTEMBER
Advertising Impressions
600,000,000
1,402,602,058
700,000,000
289,289,798
3,817,886,608
545.4%
Owned Views Digital Footprint
18,000,000
15,291,492
14,000,000
1,621,967
19,488,910
139.2%
405,000
419,118
410,000
74,560
506,934
123.6%
200,000,000
253,318,230
250,000,000
10,553,613
323,713,683
129.5%
1,400,000
14,885,913
7,000,000
690,511
26,960,967
385.2%
Booked Room Nights Hotel lead Program
90,000
130,562
110,000
18,571
197,157
179.2%
Group Level Booked Room Nights (CC Shared)
40,000
44,697
50,000
9,168
50,161
100.3%
Group Level Actual FY Room Nights for CC Shared
30,000
33,195
40,000
826
35,591
89.0%
Destination Reviews
70
94
80
12
98
122.5%
Destination Site Participation
90
101
110
13
129
117.3%
PERFORMANCE MEASURES
Consumer & Travel Industry Database increase Earned Media Impressions Social Engagement
% of Annual Target
YTD
DTPB OBJECTIVES 2022 – 2023 Leisure/Consumer
Increase Consumer and Travel Industry database to 410,000 Generate 14,000,000 in Owned Views Digital Footprint Generate 7,000,000 Social Engagements Generate 700,000,000 Advertising Impressions Generate 250,000,000 Earned Media Impressions
Meetings & Conventions
Book 110,000 DTPB only room nights (Hotel Meetings Leads) Generate 50,000 Group Level Booked Room Nights Convention Center Shared Generate 40,000 Group Level Actual FY Room Night for Convention Center Shared Generate 80 participants in Destination Reviews Generate 110 Destination Site Participants
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Advertising/Paid Media Impressions
Multiple selections
Month / Month
Percentage of Target Achieved - FY2023
FYTD
400,000,000
4,000,000,000
300,000,000 200,000,000 100,000,000
545.4% 0.0%
100.0%
2022
2023
Year End Target
380,332,968
400,000,000
September
Multiple selections
207,255,211
Digital Impressions
Owned Views Digital Footprint FY
353,319,877
2023
3,111,592,548
2,000,000,000
1,402,602,058
1,000,000,000
1,096,714,806
0
2022
Traditional Impressions
2022
YTD Digital Impressions
Month / Month
2023
YTD Traditional Impressions
15,000,000
1,000,000
1,621,967
100.0%
2,049,738
1,500,000
100.0%
500,000
% of Goal Achieved YTD
Year End Target
139.2%
14M
FYTD 20,000,000
2,000,000
0.0%
3,817,886,608
4,000,000,000
Power BI Desktop
Percentage of Target Achieved - FY2023
139.2%
2023
3,000,000,000
82,034,587
0
2022
Digital and Traditional Impressions - FYTD 706,294,060
289,289,798
100,000,000
700M
FY
Digital and Traditional Impressions - Month/Month
200,000,000
Month
1,000,000,000 0
FY
300,000,000
545.4%
2,000,000,000
0
100.0%
% of Annual Target Achieved
289,289,798
380,332,968
3,000,000,000
3,817,886,608
FY
1,402,602,058
September
0
FY
2022
2023
10,000,000
5,000,000
19,488,910
15,291,492
Month
Power BI Desktop
0
FY
2022
2023
Consumer & Travel Industry Database Month
September
FY
Multiple selections
Power BI Desktop
Percentage of Target Achieved - FY2023
Sum of Target and YTD by Month
123.6%
100.0%
0.0%
YTD
410,000
September
506,934
100.0%
Percentage of Target Achieved
Year End Target
123.6%
410K
0.0M
Earned Media Impressions - Public Relations Month
Month
Sum of Target
Septemb…
FY
0.1M
0.2M
0.3M
Sum of Target and YTD
0.4M
0.5M
Power BI Desktop
Multiple selections
Month/Month
Percentage of Target Achieved - FY2023
FYTD 350,000,000
25,000,000 300,000,000
20,000,000
5,000,000
Percentage of Target Achieved
Year End Target
129.6%
250M
150,000,000
10,763,438
10,000,000
0
100,000,000
323,923,508
100.0%
100.0%
200,000,000
253,318,230
15,000,000
24,923,189
0.0%
129.6%
250,000,000
50,000,000
0
FY
2022
2023
FY
2022
2023
Social Media Engagement Month
FY
Power BI Desktop
Multiple selections
Septem…
Percentage of Target Achieved - FY2023
Month/Month
FYTD
3,000,000
25,000,000
2,500,000 20,000,000
100.0%
1,500,000
15,000,000
14,885,913
10,000,000 1,000,000
Percentage of Target Achieved
Year End Target
385.2%
7M
5,000,000
690,511
500,000
0
0
FY
Marketing Overview by Month FY 2022 - 2023
2022
2023
FY
400M
334M 319M
0.3bn 0.2bn 0.1bn
351M 347M 234M
2.07M
2.0M
283M 289M
121M
1.68M 1.44M
1.5M
1.68M
1.78M
1.63M
1.50M
1.62M
0.0M
Month November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
October
August
November
December
24M 20M 16M
21M
32M
31M 20M
17M
25M 11M
0M December
January
February
March
April
March
April
May
June
July
6,034K
4,000K
May
June
July
October
4,179K
3,519K 2,557K 2,053K 1,888K 1,411K
2,000K
0K November
February
6,000K
Current Month
37M
40M
January
Social Engagement
48M
43M
Current Month
1.72M
1.0M 0.92M
Earned Media Impressions
October
1.60M
1.84M
0.5M
0.0bn October
297M
2023
Owned Views Digital Footprint
422M
Current Month
Current Month
0.4bn
2022
Power BI Desktop
Advertising/Paid Media Impressions 421M
26,960,967
100.0%
3,148,893
0.0%
385.2%
2,000,000
2,027K
1,381K
369K November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
853K 691K
July
Booked Room Nights - Hotel Lead Program Month
FY
September
Multiple selecti…
Power BI Desktop
Percentage of Target Achieved - FY2023
Month/Month
FYTD 200,000
20,000
150,000
110K
179.2%
50,000
5,000
Year End Target
Percentage of Target Achieved
100,000
0
197,157
10,000
130,562
100.0%
18,571
0.0%
100.0%
21,419
179.2%
15,000
0
FY
2022
2023
FY
2022
2023
*
Group Level Booked Room Nights (CC Shared) Septem…
FY
Multiple selections
Month/Month
Percentage of Target Achieved - FY2023
50,000
10,000
40,000
8,000
100.0%
100.0%
4,000
30,000
9,168
6,000
10,294
0.0%
100.3%
Year End Target
100.3%
50K
0
0
FY
*
20,000
10,000
2,000
Percentage of Target Achieved
FYTD
50,161
44,697
Month
Power BI Desktop
2022
2023
FY
2022
2023
Citywide Actualized FY Room Nights (CC Shared) Month
FY
September
Multiple selections
Power BI Desktop
Percentage of Target Achieved - FY2023
FYTD
Month/Month 5,000 35,000
30,000
4,000
25,000
89.0%
2,000
15,000
35,591
100.0%
20,000
33,195
100.0%
4,756
0.0%
3,000
10,000
Percentage of Target Achieved
Year End Target
89.0%
40K
826
1,000
0
FY
Destination Reviews Month
Septem…
FY
5,000
2022
0
2023
FY
2022
2023
Power BI Desktop
Multiple selections
Percentage of Target Achieved - FY2023
Month/Month
FYTD 100
12
10
80
8
100.0%
12
6
98
100.0%
94
0.0%
122.5%
60
40 4
20
2
Percentage of Target Achieved
Year End Target
122.5%
80
3
0
0
FY
2022
2023
FY
2022
2023
Site Participation
Power BI Desktop
Month
FY
September
Multi…
Percentage of Target Achieved - FY2023
Month/Month
FYTD
14
117.3%
0.0%
12
120
10
100
8
80
100.0%
100.0%
Percentage of Target Achieved
Year End Target
117.3%
110
12
6
13
129
60
101
4
40
2
20
0
0
FY
2022
2023
FY
2022
2023
Power BI Desktop Group Sales & Destination Services Overview by Month FY 2022 - 2023
Booked Room Nights - Hotel lead Program 38,689
12,960
30K 20K
14,648
10K
18,611 12,024
15,939
11,234
13,223
14,732
17,019 12,288
18,571
10,179
Current Month
40K
Current Month
Group Level Booked Room Nights (CC Shared)
10K
5K
9,168 7,645 4,486
4,373 1,475
0K October
November
December
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
October
November
December
Group Level Actual FY Room Nights for CC Shared 8,712
6,127
6,056
Current Month
Current Month
February
March
600 April
May
June
July
51
6K
4,347
4K
December
January
February
March
April
May
40
20
17
15
826
465
215
0 November
2,791
2,656
2,318 1,078
0K October
January
1,519
Destination Site Participation
8K
2K
560
50
0K
3,760
3,565
June
July
12
17
25
22 13
15
14
April
May
14
12
0 October
November
December
January
February
March
June
July
The Palm Beaches Hotel Performance - August
Power BI Desktop Navigation (select page and click go)
Market
The Palm Beaches
Shared Lodging Monthly
Hotel Occupancy 60%
$164
58.3%
2022
$0
2023
Hotel Rooms
19,079
18,690
Hotel Room Nights Sold
0.4M
% Chg '22 to '23
0.3M
2.1%
0.2M
10K
2022
359K
2022
2023
$102
$95
% Chg '22 to '23
2023
345K
% Chg '22 to '23
$0
-6.2% 2022
2023
Hotel Room Revenue $60M
$58.9M
-4.0%
-4.2%
$20M
0.0M
2022
2023
$0M
$56.4M
% Chg '22 to '23
$40M
0.1M
5K
$100
$50
-0.3%
$50
-6.0%
15K
0K
$163
% Chg '22 to '23
$100
% Chg '22 to '23
20K
Hotel RevPAR
$150
40%
0%
Hotel ADR
62.0%
20%
2022
2023
*Source: STR, INC. REPUBLICATION OR OTHER RE-USE OF THIS DATA WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION OF STR IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
Research compiled and published by Discover The Palm Beaches (DTPB), can only be reproduced through expressed written approval from the DTPB Research Department. For questions please contact research@thepalmbeaches.com.
The Palm Beaches Shared Lodging Performance - August Power BI Desktop Navigation (select page and click go)
Hotel Monthly
Shared Lodging Occupancy 60%
54.7%
53.5%
$300
2.3%
0%
2022
Listings / Rooms
Sum of Shared Lodging Listings
% Chg '22 to '23
$0
Sum of Shared Lodging Rooms
13,348
2022
128K
100K
10K
5K
0K
5,177
2022
2023
149K
11,676
5,774
0K
7.1%
$0
2022
2023
Shared Lodging Room Revenue $20M
$20.4M $17.4M
% Chg '22 to '23
$15M
% Chg '22 to '23
15.7%
$10M
17.0%
50K
2023
% Chg '22 to '23
$50
Shared Lodging Room Nights Sold 150K
$178
$166
$100
4.8%
$100
2023
$200
$150
$200
% Chg '22 to '23
$325
$310
40%
20%
Shared Lodging RevPAR
Shared Lodging ADR
$5M
2022
2023
$0M
2022
*Source: Airdna. REPUBLICATION OR OTHER RE-USE OF THIS DATA WITHOUT THE EXPRESS WRITTEN PERMISSION OF Airdna IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
Research compiled and published by Discover The Palm Beaches (DTPB), can only be reproduced through expressed written approval from the DTPB Research Department. For questions please contact research@thepalmbeaches.com.
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The Palm Beaches Total Lodging Performance - August Navigation (select page and click go)
Hotel Monthly
Total Lodging Occupancy 60%
Power BI Desktop
60.7%
Total Lodging RevPAR
Total Lodging ADR 57.7%
$200
$112
$188
$184
$109
$100
% Chg '22 to '23
$150 40%
20%
0%
% Chg '22 to '23
$100
-4.9%
$50
2022
Hotel Rooms + Shared Listings 30K
2.5% 2022
2023
488K
494K
0.4M % Chg '22 to '23
6.8%
10K
$50
$0
Total Lodging Room Nights Sold
32,427
30,366
20K
0K
$0
2023
-2.5%
% Chg '22 to '23
0.2M
2022
2023
Total Lodging Room Revenue $80M
% Chg '22 to '23
$60M
1.2%
$40M
$76.8M
$76.4M
% Chg '22 to '23
0.6%
$20M
2022
2023
0.0M
2022
2023
$0M
2022
2023
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The Palm Beaches Hotel Performance - August CYTD Market
The Palm Beaches
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Hotel Monthly
Hotel Occupancy $300
$267
$260
% Chg '22 to '23
0.3%
20K
2022
Hotel Rooms
$0
2022
Hotel Room Nights Sold
19,079
18,690
2023
% Chg '22 to '23
5K
0K
% Chg '22 to '23
1.8%
1M
2022
2023
0M
2022
2.7% 2022
2023
Hotel Room Revenue $0.8bn
2M
1.4%
10K
$0
3,242K
3,163K
% Chg '22 to '23
$50
3M 15K
$187
$182
$100
2.4%
$100
2023
$200
$150
$200
% Chg '22 to '23
20%
0%
Hotel RevPAR
60%
40%
Hotel ADR 70.1%
69.9%
Power BI Desktop
$864.1M
$822.2M
$0.6bn
% Chg '22 to '23
$0.4bn
4.2%
$0.2bn
2023
$0.0bn
2022
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2023
Power BI Desktop The Palm Beaches Shared Lodging Performance - August CYTD Navigation (select page and click go)
Hotel Monthly
Shared Lodging Occupancy 63.3%
62.5%
Shared Lodging RevPAR
Shared Lodging ADR $400
60%
$361
$356
$200
$300 40% % Chg '22 to '23 20%
0%
1.3% 2022
Shared Lodging Rooms
2.0M
% Chg '22 to '23
$100
1.5%
$0
2022
% Chg '22 to '23 $100
2023
1,289K 1,058K
1.7M 1.0M
% Chg '22 to '23 0.5M
19.8%
0.5M
2022
2023
2.9% 2022
2023
Shared Lodging Room Revenue $200M
$202.7M $169.9M
$150M
% Chg '22 to '23
1.0M
$0
Shared Lodging Room Nights Sold
2.0M
1.5M
0.0M
$200
2023
$229
$222
21.8%
0.0M
2022
% Chg '22 to '23
$100M
19.3%
$50M
2023
$0M
2022
2023
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Power BI Desktop The Palm Beaches Total Lodging Performance - August CYTD Navigation (select page and click go)
Hotel Monthly
Total Lodging Occupancy 69.0%
68.7%
Total Lodging RevPAR
Total Lodging ADR $300
$281
$273
60%
40%
% Chg '22 to '23
20%
0.5%
0%
2022
Total Lodging Room Nights
6M
2.8% 2022
2023
$0
2022
2023
Total Lodging Room Revenue
4,531K
4,222K
$1.0bn
$1,067.0M
$993.6M % Chg '22 to '23
% Chg '22 to '23
% Chg '22 to '23
6.8%
2M
2023
0M
2022
7.4%
$0.5bn
7.3%
2M
2022
3.3%
$50
4M
4M
0M
% Chg '22 to '23 $100
Total Lodging Room Nights Sold
6.7M
6.2M
% Chg '22 to '23
$100
$0
$194
$187
$150
$200
2023
$200
2023
$0.0bn
2022
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2023
Success Continuation Plan FY2023 PROJECT
DATES
LEAD
MARKETS
STATUS
Marketing • Bonus impressions running to meet target KPIs
Broadcast TV Buy
Broadcast TV Buy
January 16 - April 16
June - September
Brand/Media
Brand/Media
Chicago, • Chicago - NBC & CBS - 9.9M est. impressions Washington DC, • Boston - NBC, CBS, ABC - 10.4M est. impressions Boston, New • Washington DC - NBC & CBS - 13.3M est. impressions York • New York - NBC & CBS - 16.1M est. impressions
Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando, Tampa, Atlanta
• Broadcast TV in top DMAs: Miami/Ft. Lauderdale - CBS & NBC Orlando – NBC & Spectrum Tampa – NCB Atlanta- CBS • Shifted funds from Accessibility, Sustainability and TDC Partnerships due to timing of iniatives
Community Outreach Toolkit
TDC Collaboration: Signature Events
March 1 - June 30
January September
Social/Brand
Brand/PR/Social
Palm Beach County Residents
Varies
• Launched “Love The Palm Beaches” referral campaign to engage Palm Beach County residents and encourage them to invite friends & family for a trip, with significant reach across social media, broadcast TV, radio, out of home, direct mail, print, PR and digital display, resulting in 33,665,593 paid media impressions, 260,645 earned media impressions, 10k social media tags, 1.5m impressions generated by influencers, 13mm + impressions generated by our posts • Aug 30-31, Partnership with Cultural Council to prepare a highlight reel for the "Arts and Tourism Summit on DEIA" to be posted on LinkedIn • Reallocated $150K into Summer Broadcast to bolster season, bringing total to $100K from $250K, based on estimated slated partnerships for remainder of fiscal
TDC Collaboration: Film Studio
TDC Collaboration: Airlift
Planned Completion: September 30, 2023
January September
Social/Digital/ PR/Brand
Digital/Brand/Medi a
N/A
Fly Markets (TBD)
• Requesting proposals to build out additional assets in Film studio space for video and podcast recording; awaiting confirmation of space availability in 5th floor studio • Reviewing FY24 Airlift plans; potential to shift remaining Metaverse/MarTech funds to support LAX ahead of November launch • $57K reallocated from Metaverse for support of LAX Airlift • Continuing to customize creative with specific call to action to book within certain time frames with lower demand forecasted. Majority of campaigns running Florida markets plus Atlanta.
Destination OTA Co-Op
January September
Digital
Chicago, Washington DC, • Booked campaigns for July, August, September for $153,000 Boston, New with reallocation of some Metaverse funds. York, Philadelphia • Extending September campaign for $40K with reallocation of some Metaverse funds to support shoulder season with Expedia Group VRBO and Hotels.com advertising and targeted email through Kayak
PROJECT International Strategy: Traditional
DATES January September
LEAD
MARKETS
STATUS • Media plans continue across Canada, UK, Mexico, Colombia and Germany. Media running February - September 2023
Brand/Sales/Media
Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, UK, Germany
• Placements include Robb Report & Forbes MX; Elle & InStyle Mexico and a sponsorship of the Toronto Polo Club season • Campaigns running in Mexico (Mexico City & Guadalajara), Colombia (Bogota, Medellin, Baranquilla), Canada (Toronto & Montreal), and Brazil (Sao Paolo). • Launching campaigns in the UK on June 1, shifted $60,000 from Metaverse funds.
International Strategy: Digital
January September
Digital
Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, UK, Germany
• Hosted Brazilian influencers @vazaonde and @ines.lafosse, combined following of 576k followers. Hosted @jujunatripblog 219k followers • Hosted Toronto's top influencer and leading media @blogto (2.5 million followers) in partnership with Visit Florida • Hosted Canadian influencer @luxe.tourista (183k followers) • Hosted Colombian influencers @juantrotamundos (288k followers), @camileduque.z (775k), @saraaguirre.z (38k) • Hosted UK influencer @ritafarhifinds (112k followers) with Visit Florida and @mrsoaroundworld (19k followers) • Boosted posts in target markets, 170.8m reach YTD
Destination Podcast
Family Activation
Brand Activation
March 30 Launch
May - September
August/September
Brand/Media
• Launched March 30 at Global Meetings Industry Day • Owned & Paid Media plans in place, content being created, National PR support Targeting • Episodes: Meeting 7. The Future of Incentives with Stephanie Harris Planners in Key 8. Transformational Events with The Pink Retreat & Maritz Industry 9. Partnering with Destinations to Create Welcoming Segments Environments with Emily Scheiderer 10. Sustainable Meetings with Mya Surrency
PR/Brand
• In discussion with Alliance Connection for high-impact partnerships with family brands Florida Drive • Evaluating opportunities with Sun Bum for a partnership Markets, Key Fly takeover at point of sale in top stores Markets • Reallocated $100,000 to Brand Activation; reallocated $200K for drive marketing advertising to extend off-peak season media in Tampa, Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, Orlando and Atlanta
PR/Brand
• Confirmed partnership with Saks 5th Avenue for high-impact window display activation Sept. 7-21 to coincide with New York Fashion Week • Confirmed Carvertise Uber wraps to promote "Stay in Style in The Palm Beaches" during New York Fashion Week and Saks 5th Avenue activation • Secured 2 additional OOH placements in NYC for 4-week sin September
New York
PROJECT
DATES
LEAD
MARKETS
STATUS • Per our prior notes on investing in several infrastructure marketing technology projects prior to building out the Metaverse platform, we have three projects we will begin using these funds for: 1) data lake, 2) customer data platform (CDP), 3) data clean room. We are also in preliminary conversations with a consultant to help advise and guide these projects. • Reallocated $153,000 of this budget to Destination OTA Coop tactic to cover July, August, September.
Metaverse & MarTech Transition
• Reallocated $60,000 of this budget to digital international strategy to launch in UK June-September. September
Digital
National • Reallocated $40,000 of this budget to Destination OTA Coop tactic to help support the softness we are forecasting in September. • $90,000 comitted to Metaverse supporting infrastructure project for a consultant to build roadmap for items noted in bullet point 1 above. • $57K remaining and reallocated for support of LAX Airlift • Original total $400K, $310K reallocated, $90K committed to marketing technology • Plan approved for: roadmap project, $0 remains. • Joined Travelability's Destination Ally Club • Enter into Partnership with Travelability for writing an Accessibility Strategic Plan and for Travelability to work with The Palm Beaches in an advisory capacity • Wheel The World Assessments wrapping up with 30 partners + PBIA and PBCCC to conclude by August • Received official Certified Autism Center certification with all staff completing accreditation
Accessible Travel
January September
PR/Brand/Social
All Target Markets
• Press release distributed for Certified Autism Destination and accessibility program announcement garnered an audience of 22,860,000+ print and digital readers, yielding an advertising value equivalency of over $877,000 • Participated in panel discussion on Accessibility Strategies at Travelability's Emerging Markets Summit on 8/18/23 • Hosted accessibility influencer @justcpnotspecial with 63k followers. She also wrote 2 blogs for us, one in Spanish
Sustainability
June - September
Brand/PR/ Community Engagement
• $168K to be allocated to summer drive market broadcast, bringing allocated total from $250K to $82K based on first steps this year Palm Beach • Sea to Preserve campaign creative concept finalized County • $75K reallocated to drive-market broadcast for summer bring Residents; Drive total from $225K allocated to $150K allocated Markets & Fly • Media to beginSeptember as a follow-up to Love The Palm Markets Beaches residents campaign to promote eco-responsibility
PROJECT
DATES
LEAD
MARKETS
STATUS
Sales
Countywide Incentive Fund
December September
Sales
Targeted Markets & Industries
Multicultural Market
January September
Sales/Marketing
BIPOC, Hispanic, LGTBQ+
Sales/Marketing
Domestic, Canada, Mexico, Colombia, Brazil, UK, & Germany
Expanded Representation Firms
Transformational Events
January September
December September
Sales/Marketing
Wellness, Culinary & Multicultural
• Launched marketing promotions to databased and additional distribution channels such as Cvent and 3rd party partnerships. Executed on PCMA and trad experience and received new lead opportunities and contracts to utilzing incentive dollars. Secured 40,000 plus room nights with incentive dollars and aquired two industry events - confidential and Smart meetings national meeting • Initiated new convention center focused promotion to become more competitive Nationally for 2024 adn beyond. * Finalizing Short Term PBCCC promotion for 4th Trimester 2023 period over need dates targeted for short term corporate business. Total allocation already committed into events contracted into future years • Commenced planning process for enhanced participation multicultural trade events and marketing partnership agreements. Signed marketing partnership with National Coalition of Black Meeting Planners ,LGBTQ's annual PROUD event in Los Angeles, and Connect Diversty, Faith and Specialty Markets •Confirmed ConferenceDirect DEI Focused commitment $12,750.00 •Confirmed Proud Experience Summit and IGLTA Membership $10,720.00 * LGBT Meeting Professionals Association Partnership $5,000.00 * Stratagic Partnership with NCBMP - $30,000.00 $25,000 already budgetd to utilize at NCBMP Conference in Atlanta December 3 - 6 * Southern Province Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Tampa 7/19 Presentation - $6,000.00 * Evolve Mastermind Conference Speaking Arrangement$2,000.00 * Congressional Black Caucus Workshop and Panel Enagement $5,000.00 • Initiated discussions with existing representation firms to determine capabilities and potential to manage MICE and other expanded sales/marketing responsibilities. Reviewing proposals from representation firms. Expanded presence and activation in Colombia with travel trade operators, tradeshow and golf activation •Finalized VoX International Agreement for MICE Canada Group representation. Contracted Partnership at $34K •Seeking proposal from UK with a cost of $16,000 for remainder of this FY and will need additional $10,000 for Cananda Client Activations $25,000 for additional campaign in GDS impacting leisure travel trade for summer $15,000 for Mexico MICE additional market WIll relocate remainder of the $165,000 to continue MICE market and representation in Canada, UK, Mexico and Domestic to continue monthly support in 2024 per agreements • Initiated discussions with major internationally acclaimed event organizers to secure a Palm Beaches launch in late 2023. Executed on planning trip with wellness event organizers • Launched The Pink Retreat partnership for event in June 2023 Remainder of $200,000 Wanderlust / Wellness Retreat Scheduled ot occur in November of 2023 and October 2024
PROJECT
Destination Servicing/Mobile Visitor Information Center
DATES
January September
LEAD
Sales/Marketing
MARKETS
STATUS
Incurred additional expenses of on GMID and of transportation costs and housing and registration for PBCCC group. Executed on additoinal site inspections that included airfare and overnight accommodations. Executing on Mobile VIC Center to Group & Leisure be utilized for Convention Center Group & Consumer Events. Events Incurred additional expenses for Site Visits on airfare, transportation and overnight stays for planners. Incurred additional expense for GHC transportation from hotels within the room block to the Convention Center during their May meeting.
September 2023 PERFORMANCE DASHBOARD FY 2022 Performance Indicator
FY 2023
Goal
Actual
FY Goal
Current Month
FYTD
% to Goal
Website Sessions
600,000
813,812
900,000
130,140
1,128,719
125%
Tourism Email Growth
34,000
44,686
50,000
61,804
61,804
322%
Partner Referrals
52,000
72,338
75,000
7,067
92,547
123%
Earned Media Impressions1
-
-
3,000,000,000
0
4,223,165,058
141%
Social Media Impressions (Organic)1
-
-
500,000
47,059
681,901
136%
Cultural Concierge Program Leads
1,000
1,072
1,300
18
807
62%
Co-op Packages
50
51
60
78
78
130%
Visitors to the Cultural Council
8,000
4,786
8,000
225
5,878
73%
1
New performance indicators as of 10/1/22. Previous year totals were not measured.
Item 4B - Page 1
HIGHLIGHTS ADVERTISING
The Council’s cultural tourism campaign in September targeted audiences in our fly markets, specifically New York, New Jersey, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Los Angeles, Houston, and Austin, as well as Canada (Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal) and Orlando, timed to the opening of the new Brightline route. Advertising placements included magazine ads (Escapism, Orlando, Orlando Family); streaming and programmatic video ads (Amazon, Hulu); and digital ads through Google and social media platforms (Facebook and Instagram). During the last week in September and timed to the beginning of the cultural season, four digital OOH billboards debuted along I-95 in Broward County just north of Fort Lauderdale, targeting northbound traffic coming into The Palm Beaches. Also in September, the Council began updating its cultural tourism collateral, including the booklet and rack brochure titled Exploring Florida’s Cultural Capital®, to reflect the Council’s new So Much Culture So Little Time campaign. A new microfiber pouch and note card was concepted and designed to update the Council’s iconic seafoam green sunglasses, which will be used as a strategic giveaway in FY24 along with a branded canvas tote bag. Upon obtaining approval from the TDC board for its FY24 Cultural Tourism Marketing Plan, the Council and AOR Push began work on upcoming media placements (including co-op ads with local cultural organizations), as well as subcampaigns (Art Basel and MOSAIC). By the end of the month, more than 50 co-op advertising packages had already been reserved by cultural organizations for the new fiscal year, with the placements at Palm Beach International Airport already sold out through June 2024. The Council’s marketing team traveled to Orlando in early September to accept three prestigious marketing awards at Visit Florida’s annual Governor’s Conference on Tourism. The Council team won two Henry Awards (first place) and a Silver (second place) Award. One Henry Award recognized the Council’s 2023 Art Basel advertising campaign, and the other recognized the Council and collaborator Discover the Palm Beaches for the 2023 New York City media event, The Palm Beaches in Bloom. The Silver Award was in recognition of the Council’s tourism magazine, art&culture. Item 4B - Page 2
HIGHLIGHTS PUBLIC RELATIONS
Plans progressed in September for the Council’s annual media event in New York City. The theme of the event, The Palm Beaches: Journey to Japanese Culture, will set the tone for an experiential reception in early December for travel and lifestyle editors, freelancers, and influencers. The reception is being planned with the Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens as well as Mounts Botanical Garden, which is planning two origami-themed exhibitions in the next two years. The Council’s PR agency, Sharp, supported planning efforts by providing guidance on event activities, food and beverage, and takeaway gifts, and conducted an exploratory site visit to learn more about the reception space at The Japan Society. Also in the month of September, Sharp prepared for the kickoff of fiscal year 2024 through material prep and research, FAM tour outreach, and partnership negotiations. The agency drafted and distributed a Hot Tips survey to gather season preview information from local cultural organizations to inform the development of a national press release to be distributed October. Sharp is also assisting in final negotiations with influencer and photographer Nick Mele’s management team to bring him onboard in FY24 as a “Cultural Connoisseur” representing The Palm Beaches. The Council is also coordinating a FAM tour referral from Discover The Palm Beaches with an editor with Western Living Magazine (Canada). The tour will take place in November in collaboration with Visit Florida.
PARTNER COLLABORATIONS
In September, the Cultural Council had conversations with Discover The Palm Beaches, the Sports Commission, PBIA, and the Film Commission about ways to collaborate and complement each other’s marketing efforts in early FY24. This included sharing information with Discover on planned OOH placements in the Miami Airport and along the Dolphin Expressway, and the possibility of sharing messaging in Brightline stations during Art Basel in December 2023. The Council also helped the Sports Commission secure entertainment for its TEAMS Conference kickoff dinner in early October.
SECTOR SUPPORT
In September, members of the Council team attended exhibitions and special events at Norton Museum of Art, The Peach, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Center for Arts Innovation, Historical Society for Palm Beach County, Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens, and Palm Beach Zoo.
Item 4B - Page 3
TDC Board Monthly Activity Report October 2023
4C
Sports Tourism Report October 1, 2022 – September 15, 2023 The Palm Beach County Sports Commission is nearing the end of a record setting year for sports tourism in The Palm Beaches. The FY 23 campaign of sporting events hosted by the Palm Beach County Sports Commission has delivered some of the nation’s greatest sports travel products. The milestone year consisted of a diversified collection of events, which included a variety of amateur and professional sports serving a wide array of age groups. As of September 15, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission hosted 195 events generating room night production of 312,497.
Performance Indicator
FY 23 Actual
(as of Sept. 15)
FY 23 Goal
Difference
Percent of Goal
Total Room Nights
312,497
258,500
53,997+
100%
New Event Related Room Nights
89,155
37,500
51,665 +
100%
Hosted Sports Events
195
162
33+
100%
FY 23 Actual
(as of Sept. 15)
FY 22 End of Year Actuals
Difference
Percent of FY 22 production
Total Room Nights
312,497
293,822
18,675
106%
New Event Related Room Nights
89,155
78,863
10,292
113%
Hosted Sports Events
195
178
17
109%
Performance Indicator
Sports Commission Tourism Impacts: October 1, 2022 – August 15, 2023 • 312,497 tracked room nights. • $76,818,012 in projected hotel revenue (using FY 22 ADR for April @ $245.82) • $4,609,081 in projected bed tax revenues.
The sports tourism impacts exclude several events that haven’t reported room nights in August & September
Spectator room nights from MLB spring training are not included in the room night data as of this report.
Winter Equestrian Festival room nights of 61,672, primarily from spectator growth, are not included.
Palm Beach County Sports Commission Sports Tourism Production Report (FY 23) October 1 , 2022 - September 30, 2023 Event Name
Sport
Event Dates
Venue
Room Nights
Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association (WWBA) Underclass World Championship
Baseball
September 29 - Ocotber 3, 2022
Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
882
Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association (WWBA) 15U-18U Fall Invitational
Baseball
September 29 - Ocotber 3, 2022
Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
264
Minority Baseball Prospects All-American Game
Baseball
October 3-5, 2022
Ballpark of the Palm Beaches
152
Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association (WWBA) Freshman World Series
Baseball
October 6-10, 2022
Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, & Santaluces Athletic Complex
4,699
Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association (WWBA) World Championship
Baseball
October 6-10, 2022
Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, & Santaluces Athletic Complex
9,065
Jackson T. Stephens Cup
Golf
October 9-12, 2022
Seminole Golf Club
1,095
USTA National Men's 70, 85, 90, Clay Court Championships
Tennis
October 11-16, 2022
Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center
341
Honda Classic High School Invitational
Golf
October 14-15, 2022
PGA National Resort
241
Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association (WWBA) 13U & 14U World Championships
Baseball
October 14-17, 2022
Ballpark of the Palm Beaches, Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, & Santaluces Athletic Complex
2,376
FIP World Polo Championships
Polo
October 26 - November 6, 2022
National Polo Center & Valiente Polo Farm in Wellington
5,062
USTA Family Clay Court Championships
Tennis
October 28-31, 2022
Wellington Tennis Center
452
NAIA Women's Soccer Championship Opening Rounds
Soccer
November 17-19, 2022
Keiser University
135
World Pickleball Open
Pickleball
November 17-20, 2022
Palm Beach Gardens Tennis and Pickleball Center
366
Hurricane Junior Golf Tour Southeast Florida Winter Junior Open
Golf
November 19-20, 2022
Indian Springs Country Club
32
National Pickleball Expo & Tournament
Pickleball
December 3-4, 2022
Palm Beach County Convention Center
819
Battle Youth National Championship
Football
December 5-17, 2022
Village Park
13,705
Walker Cup Practice Session
Golf
December 15-18, 2022
Seminole Golf Club, The Bear's Club
58
EDP Soccer Playoffs
Soccer
December 16-17, 2022
The Gardens North County District Park
242
Sun / Southern States Athletic Conference Crossover Challenge
Basketball
December 29-31, 2022
Keiser University
261
Development Player League (DPL) Winter Showcase
Soccer
January 5-8, 2023
The Gardens North County District Park & The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches
5,789
Florida RUSH
Ice Hockey
January 13-16, 2023
Palm Beach Skate Zone & Palm Beach Ice Works
3,372
Palm Beach County Sports Commission Sports Tourism Production Report (FY 23) October 1 , 2022 - September 30, 2023 Event Name
Sport
Event Dates
Venue
Room Nights
ITF Pro Circuit
Tennis
January 16-22, 2023
Boca Lago
148
USA Pickleball Boca Raton International Masters
Pickleball
January 17-22, 2023
Patch Reef Park
2,074
Golf Croquet Women's Championship
Croquet
January 19-22, 2023
National Croquet Center
132
Albion Cup
Soccer
January 20-21, 2023
Gardens North County District Park
322
Florida Elite Travel Lacrosse Delray Beach Riptide Preseason Kickoff
Lacrosse
January 21-22, 2023
Seacrest Soccer Complex
873
US Women's Youth National Team U16 Training Camp
Soccer
January 26 - February 2, 2023
Gardens North County District Park
183
Florida Exposure Cup
Hockey
February 2-5, 2023
Palm Beach Ice Works & Palm Beach Skate Zone
1,007
US Soccer Federation U15 Girls National Team Training Camp
Soccer
February 2 - 15, 2023
Gardens North County District Park
193
Paradise Classic (NCAA Division I Softball)
Softball
February 9-12, 2023
Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Softball Stadium
289
Florida State Golf Association (FSGA) 76th Women's International Four-Ball
Golf
February 15-16, 2023
Wanderers Club
92
Weekend Hockey Presidents Day on the Beach
Ice Hockey
February 17-20, 2023
Palm Beach Skate Zone
492
Atlantic Invitational (NCAA Women's Golf)
Golf
February 20-21, 2023
Indian Spring Country Club
60
Inaugural Joan Joyce Classic (NCAA Division I Softball)
Softball
February 23-26, 2023
Florida Atlantic University (FAU) Softball Stadium
187
iDO Beach Tennis Singer Island
Beach Tennis
February 24-26, 2023
Singer Island Municipal Beach in the City of Riviera Beach
658
USTA Women's National Clay Court Championships
Tennis
February 27 - March 4, 2023
Palm Beach Gardens Tennis Center
330
Owl Classic (NCAA Division I Softball)
Softball
March 2-5, 2023
FAU Softball Stadium
272
Bill Bone "Burger" Fondo
Cycling
March 4-5, 2023
Loxahatchee & Belle Glade
90
Keiser Cup
Golf
March 5-7, 2023
Okeehelee Park
129
Ottawa Nepean Canadians Baseball Club Training Camp
Baseball
March 12-18, 2023
Burt Aaronson South County Regional Park
293
East Coast Championships - The SoFLO Championship
Cheerleading
April 1 - 2, 2023
Palm Beach County Convention Center
779
AAU Karate Florida Gold Championships & National Team Trials
Karate
April 8, 2023
Palm Beach Atlantic University
338
Palm Beach County Sports Commission Sports Tourism Production Report (FY 23) October 1 , 2022 - September 30, 2023 Event Name
Sport
Event Dates
Venue
Room Nights
MNO ITF Tennis Series
Tennis
April 10 - 16, 2023
Mission Bay Tennis Center
181
Conference USA Women's Golf Championship
Golf
April 12-15, 2023
PGA National Resort
528
Billie Jean King Cup
Tennis
April 15 - 17, 2023
Delray Beach Tennis Center
1,694
US Soccer Federation U17 Boys National Team Training Camp
Soccer
April 17-24, 2023
Joe Russo Athletic Complex
173
Baseball Canada Junior National Team Training Camp
Baseball
April 18-30, 2023
Ballpark of the Palm Beaches
323
Star Dance Alliance
Dance
April 21 - 23, 2023
Palm Beach County Convention Center
33
Palm Beaches Spartan Sprint Weekend & Spartan Elite Series
Endurance Sports
April 22, 2023
Burt Aaronson South County Regional Park
4,179
The Sun Conference Men's & Women's Golf Championship
Golf
April 23-25, 2023
Fountains Country Club
234
iDO Beach Tennis Singer Island
Beach Tennis
May 5-7, 2023
Singer Island Municipal Beach in the City of Riviera Beach
486
NCAA Division I Women's Golf Regional Championship
Golf
May 7-10, 2023
PGA National Resort
1,086
Professional Bowling Association (PBA) Kia Playoffs
Bowling
May 7 & 14, 2023
Bowlero
141
Delray Beach Riptide Clash for Cancer
Lacrosse
May 13-14, 2023
Seacreast Soccer Complex
792
US Soccer Federation U20 Women's National Team Training Camp
Soccer
May 15-21, 2023
Gardens North County District Park
173
Florida Shine Classic
Baseball
May 19-20, 2023
Ballpark of the Palm Beaches
99
Mud Girl Run
Endurance Sports
May 20, 2023
Burt Aaronson South County Regional Park
TBD
Florida State Golf Association (FSGA) Women's Shootout
Golf
May 20-21, 2023
Indian Spring Country Club
TBD
Florida Sports Summit
Sports Conference
May 22 - 24, 2023
Marriott Singer Island
269
Ocean Cup - Gateway Marathon
Power Boats
June 1-4, 2023
Sailfish Marina
150
USA Gymnastics Rhythmic Developmental Championships
Gymnastics
June 2-5, 2023
Palm Beach County Convention Center
2,639
Prospect Wire Southeast Championship
Baseball
June 2-7, 2023
Ballpark of the Palm Beaches & Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
1,875
Delray Beach Riptide Bash at The Beach
Lacrosse
June 3-4, 2023
Seacreast Soccer Complex
899
Palm Beach County Sports Commission Sports Tourism Production Report (FY 23) October 1 , 2022 - September 30, 2023 Event Name
Sport
Event Dates
Venue
Room Nights
CONCACAF Gold Cup National Team Trainings
Soccer
June 12 - 23, 2023
The Gardens North County District Park, Palm Beach Atlantic Rinker Athletic Complex, & Keiser University
1,617
Perfect Game WWBA 15U-17U Invitational
Baseball
June 19-22, 2023
Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
855
Cal Ripken Baseball 10U State Championship
Baseball
June 28 - July 2, 2023
Burt Aaronson South County Regional Park
461
Cal Ripken Baseball 9U-11U State Championship
Baseball
June 28 - July 2, 2023
Okeeheelee Park
551
Sunshine State Games Judo
Judo
July 1-2, 2023
Congress Middle School
322
Perfect Game 17U Florida World Series
Baseball
July 7-10, 2023
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches
570
Perfect Game 18U National Org Challenge
Baseball
July 7-10, 2023
Roger Dean Cheverolet Stadium
418
I Do Beach Tennis 3X ITF BT10 Singer Island Open
Tennis
July 21-23, 2023
Riviera BeachFront on Singer Island Beach
568
US Soccer Federation U15 Boy's National Team Training Camp
Soccer
July 25 - August 2, 2023
The Gardens North County District Park
247
USA Gymnastics Trampoline & Tumbling Stars & Stripes Championships
Gymnastics
July 28-30, 2023
Palm Beach County Convention Center
3,517
International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) Trampoline & Tumbling World Cup
Gymnastics
August 2-5, 2023
Palm Beach County Convention Center
2,542
NBA Josh Howard King of The City Basketball Tournament & Festival
Basketball
August 5-6, 2023
Pompey Park
361
GOODE Water Ski National Championships
Water Ski
August 9-12, 2023
Okeeheelee Park
1,570
Play Hockey - Sunshine Invitational
Ice Hockey
August 25-27, 2023
Palm Beach Ice Works & Palm Beach Skate Zone
TBD
Prospect Select World Invite
Baseball
September 8-11, 2023
Ballpark of the Palm Beaches & Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
1,253
Perfect Game Youth Fall Invitational
Baseball
September 22-24, 2023
Gardens Park
TBD
Events & Operations Event Support RoofClaim.com Boca Raton Bowl Finalize plans and secure course for sponsor golf outing Finalize transportation plans with selected vendor Secure locations for luncheon and beach party with game date confirmed Miracle League All-Star Weekend Finalize off-site events for Friday Opening Ceremony and Saturday Awards Gala Finalize plans for delivery and setup of LED video board at Gardens Park Coordinate fundraiser through Perfect Game WWBA World Championships USATF Masters Cross Country Championship Recruit volunteers and schedule needs Meet with Palm Beach County Parks and Recreation to discuss tournament logistics Coordinate delivery of all rental equipment Provide onsite support during championship
Finalizing Contract Obligations • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Columbus Day Discovery Showdown World Comes to the Palm Beaches Perfect Game WWBA World Championship USTA Columbus Day Open TimberTech Championship ClubCorp Champions Classic Men’s Senior Baseball League 3v3 Live National Championship Holiday Basketball Classic of the Palm Beaches Hardball 360 Fall Classic FYSA Palm Beach Gardens Classic Monster Mash Lax Clash USTA Men’s 50 Clay Court Championship USTA National Men’s 70,85,90 Clay Court Championship Delray Beach Pickleball Classic Okeeheelee Halloween Slam “Little Mo” Internationals
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EDP Soccer Playoffs NextStar Lacrosse The Junior Honda Classic CPI Horse Show American Youth Soccer Organization Eye of the Hurricane Wellington Soccer Shootout Winter Equestrian Festival Development Player League Winter Showcase APP Boca International Masters The Honda Classic Delray Beach Open Savanah Bananas World Tour Palm Beach Challenge College & International Baseball Festival ITF W25 Circuit Palm Beach Gardens Soccer Spring Classic Delray Beach Pickleball Open Wellington March Madness Palm Beaches Spartan Sprint Weekend Spartan Race Elite Series RUSH Spring Showcase Play at the Plate – Palm Beach Classic Hardball 360 Spring Training Delray Beach International Tennis Federation (ITF) Championships “Little Mo” East Regionals Extreme Kayak Fishing Tournament Exotic Bass Roundup NCAA Division I Women’s Golf Regional Championship Delray Beach Pickleball Open iDo Beach Tennis BT 10x Florida Shine Classic Prospect Wire Southeast Championship Florida State Golf Association 106th Amateur Championship Prospect Select Palm Beach Classic & Classic Futures Junior Tour Powered by Under Armour Summer National Championship Perfect Game Summer Series USTA Boy’s 18’s & 16’s National Clay Court Championship Cal Ripken 9U-11U State Tournament Prospect Select Palm Beach Open GOOODE Water Ski National Championship MNO Tennis Series NBA Josh Howard King of The City Basketball Tournament & Festival Mud Girl Run
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Sailfish Marina Big Dog Fat Cat Shootout US Soccer Boys U15 Team Training Prospect Select World Invite Prospect Wire Florida Fall Classic Perfect Game Youth Fall Invitational Perfect Game WWBA Championship World Pickleball Open World Pickleball Classic
Event Servicing •
Palm Beaches Spartan Weekend
•
Under Armour Junior Golf National Championship
•
USA Track and Field Masters 5K
Communications-Digital Marketing Marketing & Promotions •
Designed and/or distributed E-Blasts o
Press releases published to PalmBeachSports.com • • • •
2023 Lou Groza Award - Stars of the Week for Weeks 2, 3, and 4 Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium Will Play Host to the Best Amateur Baseball Players in the Country This October TEAMS ’23 Celebrates Milestone Year With Record Attendance in The Palm Beaches TimberTech Championship Set to Bring Top Golfers Back to Boca Raton
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Social Media & Digital Advertising Social Media: • Internally managing the PBCSC social media engagement • Efficiently managing HubSpot marketing software to track our social media engagement, email distribution and more Top performing social media posts: •
Lou Groza Award Stars of the Week (Facebook)
•
WWBA World Championship once again takes place in Jupiter
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Social Media & Digital Advertising The Lou Groza Award, an esteemed accolade recognizing the top collegiate placekicker in American football, gained significant national attention in the month of September, thanks to its Stars of the Week. This PR campaign, aimed at highlighting exceptional kicking performances in college football, achieved remarkable success by generating a total of 352 news articles. These articles collectively garnered an impressive earned media value of $1,725,932, showcasing the growing prominence of the award and the Stars of the Week recipients within the sports community and beyond. This attention underscores the pivotal role the Lou Groza Award plays in recognizing outstanding talent and elevating the profile of collegiate kickers on a national scale.
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August 6, 2023 Emanuel J. Perry Executive Director Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council 2195 Southern Blvd., Suite 500 West Palm Beach, FL 33406 Dear Mr. Perry, Palm Beach County is undoubtedly the Major League Baseball (MLB) Spring Training Capital of Florida. Since 1998, Palm Beach County has been home to Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, which was the first baseball complex in Florida to host two (2) MLB teams for Spring Training. Today, Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium is occupied by the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals. In 2017, Palm Beach County delivered Florida its second two (2) team MLB Spring Training Complex with the development of The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches. Located in West Palm Beach, The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches is the spring training home to the 2022 World Series Champion, Houston Astros and Washington Nationals. The Palm Beaches represent Florida’s only county that maintains two, two-team complexes. In total, four (4) of the fifteen (15) MLB teams participating in Florida’s Grapefruit League are playing baseball in Palm Beach County. The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches’ seating capacity is over 7,700 for a single game while Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium’s seating capacity reaches nearly 7,000 per game. Palm Beach County was home to 25% of Florida’s spring training games in 2023. Between The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches and Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, a total of 59 spring training games were scheduled in The Palm Beaches from February 25th to March 26th, 2023. The total attendance for this spring training season equaled 238,014, which represents 68,270 unique attendees. The Palm Beach County Sports Commission sourced Downs & St. Germain Research to conduct an economic impact study for the 2023 MLB Spring Training season taking place at Ballpark of The Palm Beaches and Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Downs & St. Germain Research is a fullservice market research firm based in Tallahassee, which was sourced by the Florida Sports
Foundation to produce an economic impact study on MLB Spring Training taking place in Florida’s Grapefruit League in 2018. In 2023, MLB Spring Training generated a total economic impact of $79.5 million in Palm Beach County. The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches accumulated a total attendance of 106,912 over 30 games with an economic impact of $40.2 million. Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium amassed a total attendance of 131,102 over 29 games while spurring an economic impact of $39.3 million. Of those that attended MLB Spring Training baseball at The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches and Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, 53% were nonresidents. A total of 40% of attendees traveled from across the nation while 13% of the attendees traveled from across Florida. MLB Spring Training was responsible for 55,200 room nights in Palm Beach County hotels, vacation rentals, and other paid accommodations. The attendance, economic impact, and tourism benefits can be influenced by many factors, but Palm Beach County is fortunate to have partnerships with the, Houston Astros, Washington Nationals, St. Louis Cardinals, and Miami Marlins. These teams represent vibrant travel markets that are important to Florida’s economy. The Houston Astros won their second World Series Championship since The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches’ opening, and their fan-base was motivated to celebrate this success. The Houston Astros represents one of two MLB teams from Texas, which is the third largest origin state for Florida visitors. Houston ranks as the 11th largest travel market for Florida. The Washington D.C. market is considered one of Florida’s strongest origin markets, ranking six (6). Individuals from Washington D.C. and surrounding areas are seeking inspiration to visit the state. As one of the premier brands in Major League Baseball, the St. Louis Cardinals own a dedicated and loyal following from St. Louis and the surrounding Missouri towns, as well as the metro west Illinois area. The St. Louis Cardinals have one of the most faithful and active fan bases in sports and Palm Beach County is a routine spring vacation destination for these baseball enthusiasts across the Midwest. The Miami Marlins represent one of only two MLB franchises in Florida. The Miami Marlins created visitation to Palm Beach County through drive markets. The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches in combination with Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium transformed Palm Beach County into the premier destination for amateur baseball events. The nation’s largest baseball tournaments are taking place in Palm Beach County, including some of the most admired brands in amateur baseball. These baseball tournaments are utilizing The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches and Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, creating year-round activity. In addition to baseball, The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches has the capability of hosting a multitude of other sports activities. The complex features five (5) multi-purpose fields, designed to FIFA
(Fédération Internationale de Football Association) soccer specifications. The multi-purpose fields are an ideal home for field sports, such as soccer, lacrosse, rugby, field hockey, flag and tackle football, and more. The economic benefits derived from amateur baseball tournaments and other sports activities are substantial. Major League Baseball, and specifically, the, Houston Astros, Washington Nationals, St. Louis Cardinals, and Miami Marlins have been, and will continue to be an extremely beneficial investment for Palm Beach County and the state of Florida. The Palm Beach County Sports Commission looks forward to utilizing baseball as a catalyst in generating tourism, visitor spending, and hospitality-related jobs.
Sincerely,
George Linley Executive Director Palm Beach County Sports Commission
Cost Benefit Analysis – Spring Training Facilities The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches / Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium Economic Impact & Year-Round Usage Summary
Major League Baseball Spring Training in Palm Beach County Major League Baseball (MLB) Spring Training brings an immense economic and tourism impact to Palm Beach County. The below information has been assembled to project the economic impact created from Spring Training activity that occurred at The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches, located in West Palm Beach and Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, located in Jupiter. The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches, which represents the spring training home for the Houston Astros and Washington Nationals, completed its 7th season, since opening in February of 2017. Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, home to the St. Louis Cardinals and Miami Marlins for spring training, celebrated its 26th anniversary in The Palm Beaches. These two facilities represent the only two-team MLB Spring Training complexes that reside in Florida.
Economic Impact of Major League Baseball Spring Training in The Palm Beaches In 2023, Palm Beach County enjoyed an uninterrupted Major League Baseball (MLB) Spring Training season for the first time in three years. The 2020 MLB Spring Training season was shortened due to the onset on Covid-19 while the 2021 MLB Spring Training season has a very restricted attendance and limited schedule of teams due to the pandemic. The 2022 MLB Spring Training season experienced a decrease in games due to the MLB labor dispute. The pent-up demand to experience spring training games was realized with a significant growth in attendance and realized economic impact. The total economic impact created by both of Palm Beach County’s MLB Spring Training facilities, The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches and Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, totaled $79,555,000 in 2023. This represents a 49.7% increase compared to the $53,156,700 economic impact created by these facilities in 2020. The total economic impact created by baseball attendees in 2023 is $54,882,800 while the economic impact created by the teams in 2023 equated to $24,672,200. Palm Beach County was home to 1 out of every 4 games in Florida, during the 2023 MLB Spring Training season. Between The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches and Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, a total of 59 spring training games were played at Jupiter and West Palm Beach in 2023. The 59 games generated a total attendance of 238,014, which represents 68,270 unique attendees.
Bed Tax Revenues Derived from Major League Baseball Spring Training in The Palm Beaches Nonresidents consisted of 53% of baseball attendees at The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches and Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. A total of 40% of attendees traveled from across the nation while 13% of the attendees traveled from across Florida. Local residences represent 47% of Palm Beach County’s spring training audience. Major League Baseball (MLB) Spring Training in The Palm Beach Beaches created a projected 55,200 room nights in hotels, vacation rentals, and other paid accommodations. The estimated hotel revenue generated directly from MLB Spring Training in Palm Beach County equals $19,430,400.
Economic Impact of Major League Baseball Spring Training at the Ballpark of The Palm Beaches, 2023 Home to the Houston Astros, and Washington Nationals, The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches, is one of two baseball complexes in Florida that accommodates two MLB franchises. The other baseball complex in Florida that hosts two MLB teams also resides in Palm Beach County (Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium). The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches was the launching pad for the Houston Astros’ 2nd World Series Championship in franchise history with the first taking place during this venue’s inaugural season in 2017. In 7 seasons, The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches initiated three (3) World Series Championship (Houston Astros in 2017 & 2022 and Washington Nationals in 2019).
The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches accumulated a total attendance of 106,912 over 30 games with an economic impact of $40,203,000. The Washington Nationals contributed $20,774,700 in economic impact while the Houston Astros compiled an economic impact of $19,428,300. The Washington D.C. market is considered one of Florida’s strongest origin markets (ranking # 6 in 2022), which creates a majority of domestic visitation for Florida. Individuals from Washington D.C. and surrounding areas are seeking a reason to visit the state and spring training delivers that motivation. Houston also represents a robust travel market. The Houston Astros represents one of two MLB teams from Texas, which is the third largest origin state for Florida visitors. Houston ranks as the 11th largest travel market for Florida.
Economic Impact of Major League Baseball Spring Training at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, 2023 Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium substantially contributed to Florida’s tourism economy through Major League Baseball (MLB) Spring Training. Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, which is home to the St. Louis Cardinals and the Miami Marlins, joins The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches as the only baseball complexes in Florida housing two MLB franchises. Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium accumulated a total attendance of 131,102 over 29 games. The economic impact created by its two MLB franchises is projected at $39,352,000. The St. Louis Cardinals contributed $25,711,400 in economic impact while the Miami Marlins compiled an economic impact of $13,580,700. The St. Louis Cardinals produced a total attendance of 85,886, which signifies the largest audience of the four (4) MLB teams conducting Spring Training in Palm Beach County. As one of the premier brands in Major League Baseball, the St. Louis Cardinals own a dedicated and loyal
following from Missouri towns, as well as the metro west Illinois area. The St. Louis Cardinals have one of the most faithful and active fan bases in sports and Palm Beach County is a routine spring vacation destination for these baseball enthusiasts across the Midwest. The St. Louis Cardinals create most of the tourism impact from Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. The Miami Marlins represent one of only two MLB franchises in Florida. The Miami Marlins created visits to Palm Beach County through drive markets. Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium is the only complex in the nation to host four (4) minor league teams: Jupiter Hammerheads of the Minor League Low-A Southeast Division, Palm Beach Cardinals of the Minor League Low-A Southeast Division, FCL Marlins of the Rookie-level Florida Complex League, and the FCL Coast Cardinals of the Rookie-level Florida Complex League.
The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches and Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium Year-Round Use The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches and Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium both represent a Major League Baseball (MLB) Spring Training Complex equipped with multi-sports capabilities, which allows for utilization on a year-round basis. The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches which features a 7,700-seat baseball stadium and Roger Dean Chevrolet contains a seating capacity of 6,870. The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches and Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium each have 13 MLB regulation baseball diamonds, state-of-the-art press box and clubhouse facilities. The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches also maintains five (5) multi-purpose fields designed to FIFA soccer specifications, which is built to host a variety of sports activities throughout the year. The MLB Spring Training facilities undoubtedly enhance Palm Beach County’s position as a premier sports destination while hosting
sporting events that create widespread economic and community benefits. The Palm Beach County Sports Commission, as the sports tourism agency for Palm Beach County, recruits and develops a variety of sporting events to occupy Ballpark of The Palm Beaches. These events bring visitors to Florida from across the state, nation, and globe. Economic Impact of Amateur Baseball Events in Palm Beach County The combination of The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches and Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium provides a significant competitive advantage for the Palm Beach County Sports Commission and its efforts to secure regional and national baseball tournaments that will create countywide tourism impacts to The Palm Beaches, FL. These baseball complexes combined, offer 26 diamonds and two stadiums, which makes Palm Beach County one of Florida’s premier destinations for baseball. From July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023, the Palm Beach County Sports Commission hosted 34 regional and amateur baseball tournaments, showcases, and camps. These 34 events attracted primarily youth baseball travel teams; although, a several tournaments were designed specifically for adult and senior age groups. The amateur baseball tournaments occupying The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches and Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium brought approximately 1,340 amateur baseball teams, consisting of more than 24,000 athletes and over 45,000 spectators and attendees. A total of 54,504 room nights were created for Palm Beach County’s hotel and lodging community. These events generated over $38 million economic impact for the county’s hospitality industry. Please see the attached spreadsheet, referred to as “Amateur Baseball Events in Palm Beach County”, for a detailed breakdown of this impact. As Florida’s only destination, that made a commitment to construct two (2) MLB Spring Training complexes that accommodate two (2) teams each, Palm Beach County has an unrivaled inventory of baseball diamonds. Due to this commitment of baseball infrastructure, Palm Beach County is home to the nation’s largest and most prestigious amateur baseball tournaments, showcases, and related events. Over the last year, the economic impact, number of visitors, and overnight accommodations created from amateur baseball events is nearly equivalent to the output created by MLB Spring Training.
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches = Multi-Purpose Venue In addition to baseball, The Ball Park of The Palm Beaches has the capability to host a multitude of sports. This facility features five (5) multi-purpose fields designed to FIFA (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) soccer specifications. The Palm Beach County Sports Commission utilizes the multi-purpose fields to promote sports tourism and recruit statewide, national, and international sports events that would enlist a collection of new visitors for Palm Beach County and Florida. The multi-purpose fields offer the potential to host a variety of field sports, such as soccer, lacrosse, rugby, field hockey, flag football, tackle football, and more. The FIFA dimensions are applicable to host all age groups and competition levels for the nation’s most popular field sports. The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches hosts one of nation’s largest soccer tournaments The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches and its five (5) soccer fields were a major venue in bringing one of the nation’s predominant girls’ soccer tournaments to Palm Beach County, Florida. The Development Player League (DPL) brought its Winter Showcase to Palm Beach County, FL for the second straight year. This event brought 240 girls’ soccer teams competing in age divisions that range from 13U to 19U. Over 4,500 athletes and more than 11,000 total visitors attended, making this one of the largest girls’ soccer
showcases in the United States. In total, the DPL Winter Showcase created 5,789 hotel room nights and $4 million of economic impact for Palm Beach County’s tourism economy.
Ballpark of The Palm Beaches creates economic impact through lacrosse. The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches was home to three (3) lacrosse events this past year, which attracted traveling athletes and spectators to Palm Beach County. The Monster Mash Lax Clash (October 29-30, 2022), SoFlo Turkey Shootout (November 12-13, 2022), and So Flo Summer Shootout (June 17-18, 2023) were all youth lacrosse events that occupied Ballpark of the Palm Beaches over the last year. These events attracted hundreds of athletes and thousands of spectators from across the nation, creating a strong tourism impact.
2023 Major League Baseball Palm Beach County Spring Training Economic Impact Study Presented by Downs & St. Germain Research
INTRODUCTION
STUDY GOALS
Calculate expenditures o
Calculate spending patterns by visitors from out-of-county areas and participating teams
Economic Impact o
Utilize spending patterns to estimate economic impact of MLB Spring Training in Palm Beach County
Jobs supported o
Estimate jobs supported in Palm Beach County based on direct, indirect, and induced economic impact
Wages generated o
Calculate wages and salaries generated for jobs supported by MLB Spring Training in Palm Beach County
Fan/Team Profiles o
Establish patterns among out-of-county visitors
Visitors profiles o
Create demographic profile of out-ofcounty visitors to MLB Spring Training in Palm Beach County
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Economic Impact 2020 vs. 2023
2020
2023
Economic Impact $53,156,700 $79,555,000
Percent Change +49.7%
TOTAL ECONOMIC IMPACT
MLB Spring Training 2023 generated an economic impact of
$79,555,000
in Palm Beach County
$79,555,000 ECONOMIC IMPACT $50,447,500 DIRECT SPENDING $31,742,500 WAGES 820 JOBS
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF FANS Spring Training 2023 fans from outside of Palm Beach County generated an economic impact of
$54,882,800
in Palm Beach County
$54,882,800 ECONOMIC IMPACT $34,969,230 DIRECT SPENDING $21,648,100 WAGES 550 JOBS
ECONOMIC IMPACT OF TEAM SPENDING Team spending during 2023 MLB Spring Training generated an economic impact of
$24,672,200
in Palm Beach County*
$24,672,200 ECONOMIC IMPACT $15,478,300 DIRECT SPENDING $10,094,400 WAGES 270 JOBS
*Astros and Nationals team spending is based off data collected by MLB in 2018 and adjusted for inflation.
ATTENDEES & GAMES 2023 MLB Spring Training in Palm Beach County attracted
238,014
local and visiting fans to Palm Beach County Spring Training games
238,014 FANS ATTENDING 68,270 UNIQUE ATTENDEES¹ 4,030 ATTENDEES PER GAME 59 GAMES PLAYED
¹Unique attendees differ from total fans attending since many unique attendees go to multiple games.
ATTENDEE ORIGINS
4,030
attendees per game
40% OUT-OF-STATE MARKETS 13% FLORIDA VISITORS 47% LOCAL RESIDENTS
VISITING ATTENDEE PROFILE Attended 3.7 Spring Training games 27% traveled with children 78% visited for Spring Training Top activities were dining out (74%) and visiting the beach (49%) Were 58 years old Earned $123,200 per year in household income Came from the Midwest (20%) 50% drove to Palm Beach County to attend Spring Training Gave 2023 MLB Spring Training in Palm Beach County a 9.1 rating* 92% plan on returning for future Spring Training games *On a 10-point scale where 10 means “excellent” and 1 means “poor”.
ROOM NIGHTS 2023 MLB Spring Training in Palm Beach County generated
55,200
room nights in Palm Beach County hotels, vacation rentals, and other paid accommodations *On a 10-point scale where 10 means “excellent” and 1 means “poor”.
ECONOMIC IMPACT BY TEAM
ST. LOUIS CARDINALS
$25,771,400 ECONOMIC IMPACT $16,497,700 DIRECT SPENDING $10,114,900 WAGES 250 JOBS
MIAMI MARLINS
$13,580,700 ECONOMIC IMPACT $8,723,300 DIRECT SPENDING $5,273,100 WAGES 130 JOBS
HOUSTON ASTROS
$19,428,300 ECONOMIC IMPACT $12,184,700 DIRECT SPENDING $7,835,300 WAGES 220 JOBS
WASHINGTON NATIONALS
$20,774,700 ECONOMIC IMPACT $13,041,800 DIRECT SPENDING $8,519,200 WAGES 220 JOBS
VISITING ATTENDEE SPENDING
VISITING ATTENDEE SPENDING EXPENDITURE
TOTAL
Accommodations
$10,753,650
Restaurants
$7,621,380
Groceries
$1,535,850
Shopping
$5,743,980
Entertainment
$5,334,030
Transportation
$2,991,780
Other
$988,560
TOTAL
$34,969,230
ATTENDEE ORIGIN
REGION OF ORIGIN
1 in 5 Spring Training attendees traveled to Palm Beach County from the Midwest
1%
9%
20%
10% 13%
47%
ATTENDEE BREAKDOWN
Nearly 1 in 2 Spring Training attendees lived in Palm Beach County
Palm Beach County Resident
47%
Outside of Florida 2 in 5 Spring Training attendees traveled to Palm Beach County from outside of Florida
Florida Visitor
40% 13%
MARKET OF ORIGIN Top Origin Markets
45% of Spring Training attendees traveled to Palm Beach County from 9 out-of-county markets
St. Louis
12%
Houston
8%
Washington DC-Baltimore
7%
New York City
6%
Miami - Ft. Lauderdale
5%
Orlando
3%
Atlanta
2%
Jacksonville
1%
Tampa Bay area
1%
VISITING ATTENDEE TRAVEL PROFILE
REASONS FOR VISITING
Nearly 4 in 5 visiting attendees came to Palm Beach County for the purpose of attending Spring Training
MLB Spring Training Vacation Visit friends/family Business/conference Snowbird Just passing through Special occasion Participate in sporting event Fishing Other
8% 5% 2% 2% 1% 1% <1% <1% 3%
78%
VISITOR ACTIVITIES*
3 in 4 visiting attendees dined out during their visit to Palm Beach County
8% of visiting attendees did not participate in any activities other than Spring Training during their trip
Dining out Beach Shopping Visit friends/family Golf/tennis Attractions Nature & parks Special event Water sports Art galleries/museums Hiking/biking/running Sporting event Historic home/site Fishing/hunting Spas Other None
14% 11% 10% 9% 7% 7% 6% 5% 4% 4% 4% 5% 8%
29%
49% 42%
74%
*Multiple responses permitted.
TRAVEL PARTIES
The typical visiting attendee came to Palm Beach County in a travel party of 2.8 people
Over 1 in 4 visiting attendees came to Palm Beach County with one or more children in their travel party
Traveled alone
12%
2 people
48%
3 people
14%
4 people
16%
5+ people
10%
OVERNIGHT VISITORS
Over 3 in 4 visiting attendees to 2023 Spring Training stayed overnight in Palm Beach County
Typical overnight visitors stayed 4.7 nights in Palm Beach County related to Spring Training
Hotel/motel Airbnb Family/friends residence Vacation rental home Personal second home Camping/RV Bed & Breakfast Other Did not stay overnight
13% 12% 7% 5% 2% <1% <1%
38%
23%
TRANSPORTATION
Travel to Palm Beach County among visiting attendees was split between driving and flying
Drive
51%
Fly
48%
Bus/Motor Coach
1%
VISITOR SATISFACTION
Typical visiting attendees rated their satisfaction with Palm Beach County Spring Training at a 9.1*
Over 9 in 10 visiting attendees will return to Palm Beach County to attend future Spring Training games
Definitely will return
58%
Probably will return
34%
Probably will not return
3%
Definitely will not return
0%
Don't know
5%
*On a 10-point scale where 10 means “excellent” and 1 means “poor”.
VISITING ATTENDEE DEMOGRAPHICS
AGE
18 to 24 Typical visiting attendees to 2023 Spring Training in Palm Beach County were 58 years old
25 to 34 35 to 49
2% 8% 20%
50 to 65 Over 65
39% 31%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $50,000 Typical visiting attendees to 2023 Spring Training in Palm Beach County earned $123,200 per year
$50,000 to $74,999 $75,000 to $99,999
5% 12% 20%
$100,000 to $149,999
28%
$150,000 to $199,999
18%
$200,000 or more
17%
GENDER
Female 41% 59% of visiting attendees to 2023 Spring Training in Palm Beach County were male
Male 59%
RESEARCH DESIGN
Data Collection 615 surveys were conducted with attendees to Spring Training in Palm Beach County online and in-person at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium and The Ballpark of the Palm Beaches during the 2023 MLB Spring Training season
METHODOLOGY Economic Impact Total economic impact of 2023 MLB Spring Training in Palm Beach County is a function of direct spending by visitors and teams in the county and induced and indirect effects of this spending. o Indirect effects are increased business spending resulting from Spring Training dollars. o Induced effects are increased household spending resulting from Spring Training dollars.
Multiplier Downs & St. Germain Research uses IMPLAN economic modeling to calculate the economic multiplier based on direct expenditures of MLB Spring Training teams and fans. o IMPLAN models how dollars are spent and re-spent in other sectors of the economy, generating economic activity. o Over 1,500 organizations use IMPLAN, which has been used to model the economic impact of tourism since 1992. o Agencies such as FEMA, EPA, Federal Reserve Bank, and the Bureau of Land Management use IMPLAN modeling.
2023 Major League Baseball Palm Beach County Spring Training Economic Impact Study Presented by Downs & St. Germain Research
Amateur Baseball Events in Palm Beach County July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023 Event
Facility
Date
# of Teams
Athletes
Spectators
Room Nights
Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association (WWBA) 13U Championship
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches
July 2-6, 2022
46
828
1,840
2,610
$1,827,000
Perfect Game Endless Summer Classic
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches
July 7-10, 2022
20
360
800
522
$365,400
Perfect Game 18U World Series
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches
July 8-12, 2022
12
216
480
653
$457,100
Perfect Game 16U Florida Elite Championship
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches
July 11-14, 2022
73
540
810
435
$304,500
The Wave Invitational
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches
July 17-21, 2021
92
1,656
2,484
1,074
$751,800
Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association (WWBA) Florida Invitationals
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches & Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
July 20-22 & July 26-28, 2022
76
1,012
2,128
1,012
$708,400
Perfect Game 13U National Showcase & Perfect Game 14U National Showcase
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches
July 23-25 & July 29-31, 2022
Not applicable
482
1,389
1,441
$1,008,700
Prospect Select Skinner Strong Invitational
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches
September 2-5, 2022
12
216
324
93
$65,100
Prospect Select Fall Classic & Florida Select
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches
September 16-18, 2022
28
504
756
311
$217,700
Hardball 360 Fall Classic
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches
September 28-October 2, 2022
N/A
130
65
165
$115,500
Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association (WWBA) Underclass World Championship
Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
September 29-October 3, 2022
29
522
1,044
882
$617,400
Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association (WWBA) 15U-18U Fall Invitational
Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
September 30-October 3, 2022
27
378
756
264
$184,800
Minority Baseball Prospects All-American Game
Ballpark of The Palm Beaches
October 3-5, 2023
Not applicable
80
160
152
$106,400
Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association (WWBA) World Championship
Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
October 6-10, 2022
102
1,836
5,508
9,065
$6,345,500
Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association (WWBA) Freshman World Series
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches & Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
October 6-10, 2022
116
2,088
3,712
4,699
$3,289,300
Perfect Game World Wood Bat Association (WWBA) 13U & 14U World Championships
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches & Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
October 14-17, 2022
66
1,188
1,848
2,376
$1,663,200
World Comes to the Palm Beaches
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches
October 26-30, 2022
28
504
756
1,547
$1,082,900
Men's Senior Baseball League (MSBL) Fall Classic
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches & Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
November 6-19, 2022
146
2,628
1,998
9,506
$6,654,200
Estimated Visitor Spending
Amateur Baseball Events in Palm Beach County July 1, 2022 - June 30, 2023 Event
Facility
Date
# of Teams
Athletes
Spectators
Room Nights
Perfect Game South Florida Fall Invitational
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches
November 19-20, 2022
35
630
945
286
$200,200
Game Day USA Junior All-American Games
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches
January 13-15, 2023
N/A
300
450
322
$225,400
St. Louis Cardinals Fantasy Camp
Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
January 18-22, 2023
N/A
280
N/A
996
$697,200
Banana Ball World Tour
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches
February 17-18, 2023
2
50
4,538
1,640
$1,148,000
Play at the Plate Fantasy Camp World Series
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches
April 6-9, 2023
24
360
180
371
$259,700
Hardball 360 Spring Training
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches
April 12-16, 2023
N/A
120
60
156
$109,200
Baseball Canada Junior National Team Training Camp
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches
April 18-30, 2023
1
56
N/A
323
$226,100
The Sun Conference Baseball Championship
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches
May 4-7, 2023
6
150
220
372
$260,400
Florida Shine Classic
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches
May 19-20, 2023
2
50
150
99
$69,300
South Florida Collegiate Baseball League
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches & Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
June 1 - July 24, 2023
10
250
1,200
2,300
$1,610,000
Prospect Wire Southeast Championship
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches & Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
June 2-7, 2023
46
828
1,242
1,875
$1,312,500
Collegiate League of the Palm Beaches
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches & Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
June 3 - August 5, 2023
8
200
200
1,334
$933,800
Prospect Select National Showcase Palm Beach Classic
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches & Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
June 9 -13, 2023
240
4,320
6,480
5,033
$3,523,100
Prospect Select - Futures
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches & Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
June 15-18, 2023
24
432
648
709
$496,300
Perfect Game WWBA 15U - 17U Jupiter Invitational
Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium
June 19-22, 2023
30
540
810
855
$598,500
Perfect Game Ultimate Baseball Championship
The Ballpark of The Palm Beaches
June 19-22, 2023
40
720
1,080
1,026
$718,200
1,341
24,454
45,061
54,504
$38,152,800
TOTALS
Estimated Visitor Spending
Newsletter of the Palm Beach County Film and Television Commission | OCTOBER 2023
IN THIS ISSUE GET YOUR MALA PRONTA HISPANIC HERITAGE IN PBC SUN & STARS INT’L FESTIVAL SUBCULTURE FILM FESTIVAL MEDIA ZONE HOSTS AAF HAUNTED PALM BEACHES 29TH ANNUAL SSOF
SOUTH FLORIDA DAILY NOW AIRING ON WFLX South Florida Daily, a new lifestyle series from WXFL FOX 29 in partnership with The Palm Beaches TV, launched last month and airs weekdays at noon. Each half-hour show encompasses events, activities, local businesses, and people throughout South Florida and the surrounding areas. Meanwhile, Palm Beach County steals the show with approximately 15-minutes of programming each day, featuring carefully curated segments from shows currently airing on The Palm Beaches TV, the County’s official tourism TV channel. Through this unique agreement and with enthusiastic support from our local production partners; the Palm Beach County Film and Television Commission secured a marketing opportunity to showcase the very best of Palm Beach County to WFLX’s wide-reaching audience, which broadcasts in Palm Beach County as well as the drive-markets of Martin, Okeechobee, St. Lucie and Indian River County. Megan Hayes, co-host of South Florida Daily says she’s “thrilled to expand the South Florida Weekend brand into South Florida Daily in order to showcase everything this vibrant area has to offer for our residents and visitors alike.” Co-host Kate Monohann added that she’s “ready to highlight the best beaches, uncover hidden gems, and tell the stories of local legends.” The show is available on demand at WFLX FOX 29 TV and full episodes of the segments shown are available on demand at The Palm Beaches TV. Register for monthly industry discussions on Zoom! Friday, October 13, at Noon: John Lux interviews Hispanic Leaders in Florida’s production industry.
2023 TIMBERTECH CHAMPIONSHIP
THE LEARNING CHANNEL’S CRACK ADDICTS
This year's TimberTech Championship takes place at The Old Course at Broken Sound in Boca Raton from November 3 - November 5. Viewers can watch all the action on the Golf Channel, the official cable-television partner of PGA TOUR Champions. Annual proceeds from the tournament benefit health programs of the Boca Raton Champions Golf Charities. Last year, the tournament announced that for a second year in a row, a $400,000 donation had been made to the Boca Raton Regional Hospital Foundation. Since its inception, the TimberTech® Championship has raised over $2 million for local charities. Viewers can tune in to the tournament through various cable providers and streaming platforms, available in 145+ countries and territories, with 25 channels distributed in 135+ countries and territories. Additionally, fans can access the event through the OTT platform on GOLFTV powered by PGA TOUR. For more info and updates please visit timbertechchampionship.com.
TLC’s new show, Crack Addicts, premiered in May and was shot mainly in Palm Beach Gardens. The three-episode program offers captivating insight into the world of chiropractic care through the pioneering work of Dr. Alessandra Colon. “Filming in Palm Beach County offers a great opportunity to bridge the gap between historical Palm Beach, and the new-age social scene. The breathtaking beaches become a canvas for narratives and an outdoor lifestyle that attracts all demographics. It's not just about capturing the beauty of this place; it's about using the lens as a tool for development, conversation and change.” said Dr. Colon. The show spotlights the doctor’s unconventional yet effective methods, emphasizing her deep commitment to holistic healthcare. Since its premiere, the practice has flourished, drawing patients from far and wide, recognizing it as a hub for cuttingedge healthcare. Viewers can watch Crack Addicts on-demand on TLC Go. Check your local listings for reruns.
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FOCUS ON FILM WELCOMING 2023 FALL INTERN
CELEBRATING HISPANIC HERITAGE MONTH
The FTC welcomes its new Fall intern, Gretchen Hofmann. Gretchen is currently finishing up her final semester at Florida Atlantic University where she is majoring in Multimedia Studies.
Since 1988, the United States has recognized September 15 through October 15 as Hispanic Heritage Month – a time to commemorate the significant contributions of the Hispanic people. The local Hispanic community brings a taste of their rich culture to our paradise, making Palm Beach County an even more exciting destination for visitors. The South Florida PBS original series On the Town in The Palm Beaches with Frank Licari – explores some of the best Hispanic & Latino experiences in our area.
A native Floridan, Grethen has always had an interest in the film industry. At an early age, she would use her dad’s video camera to shoot short films and comedy skits that she wrote and performed with her little sister. Since then, she knew she wanted to pursue a career in film. Currently she is assisting with organizing the Subculture Film Festival that takes place later this month. Gretchen is truly grateful for the opportunity to learn as much as she can and deeply admires what the organization does for the film community and the positive impact it has on the film industry throughout the County. Click to learn more about the FTC’s Internship Program.
SUN AND STARS FILM FESTIVAL The Donald M. Ephraim Palm Beach Film Festival not only has a new name, there is new programming, a new footprint and will be known as Donald M. Ephraim Sun & Stars International Film Festival. The event kicks off February 27 and runs through March 5 at the Rinker Playhouse at the Kravis Center and then picks up March 8 - 10 at the Paragon Theaters in Delray Beach. The festival organizers named film expert Barbara Scharres as Artistic Director, arts professional Audrey Votaw will serve as Development Officer, and PBC native, Nathalie Sharres Votow Glaze Glaze, is the Festival Manager. “Pre-production is the key to any successful film, and the same is true with film festivals,” said MorseLife President and CEO Keith A. Myers. “We are pleased to bring these three talented women onboard now as we plan this spectacular event that will be a highlight of next year’s cultural and social seasons.”
Whether you want to take a salsa dancing class, savor authentic Latin flavors at local restaurants, immerse yourself in history, or enjoy the vibrant creativity of Hispanic artists, you can find options for every age group on ThePalmBeaches.TV where you can embrace the sights, sounds and flavors of Hispanic Heritage month! ¡Viva la cultura!
INT’L PRODUCTION SPOTLIGHTS PBC Come along on a thrilling virtual voyage through Palm Beach County, with the Brazilian YouTube series Mala Pronta, a travel tourism program. With over 7.5 million followers on YouTube, Mala Pronta which means “Bags Packed” is hosted by Pati Leoni who introduces us to some of the most enchanting and exciting travel destinations worldwide, recently featuring a one-hour episode wholly dedicated to The Palm Beaches. Their cinematic journey through Palm Beach County underscores its appeal as a global tourist destination. From the historical richness of Jupiter to the majestic beaches of Delray, every frame promotes the County's unique attractions. As we reflect on their exploration, we celebrate the opportunity to promote our area as a prime tourist destination. Mala Pronta's YouTube channel continues to showcase the wonders of The Palm Beaches, inviting travelers to discover its beauty, culture, and history. Click to check out the episode that features The Palm Beaches.
30 HOURS OF NEW PROGRAMMING COMING TO THE PALM BEACHES TV
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The Palm Beaches TV, will soon be airing 30 hours of new content! The family-friendly programming features original shows about culture, lifestyle, sports, eco-tourism, and the finest culinary experiences. Returning for its 7th season is the Emmy-nominated, South Florida PBS signature lifestyle series On The Town in The Palm Beaches with Frank Licari. And Kitty Lundan returns for the second season of What’s Poppin, PBC? A show that explores the County’s hot spots. Local production company, Apex Studios, which produces the nationally syndicated show Travels & Traditions with Burt Wolf, will bring us the new series Pets in Paradise airing in February on the Travel Channel. Viewers can also get ready for the new series Equestrian Life in The Palm Beaches with Theo Dorsey, who also hosts the weekly PBTV Watch Party series on YouTube. Visit ThePalmBeaches.TV to explore and share these shows with family and friends.
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FOCUS ON FILM LINCOLN TEAMS UP WITH SERENA IN PBC
L-DUB AND SWEDE FESTIVALS WRAP UP
Lincoln Motors’ and brand ambassador Serena Williams along with PBC Environmental Resource Management, and The City of Riviera Beach recently collaborated on a commercial project titled Letting Go that was filmed during sea turtle nesting season.
Swede Fest Palm Beach opened the 11th annual L-Dub Film Festival at Lake Worth Playhouse on September 22nd to showcase 10 hilarious short films spoofing Hollywood hits made by local amateur filmmakers. A few of the short films featured in the screening included Barbie Movie: The Prequel, Lethal Ghostbusters Weapon, Amityville Horror, The Little Mermaid and Titanic Sweded. With swedes being no-budget films, props included common household items paired with creativity, often making the films so bad they’re laughable. The event included awards for Best Short, Best Student Film, and lighthearted juried awards such as best use of paper towels in a swede. Audience members were also given the opportunity to chime in and vote for their favorite film. This year’s winner of the Audience Choice Award was Titanic Sweded. For more information on awards and films, visit the Swede Fest website.
The FTC worked together with city officials and PBCERM to ensure that the production did not have a negative impact on the local environment and required a sea turtle monitor and weight distribution platform to avoid ground penetration and protect any turtle eggs that may be below the surface of the sand. The result is a stunning Lincoln Motors commercial with Serena Williams, celebrating BlueCruise a new hands off, driver assisted technology. Click to watch the commercial.
SUBCULTURE FILM FEST
MEDIA ZONE HOSTS INDUSTRY EVENT
The Subculture Film Festival returns to West Palm Beach on October 20-22 for its second year, and will run for three days at three different venues: The Norton Museum of Art, Afflux Studios, and The Peach. The festival will showcase over 60 films from local, national, and international filmmakers. The festival started as a way to promote, encourage and bring together the film community. The Norton Museum of Art will host the opening night with a screening of the feature film Ask Her About the Art, a documentary directed by WPB filmmaker Karim Dakkon. Afflux Studios will host Day 2 and the closing day will be held at The Peach. Days 2 and 3 feature industry panels, workshops, live music, and food vendors. Tickets for the festival are on sale now. The Subculture Film Festival is made possible by the Subculture Group. For more info, visit their facebook page.
Recently, the American Advertising Federation’s Broward and Palm Beach chapters hosted part 5 of a 6 part series to discuss the importance of South Florida’s film industry. The evening kicked off with an lively discussion about South Florida's pivotal role in production. The event brought together film enthusiasts and industry experts, and celebrated the local film scene. Afterwards, attendees were treated to an exclusive tour of the evenings host 4,200 Square foot Virtual and Hybrid Event Studio, Media Zone in Boca Raton. The facility is powered by cutting-edge technology of Groove.ai and XBlack and is popular with podcasters. Located approximately one half mile from the Brightline station and is poised to assist production teams and craft both virtual and hybrid events.
WALKING ON THE WILD SIDE OF THE PALM BEACHES Calling all nature enthusiasts and wildlife aficionados, prepare for an exhilarating adventure as the highly anticipated Wild Palm Beaches makes its much-anticipated return for season 3. This captivating series, hosted by the charismatic James Currie, invites you to enjoy a thrilling exploration of Palm Beach County's enchanting landscapes, pristine beaches, and unique wildlife, all conveniently located right here in our own backyard. Beyond its awe-inspiring visuals, the show also plays a role in promoting local tourism by showcasing the activities and small business owners that contribute to the County’s charm. Wild Palm Beaches will air on Destination America, and after it airs, you can share the link with family and friends from ThePalmBeaches.TV platform. Come and explore on an unforgettable journey into the heart of Palm Beach County's unspoiled treasures!
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FOCUS ON FILM THE FTC AND THE PALM BEACHES TV CELEBRATE PENELOPE DOUGLAS The Palm Beach County Film and Television Commission (FTC) is celebrating a remarkable colleague and industry professional, Penelope Douglas, who has been an integral part of growing The Palm Beaches TV this past year. As a seasoned TV executive with over 20 years of experience, she has left an indelible mark on our channel, helping usher 20 hours of new, original content and setting the stage for an additional 30 hours of new programming in the year ahead. Penelope's journey in television began as a reporter for an NBC-affiliate, and her career soared as she spearheaded the launch of award-winning nationally broadcast series on major networks like The Discovery Health Network, NBC Universal, and American Public Television. The FTC is grateful for Penelope’s service to The Palm Beaches and wish her all the best on her next adventure. Stay tuned!
LOCATION SPOTLIGHT HAUNTED HOT SPOTS IN PBC The town of Yesteryear Village in WPB; has a lovely two-story house with a haunted point of view. But the Riddle House, isn’t the only property at Yesteryear Village with paranormal activity, the Corbett Shack and the Pineapple Processing Plant also have stories to tell. Jonathan Dickinson State Park is the home of the ghost of Trapper Nelson a.k.a Tarzan of the Loxahatchee; who was found dead in 1968 with a gunshot wound to the head and it was ruled a suicide. However, many have reported that Nelson has walked with them on the trails and warned them against going into the Native American burial grounds of the park and has asked a few ladies out on dates and even informed some of them that he was actually murdered by his brother. Bertha Starkey has been a resident of Delray Beach ever since the façade of the Blue Anchor Pub was shipped from London to the US in 1996. Featured on Travel Channels “Most Haunted Pubs” The English woman was stabbed to death by her husband in a fit of rage and she remains a fixture in the pub tripping alarms and appearing as a white flash of light inside the pub. Find more film friendly locations in the FTC’s online locations database.
EDUCATION CORNER CALL FOR ENTRIES IS OPEN FOR SSOF The Call for Entries for The Palm Beaches Student Showcase of Films (SSOF) is now open! Returning for the 29th year, this free-to-enter competition is open to student filmmakers, writers, graphic designers, and digital media artists currently enrolled in any high school or college in Florida. The 2024 competition will award more than $24K in cash, scholarships, and prizes. After this year’s record-breaking 528 eligible submissions from 75 schools, applicants can expect stiff competition for the top prizes. Deadline for entries is February 5, 2024. There are three new awards for 2024. Discover the Palm Beaches is sponsoring The Palm Beach County Tourism PSA award - designed to showcase the many reasons why we #LoveThePalmBeaches. The SSOF will honor an educator for excellence with a new Teacher Appreciation award. Students can nominate the educators that have made a positive impact on their lives. And, a finalist for the Burt Reynolds Scholarship award will receive the new $1,000 Gray Family Scholarship. Also, new for 2024, acclaimed digital arts pioneer, Laurence Gartel will sponsor the Poster Design competition. The 2024 red carpet award show takes place April 26, 2024. Students from all over Florida will gather at the Maltz Jupiter Theatre. Frank Licari, of South Florida PBS’ On The Town in The Palm Beaches with Frank Licari is slated to host. For more information on how to submit your entries to the competition, visit
Contributors: Vanessa Cadet, Angie Crocitto, Gretchen Hofmann, Alberto Jordat, Kelly King, Matthew Mazzamaro, Brandon Perry
To have your production included in this newsletter, please email ajordat@pbfilm.com or call 561.233.1000
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
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Mayor Gregg K. Weiss | Vice Mayor Maria Sachs Commissioners Maria G. Marino | Michael Barnett | Mack Bernard | Sarah Baxter | Marci Woodward County Administrator Verdenia Baker
PALM BEACH COUNTY FILM AND TELEVISION COMMISSION Film Commissioner Michelle Hillery | Director of Operations Alberto Jordat Production Designer Kelly King | Social Media and Events Developer Vanessa Cadet Production Coordinators Brandon Perry and Matthew Mazzamaro Administrative Assistant Angie Crocitto 4.D.
Production Activity Report For August 2023 Variance Explanations Percentage change variances of ± 10% in performance statistics are explained in this section. 1. Production Days: While Total Production Revenue has increased by 3% year-over-year and is on track for potential back-to-back record-breaking years, the 12% year-to-date (YTD) decrease in Total Production Days results from the consolidation of production schedules between visiting and local production companies. This is partly due to rising production costs, including personnel/labor and travel expenses. The decrease in Production Days is also attributed to the "Florida fatigue" phenomenon, which emerged in the post-COVID era as other states fully reopened, diverting some attention away from the Sunshine state. 2. Total Leads: The 35% decrease in Total Leads, as consistently reported, can be attributed to industry professionals embracing available technology. The advent of digital location databases, such as the comprehensive locations library on the FTC's website, combined with tools like Google Earth, has provided production companies with greater accessibility to scout potential filming locations virtually and independently. 3. Lead Responses: A 34% decrease in Lead Responses aligns with the decrease in Total Leads. 4. Lead Conversions: A 31% decrease in Lead Conversions mirrors the decrease in Total Leads. 5. Website Unique Visitors: The 92% increase in website visitors in August 2023 compared to August 2022 primarily stems from heightened traffic resulting from a series of Tune-In Announcements related to sponsored programming airing on traditional television and/or The Palm Beaches TV. These email campaigns are integral to the FTC's digital marketing strategy, underscoring the effectiveness of our email marketing efforts. Furthermore, the overall 92% YTD increase in Website Unique Visitors can be attributed to a substantial surge in website traffic during January and February. This surge was predominantly driven by increased interest in The Palm Beaches Student Showcase of Films during those months, with a surge in clicks on website pages specifically related to the 28th annual event. The FTC anticipates a sustained variance of over 10% in this category throughout the year, reflecting the ongoing interest and engagement from visitors to our website. *Additionally, due to tech-related issues during the migration process from google analytics to GA4, there was no data for website traffic in August. However, server data shows more than seven thousand unique hits in the month of August. That number is unreliable since it includes bots that are normally filtered out. Still, based on month-over-month data from 2023, we are confident that we had at least the same 1,729 visitors as in August of 2022. 4.E.
January 2023 Production Production Activity Activity Report Report August 2023 Aug 2022 PRODUCTION REVENUE
YTD 2022
Aug 2023
$13,746,816 $129,658,918 $14,372,383
12-MONTH ROLLING REVENUE September 2022 - August 2023
YTD 2023
CHANGE
$133,721,210
3%
$242,847,914
HOTEL ROOM NIGHTS
698
6,413
461
5,927
-8%
PRODUCTION DAYS
599
4,918
507
4,315
-12%
Permits Issued Non-Permitted Productions TOTAL PRODUCTIONS
23 8 31
219 123 342
22 12 34
218 128 346
0% 4% 1%
State FC and Susan Simms Other Leads and Return Clients
2 19
16 151
1 6
20 89
25% -41%
TOTAL LEADS
21
167
7
109
-35%
LEAD RESPONSES
21
163
7
107
-34%
LEAD CONVERSIONS
12
48
0
33
-31%
1,729
13,888
1,729
26,623
92%
WEBSITE UNIQUE VISITORS
**See note in Variance report
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August 2023 Permits & Shot No Permits Month
23-199
8
AA Video
West Palm Beach, FL
23-200
8
West Palm Beach, FL
23-201
8
AA Video Jean Eddy Seide - New York Film Academy South Beach
23-202
8
Mensch Pix Inc
New York, NY
23-203 23-204
8 8
This Little Company Ian Jacob Photography
Juno Beach, FL West Palm Beach, FL
Boca Raton Golf and Racquet Club The "Ocean Blvd Parking lot" at Carlin Park. The one that's on the side of the Seabreeze Amphitheater. Lake Lytal Tennis & Pickleball courts
23-205
8
KJ Trade LTD dba Matte Collection
Norcross, GA
Coral Cove Park- 1600 Beach Road Tequesta, Florida 33469
23-206 23-207
8 8
AA Video D J PRODUCTIONS LP
West Palm Beach, FL Los Angeles, CA
23-208
8
Fig Tree Films
Piscataway, NJ
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens 2300 45th St., West Palm Beach, FL 33407 United States Coral Cove – on the lagoon side. Dubois Park Jupiter Beach Park
Jupiter, FL
Coral Cove Park 19450 County Hwy 707, Tequesta, FL 33469 DuBois Park 19075 Dubois Rd, Jupiter, FL 33477 Jupiter Beach Park 1375 Jupiter Beach Rd, Jupiter, FL 33477 Juno Beach Pier 14775 US-1, Juno Beach, FL 33408
23-209
Type Code:
8
Production Company
City & State
Permit #
4ArtistsByAtists
Miami, FL
Filming Location(s) CALYPSO BAY WATERPARK COCONUT COVE WATERPARK CALYPSO BAY WATERPARK COCONUT COVE WATERPARK The Public sidewalks on both sides of E Atlantic Ave, Delray Beach, FL 33444, from 2nd Ave to NE 4th Ave
23-210
8
4ArtistsByAtists
Jupiter, FL
23-211
8
Christ Fellowship Films
West Palm Beach, FL
23-212
8
4ArtistsByAtists
Jupiter, FL
23-213
8
Flash One Films
Fort Lauderdale, FL
23-214
8
BrandStar
Pompano Beach, FL
23-215
8
Bob Summers Photography
Pompano Beach, FL
23-216
8
Bob Summers Photography
Pompano Beach, FL
23-217
8
Bob Summers Photography
Pompano Beach, FL
23-218
8
Miami In Focus Inc.
Miami, FL
Coral Cove Park 19450 County Hwy 707, Tequesta, FL 33469 DuBois Park 19075 Dubois Rd, Jupiter, FL 33477 Jupiter Beach Park 1375 Jupiter Beach Rd, Jupiter, FL 33477 Juno Beach Pier 14775 US-1, Juno Beach, FL 33408 The Square | 700 S Rosemary Ave Suite 200, West Palm Beach, FL 33401 Jupiter Beach Park 1375 Jupiter Beach Rd, Jupiter, FL 33477 Dubois Park 19075 Dubois Rd, Jupiter, FL 33477 Delray Beach public beach. N Ocean BLVD City of Wellington park Amesbury park / 2000 Lynton Circle Boca Raton Inlet Boynton Inlet Jupiter Inlet Boca Raton Inlet Boynton Inlet Jupiter Inlet Boca Raton Inlet Boynton Inlet Jupiter Inlet PBG 3 Golf Club House: 9900 Sandhill Crane Drive, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33412
23-219
8
Christ Fellowship Church
Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Rooftop of Hibiscus Parking Garage in Rosemary Square
23-220
8
Integrity Marketing Group
Dallas, TX
Red Reef Golf Course
TOTAL PERMITS
22
1.Feature Film 2.Commercial 3.Web Content 4.Stills 5.TV Series/Pilot 6.Documentary 7.Film 8.Video 9.Infomercial 10.Other 11. Music Video 12. Student Film
Project Title Parks in The Palm Beaches Parks in The Palm Beaches
Type 1- # of 10 Days
# of Personnel Per Day
# of Local Crew
# of Room Nights
Hotel Info
5
1
2
2
0
N/A
5
0
0
0
0
N/A
The Scammer Untitled Grossingers Documentary
7
1
0
0
0
N/A
6
3
8
0
0
N/A
currently untitled Pickleball Shoot
3 4
1 1
6 1
6 0
0 0
Matte Aurora Shoot Parks in The Palm Beaches CFM
3&4
2
9
0
2
N/A N/A 1 Hotel South Beach
5 6
1 5
2 10
2 0
0 70
N/A DORAL, FL
2&3
2
4
0
0
N/A
Sunrise 3
4
2
4
4
0
N/A
Sunrise 3
4
0
0
0
0
N/A
Young Adults Broll
8
1
11
0
0
N/A
Sunset Ellie 2 Vanessa Desire - Music Video
4
1
5
5
0
N/A
11
1
4
0
0
N/A
Designing spaces
5
1
7
5
2
TBD
YouTube Boat Rides
3
1
1
0
0
N/A
YouTube Boat Rides
3
0
0
0
0
N/A
YouTube Boat Rides PBG 3 Golf Club House Photo Shoot Diesel Merchandise Photo Shoot Project Caddyshack Announcement Shoot
3
0
0
0
0
N/A
4
1
2
0
0
N/A
4
0
0
0
0
N/A
1
7
0
0
3
TBD
Sharks Unknown with Jasmin Graham
Production Revenue
4.E.
Shot No Permit
Month
Production Company
City & State
Filming Location(s)
Project Title
Type 1- # of 10 Days
# of Personnel Per Day
# of Local Crew
# of Room Nights
Hotel Info
8 8
Crosswalk Studios Brandstar
Glendale, CA Pompano Beach, FL
Various private locations around Palm Beach County 10742 Versailles Blvd Wellington FL 33449
A Season to Remember 2 Junk King
5 5
14 1
20 25
1 1
54 0
8
Mala Pronta
Sao Paulo
Phil Foster Park, West Palm Beach, The Square, and Atlantic Avenue / Delray Beach.
DTPB and Mala Pronta Episode 2023
8
3
0
0
4
Residence Inn West Palm Beach N/A Wyndham Grand Jupiter & OPAL Grand Resort Delray Beach
3 5
1 1
1 1
0 0
0 o
N/A N/A
5
1
2
2
0
N/A
5
1
2
2
0
N/A
5
1
2
2
0
N/A
5 5 5 5
1 1 1 1
2 2 2 2
2 2 2 2
0 0 0 0
N/A N/A N/A N/A
59
137
40
135
8 8
Mr. ChimeTime CBS Sunday Morning
N/A Palm Beach Gardens, FL
Various locations around West Palm Beach
S
8
AA Video
West Palm Beach, FL
S
8
AA Video
West Palm Beach, FL
Calypso Bay Water for Parks of The Palm Beaches (Royal Palm Beach) Coconut Cove Water Park for Parks of The Palm Beaches ( Boca Raton)
S
8
AA Video
West Palm Beach, FL
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens
S S S S
8 8 8 8
AA Video Pop Star Productions Pop Star Productions Pop Star Productions
West Palm Beach, FL West Palm Beach, FL West Palm Beach, FL West Palm Beach, FL
Morikami Museum & Japanese Gardens Fatboy Sauceless BBQ Majestic Cigar & Lounge House of Style & Creative Loft
TOTAL SHOT NO PERMITS
12
Mr. Chime Time YouTube Series Segments CBS Sunday Morning Parks in The Palm Beaches Parks in The Palm Beaches Parks in The Palm Beaches Parks in The Palm Beaches What’s Poppinn' PBC 2 What’s Poppinn' PBC 2 What’s Poppinn' PBC 2
Permits & Shot No Permits Totals
Production Revenue
$560,700
S = Tourism Branding Content Sponsorship Program (TDC Funded) NOTE: Production Revenue is reported once with the first Permit/Shot No Permit of each Sponsorship Project.
Type Code:
1.Feature Film 2.Commercial 3.Web Content 4.Stills 5.TV Series/Pilot 6.Documentary 7.Film 8.Video 9.Infomercial 10.Other 11. Music Video 12. Student Film
4.E.
August 2023 Production Companies & Support Services Type of Production
Projects
# of Days
# of Employees
# of Freelance
Music Videos, Still Photography
Various
13
5
15
5
Various
*APEX Productions Inc.
Television/Commercials
Various
22
2
10
5
Various
*Argonaut Productions
Commercials, Corporate Videos
Various
22
5
15
5
Various
*ASK Media Productions
Videos, Commercials, Still Photography
Various
20
5
12
5
Various
Website Design/Advertising/ Promotional
Various
19
6
15
5
Various
Television
Various
20
14
0
0
N/A
Streaming, Sports Broadcasts, Various
Various
27
4
75
0
N/A
Various
Various
17
105
50
136
Various
*Hutton Miller, LLC
Commercials/Infomercials
Various
19
12
28
5
Hyatt Delray Place
*Jetty Productions
Various
Various
17
1
11
0
N/A
*KO-MAR Productions
Various
Various
21
12
25
10
Various
*LGW Mediaworks
Various
Various
23
10
20
5
Various
*Majic Robot Studios
Various
Various
14
3
5
10
Various
*Media Zone Studios
Streaming, Corporate Videos, Various
Various
29
1
5
0
N/A
*Multi Image Group (MIG)
Various
Various
26
110
45
15
Various
*Olympusat
Television
Various
31
140
50
100
Various
*Pathos
Various
Various
14
17
1
10
Various
*Saygo Studios
Various
Various
21
1
0
0
Various
Independent Films, Web Series
Various
26
2
3
10
Various
*West Palm TV 18
Television
Various
25
3
3
0
N/A
*WXTV Channel 34- Sinclair
Television
Various
22
8
0
0
N/A
448
466
388
326
Production Company *Afflux Studios
*Brave Man Media *Channel 20 *Frank Gatto & Associates *G-Star Studios
*Studio Space / You Create Academy
* The FTC will use a monthly average based on the year 2022 unless advised to do otherwise by these companies.
Totals
Permits & Shot No Permits Projects Subtotals Production Companies & Support Services Subtotals Production Revenue Total
# of Room Hotel Info Nights
Production Revenue
$13,811,683 $560,700 $13,811,683 $14,372,383
4.E.
Palm Beach Convention Center FINANCIAL OPERATIONS ANALYSIS REPORT-BUDGET COMPARISON For the Eleven Months Ending August 2023 Period To Date Actual
Curr Budget
Year To Date Budget Var
Actual
Curr Budget
Annual Budget Budget Var
Actual
Annual Annual Budget
Budget Var
OPERATING REVENUE SPACE RENTAL ADVERTISING INCOME NET BUILDING SERVICES REVENUE NET F&B REVENUE NET PARKING NET EXHIBITOR SERVICES NET AUDIO VISUAL NET MISC INCOME(EXPENSE)
272,550 0 87,122 161,003 29,861 0 44,334 (2,462)
81,000 0 21,520 75,670 18,900 1,000 5,600 (6,220)
191,550 0 65,602 85,333 10,961 (1,000) 38,734 3,758
2,878,703 10,000 813,388 2,240,601 676,323 181,294 404,943 (86,379)
2,218,000 0 424,700 1,515,730 545,400 119,000 333,000 (68,420)
660,703 10,000 388,688 724,871 130,923 62,294 71,943 (17,959)
2,878,703 10,000 813,388 2,240,601 676,323 181,294 404,943 (86,379)
2,300,000 0 434,000 1,620,000 567,000 140,000 343,700 (74,700)
578,703 10,000 379,388 620,601 109,323 41,294 61,243 (11,679)
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE
592,408
197,470
394,938
7,118,873
5,087,410
2,031,463
7,118,873
5,330,000
1,788,873
OPERATING EXPENSES EXECUTIVE MARKETING FINANCE EVENT PRODUCTION OPERATIONS - ADMIN/OVRHEAD OPERATIONS - SECURITY OPERATIONS - IT OPERATIONS - PARKING OVERHEAD
29,728 41,752 10,104 26,531 217,782 28,303 9,239 25,084 21,762
32,290 42,620 18,560 29,170 206,930 33,380 21,530 24,570 31,360
2,562 868 8,456 2,639 (10,852) 5,077 12,291 (514) 9,598
353,894 423,441 150,343 332,915 2,092,640 318,707 134,747 251,767 326,685
394,950 482,190 241,460 345,360 2,418,710 394,550 215,980 314,280 338,490
41,056 58,749 91,117 12,445 326,070 75,843 81,233 62,513 11,805
353,894 423,441 150,343 332,915 2,092,640 318,707 134,747 251,767 326,685
478,000 546,000 269,000 383,000 2,633,000 428,000 230,000 338,000 425,000
124,106 122,559 118,657 50,085 540,360 109,293 95,253 86,233 98,315
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
410,285
440,410
30,125
4,385,139
5,145,970
760,831
4,385,139
5,730,000
1,344,861
NET OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
182,123
(242,940)
425,063
2,733,734
(58,560)
2,792,294
2,733,734
(400,000)
3,133,734
OPERATIONAL CAPITAL EXPENSES
27,772
10,000
17,772
32,249
40,000
(7,751)
32,249
50,000
(17,751)
NET OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) AFTER CAP-X
154,351
(252,940)
407,291
2,701,485
(98,560)
2,800,045
2,701,485
(450,000)
3,151,485
Balance Brought Forward Transfers In 1st Cent Fund Statutory Holdback Pool Investment Interest Income City of WPB Contributions Statutory Holdback Return PYF Total Direct County Revenue*
25,146 25,146
5,264 5,264
19,882 19,882
174,342 174,342
3,997,241 2,750,000 (239,956) 57,899 229,167 6,794,351
(3,997,241) (2,750,000) 239,956 116,444 (229,167) (6,620,008)
174,342 174,342
4,360,627 3,000,000 (261,770) 63,162 250,000 7,412,019
(4,360,627) (3,000,000) 261,770 111,180 (250,000) (7,237,677)
Direct County Expenses Legal Services Insurance & Surety Bonds Inspector General Fee Materials/Supplies Operating/Other Operating Expenses Indirect PBCCC Incentive Funding Total Direct County Expenses*
-
433 49,400 1,378 533 21,288 14,907 87,939
433 49,400 1,378 533 21,288 14,907 87,939
348,872 5,034 63,758 173,421 591,085
4,767 543,400 15,160 5,862 234,164 163,973 967,326
4,767 194,528 10,126 5,862 170,407 (9,448) 376,241
348,872 5,034 63,758 173,421 591,085
5,200 592,800 16,538 6,395 255,452 178,880 1,055,265
5,200 243,928 11,504 6,395 191,694 5,459 464,180
179,497
(335,615)
515,112
2,284,742
5,728,465
(3,443,722)
2,284,742
5,906,754
(3,622,012)
Net Income (Loss)
4.F.
Palm Beach Convention Center FINANCIAL OPERATIONS ANALYSIS REPORT-PRIOR YEAR COMPARISON For the Eleven Months Ending August 2023 Period To Date Actual MTD Current Year
Actual MTD Prior Year
Year To Date MTD Variance
Actual YTD Current Year
Actual YTD Prior Year
Variance
OPERATING REVENUE SPACE RENTAL ADVERTISING INCOME NET BUILDING SERVICES REVENUE NET F&B REVENUE NET PARKING NET EXHIBITOR SERVICES NET AUDIO VISUAL NET MISC INCOME(EXPENSE)
272,550 0 87,122 161,003 29,861 0 44,334 (2,462)
158,211 0 50,303 85,897 28,716 9,581 7,959 (4,735)
114,339 0 36,820 75,106 1,145 (9,581) 36,375 2,273
2,878,703 10,000 813,388 2,240,601 676,323 181,294 404,943 (86,379)
2,262,582 0 524,604 1,064,724 590,424 98,323 397,676 279,065
616,121 10,000 288,783 1,175,876 85,899 82,971 7,267 (365,444)
TOTAL OPERATING REVENUE
592,408
335,932
256,477
7,118,873
5,217,398
1,901,473
OPERATING EXPENSES EXECUTIVE MARKETING FINANCE EVENT PRODUCTION OPERATIONS - ADMIN/OVRHEAD OPERATIONS - SECURITY OPERATIONS - IT OPERATIONS - PARKING OVERHEAD
29,728 41,752 10,104 26,531 217,782 28,303 9,239 25,084 21,762
31,010 33,823 10,750 22,801 192,343 31,420 10,114 23,902 40,082
1,282 (7,929) 646 (3,730) (25,439) 3,116 875 (1,182) 18,320
353,894 423,441 150,343 332,915 2,092,640 318,707 134,747 251,767 326,685
343,874 347,321 111,683 260,274 1,776,103 267,694 126,327 230,129 327,772
(10,020) (76,120) (38,659) (72,641) (316,537) (51,013) (8,420) (21,638) 1,088
TOTAL OPERATING EXPENSES
410,285
396,245
(14,041)
4,385,139
3,791,177
(593,960)
NET OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)
182,123
(60,313)
242,436
2,733,734
1,426,221
1,307,513
OPERATIONAL CAPITAL EXPENSES
27,772
12,462
15,310
32,249
26,949
5,300
NET OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) AFTER CAP-X
154,351
(72,775)
227,126
2,701,485
1,399,272
1,302,213
COUNTY FUNDING ACTIVITY FUNDING RECEIVED FROM COUNTY FUNDING PAID TO COUNTY
641,002 14,529
550,386 (516,785)
90,617 531,315
3,565,710 (5,893,537)
3,406,305 (4,881,466)
159,405 (1,012,070)
TOTAL NET COUNTY FUNDING ACTIVITY
655,531
33,601
621,930
(2,327,827)
(1,475,161)
852,666
NET F&B OPERATING INCOME (LOSS) AFTER COUNTY FUNDING
809,882
(39,174)
849,056
373,658
(75,889)
449,547
TDC Marketing Report – October 2023 Description
TEAMS Cheney Brothers Sales Meeting Condo and HOA Expo International Esthetics Cosmetics Spa Conference Copywriting Success & Getting Clients WGI United Association of Plumbers and Pipefitters Trendz Tradeshow IBOSP Conference Club 47 USA October, 2023 Meeting Two Nights of Miracles 1ERA CONVENCIÓN CIGNA LATINO Unicorn World Chamber Breakfast
Type
Status
Start
End
Exp
Conference
Definite
Meeting
Definite
Consumer
Definite
10/01/23 10/13/23 10/19/23 10/13/23 10/23/23 10/10/23 10/14/23 10/19/23 10/06/23 10/11/23 10/20/23 10/20/23 10/28/23 10/18/23
10/05/23 10/13/23 10/19/23 10/16/23 10/26/23 10/10/23 10/14/23 10/25/23 10/07/23 10/11/23 10/21/23 10/20/23 10/29/23 10/18/23
1,000 200 550 3,000 400 150 400 500 150 3,100 500 300 6,000 300
Trade
Definite
Meeting
Definite
Banquet
Definite
Banquet
Definite
Trade
Definite
Meeting
Definite
Meeting
Definite
Meeting
Definite
Meeting
Definite
Consumer
Definite
Banquet
Definite
Social Media Social Media Followers Facebook – 8,840 (August) to 8,842 (September) Instagram - 3,001 (August) to 3,022 (September) LinkedIn - 701 (August) to 735 (September) Instagram Monthly Total Interactions – 260 (August) to 248 (September) Impressions - 7,497 (August) to 6,120 (September) Reach – 1,041 (August) to 1,001 (September) Generate Profile Visits – 278 (August) to 227 (September) Facebook Monthly Total People Reached – 2,090 (August) to 1,114 (September) Post Engagements – 8,090 (August) to 2,784 (September) Page Likes – 3 (August) to 11 (September) LinkedIn Profile Views - 124 (August) to 127 (September) Engagements - 152 (August) to 124 (September) Impressions – 6,423 (August) to 5,212 (September) Connections - 499 (August) to 513 (September)
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Media Palm Con popularity in south Florida continues after a decade [google.com] The Palm Beach Post Tamara Lopez, 21, Wellington as Poison Ivy from DC's Batman at the Palm Beach County Convention Center on Saturday, September 21, 2013. Live Nation Reportedly Pulls The Plug On Tucker Carlson Event - TicketNews [google.com] TicketNews ... by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida | Photo via Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons. Pope Francis chides his American critics — but who is he talking about? [google.com] Religion News Service Raymond Arroyo speaks at the 2018 Student Action Summit hosted by Turning Point USA at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, New Palm Beach County tourism chief pledges to draw visitors, conventions [google.com] The Palm Beach Post Segarra said so far no conventions have been canceled at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, and he credits Discover The Palm Beach's efforts to .. Could the 14th Amendment Block Trump from the Presidency? - WAMU [google.com] WAMU ... Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Gage Skidmore. Donald Trump holds a 47-point lead in the race for the GOP .. Palm Beach's Iconic Food And Wine Festival Is Back - Forbes [google.com] Forbes GRAND TASTING presented by The Palm Beaches — On the last day, head to the Palm Beach County Convention Center from 2 to 6 p.m. for food stations. New Palm Beach County tourism chief pledges to draw visitors, conventions The Palm Beach Post Segarra said so far no conventions have been canceled at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, and he credits Discover The Palm Beach's efforts to ... Could the 14th Amendment Block Trump from the Presidency? - WAMU WAMU... Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Gage Skidmore. Donald Trump holds a 47-point lead in the race for the GOP ... Palm Beach's Iconic Food And Wine Festival Is Back - Forbes Forbes GRAND TASTING presented by The Palm Beaches — On the last day, head to the Palm Beach County Convention Center from 2 to 6 p.m. for food stations ... Here's where to find art exhibits all around South Florida from Miami to Palm Beach Miami Herald March 21-24: Palm Beach Modern and Contemporary Fair, Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach; 800-376-5850 ... 'Danger' to America: Retired U.S. General Makes Shocking Claim About 'Unqualified' Donald Trump 19FortyFive ... Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. A retired Four-Star General has called former president Donald Trump a “danger ... Boca Beat - Boca Raton's Most Reliable News Source Boca Raton Tribune The award ceremony will take place at the Palm Beach County Convention Center on Thursday, September 28, at 11 AM. Outrun Hunger 5K: Join Feeding ... Trump hits all-time high support in 2024 cycle, polling average shows - Florida's Voice Florida's Voice ... Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., July 15, 2023. (Photo/Gage Skidmore, Flickr). WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. – Former ... Donald Trump Is Really Scared He Could End Up in Prison - 19FortyFive 19FortyFive ... Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. The former president, facing four separate indictments, has been telling ... Remove Him From the Ballot: How Desperate Democrats Are Trying to 'Cancel' Donald Trump 19FortyFive ... Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida. Image by Gage Skidmore. If at first you don't succeed, try and try again. That ... Trump to shut down Department of Education, returning role to the states - Florida's Voice Florida's Voice ... Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Fla., July 15, 2023. (Photo/Gage Skidmore, Flickr). BEDMINSTER, N.J. – Former President ...
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DEFINITE Room Rental by Month
Booked Date Oct-22 Nov-22 Dec-22 Jan-23 Feb-23 Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23 Sep-23 ACTUAL $ BUDGET $ Variance $ Prospects $
Oct-22 244,730 244,730 244,730 244,730 244,730 244,730 244,730 244,730 244,730 244,730 244,730 244,730 244,730 $
Nov-22 377,605 371,705 371,705 371,705 371,705 371,705 371,705 371,705 371,705 371,705 371,705 371,705 371,705 $
Dec-22 48,513 65,913 87,613 87,613 87,613 87,613 87,613 87,613 87,613 87,613 87,613 87,613 87,613 $
Jan-23 252,750 262,600 263,500 335,312 335,312 335,312 335,312 335,312 335,312 335,312 335,312 335,312 335,312 $
Feb-23 304,364 306,239 314,939 311,189 317,339
317,339
$
245,000
$
288,000
$
57,000
$
233,000
$
284,000
$
349,000
$
(270) $
83,705
$
30,613
$
102,312
$
33,339
$
8,281
$
-
$
-
$
-
$
-
-
$
317339 317339 317339 317339 317339 317339 317339
9/1/2023
updated:
Mar-23 Apr-23 May-23 Jun-23 Jul-23 Aug-23 Sep-23 259,750 177,275 278,968 199,300 44,750 35,000 316,725 179,603 307,093 199,300 172,675 35,000 280,600 227,053 311,053 199,300 143,675 35,000 310,613 230,053 307,093 203,250 143,675 42,575 372,548 209,128 312,768 203,250 277,175 40,700 357,281 209,128 313,200 55,875 203,250 276,575 45,750 357,281 245,996 315,318 57,575 203,250 277,375 45,750 357,281 245,996 321,780 57,575 216,675 269,775 45,750 357,281 245,996 321,780 63,138 226,625 275,100 41,800 357,281 245,996 321,780 63,138 224,375 275,100 41,800 357,281 245,996 321,780 63,138 224,375 275,100 41,800 357,281 245,996 321,780 63,138 224,375 275,100 43,675 357,281 $ 245,996 $ 321,780 $ 63,138 $ 224,375 $ 275,100 $ 43,675 250,000
$
(4,004) $ $
324,000
$ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $
TOTALS 2,223,005 2,461,583 2,479,168 2,587,808 2,772,268 2,817,758 2,859,244 2,871,531 2,888,419 2,886,169 2,886,169 2,888,044 2,888,044 2,300,000
$
41,000
$
66,000
$
81,000
$
82,000
(2,220) $
22,138
$
158,375
$
194,100
$
(38,325) $
588,044
-
$
-
$
-
$
-
-
-
$
$
Cancels
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September 2023 Project Status Report Department of Environmental Resources Management Tarpon Cove Restoration: The current phase of restoration work at Tarpon Cove is expected to wrap up this fall. Approximately 17,500 cubic yards of beneficially reusable sand from the Sawfish Island project has been placed and graded to create seagrass habitat. The placement of 10,000 tons of limestone and 6,500 tons of additional sand that began in April is expected to be complete in October. The sand and rock have created over 1.8 acres of valuable oyster and shallow reef habitat surrounding the islands. The rock is already recruiting oyster, fish, and wading birds to the newly created habitat.
TARPON COVE CLEANUP
LWL American Oystercatcher Update: This is the 19th consecutive year that American Oystercatchers have nested and raised chicks on restored islands within the Lake Worth Lagoon (LWL). Since 2019, biologists from Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's Fish and Wildlife Research Institute have banded 24 American Oystercatchers in Lake Worth Lagoon to monitor their travels throughout the state. During September, ERM staff and the public observed 14 banded American Oystercatchers in the Lagoon. Many of the birds were banded on ERMcreated islands: Tarpon Cove, Grassy Flats, Bryant Park Wetlands, and Snook Islands Natural Area. Two birds were banded elsewhere, one in Martin County and one in Brevard County. Three of the birds banded in the LWL were previously reported along the St. Sebastian River in May and have since returned.
TARPON COVE OYSTER REEF
International Coastal Cleanup: The International Coastal Cleanup (ICC) is the world’s largest volunteer effort to clean up marine environments. This coordinated effort serves as a powerful tool for spreading awareness and effecting positive behavioral change among individuals and organizations in Palm Beach County. For this year’s cleanup, PBC staff teamed up with the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) and Keep Palm Beach County Beautiful, Inc. (KPBCB) for a clean-up event at the Monceaux Park Living Shorelines and Tarpon Cove Islands. The event was a great success with 19 community volunteers, including 5 school age kids, collecting 11 bags of marine debris from the shoreline totaling 290 lbs. of trash!
AMERICAN OYSTERCATCHERS
Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners Gregg K. Weiss, Mayor, Maria Sachs, Vice Mayor, Maria G. Marino, Michael A. Barnett, Marci Woodward, Sara Baxter, Mack Bernard
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Sea Turtles: ERM staff completed the final round of annual nighttime lighting surveys of jurisdictional municipalities throughout the County to ensure all beachfront properties continue to comply with coastal lighting regulations. Due to staff’s outreach efforts with property managers and owners, the number of noncompliance notices issued to properties tends to decrease throughout the season. As of this month, only 1% of properties under the jurisdiction of the County’s Sea Turtle Lighting Ordinance (ULDC Article 14) received non-compliance notices. ERM staff will continue to closely monitor and enforce lighting compliance throughout the County until the conclusion of sea turtle nesting season on October 31st.
NATIONAL PUBLIC LANDS DAY
National Public Lands Day: The Bureau of Land Management, in partnership with ERM and many other partners, hosted National Public Lands Day (NPLD) on September 23rd at Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse Outstanding Natural Area (JILONA). The event celebrated the 30th anniversary of NPLD nationwide. Hundreds of participants and volunteers participated in environmental service projects, community outreach tables, and educational presentations.
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE TRACKING MAP
Swallow-tailed Kite Tracking: ERM staff continues to partner with the Palm Beach County Zoo & Conservation Society and the Avian Research & Conservation Institute (ARCI) on swallow-tailed kite remote tracking research. To follow the annual migration of several tagged kites from Florida to South America, visit ARCI’s blog at https://www.arcinst.org.
SWALLOW-TAILED KITE
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Palm Beach County Board of County Commissioners Gregg K. Weiss, Mayor, Maria Sachs, Vice Mayor, Maria G. Marino, Michael A. Barnett, Marci Woodward, Sara Baxter, Mack Bernard
PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TRAFFIC REPORT for the period ended August 2023
Percent Change
12 Months 12 Months ended Aug ended Aug 2023 2022
Percent Change
Aug 2023
Aug 2022
Total Passengers
515,981
444,627
16.0%
7,466,362
6,480,265
15.2%
Total Estimated Seat Capacity (1)
609,552
509,307
19.7%
8,674,468
7,778,457
11.5%
Estimated Load Factor (2)
84.6%
87.3%
-2.7%
86.1%
83.3%
2.8%
Total Cargo Tons (3)
2,480
2,382
4.1%
30,288
30,674
-1.3%
294,274
262,092
12.3%
4,271,640
3,809,701
12.1%
Air Carrier Operations (4)
3,854
3,518
9.6%
57,006
51,266
11.2%
GA & Other Operations (5)
5,837
5,983
-2.4%
116,297
121,817
-4.5%
Total Operations (5)
9,691
9,501
2.0%
173,303
173,083
0.1%
Landed Weight (thousands of lbs)
(1) Estimated Seat Capacity; Adjusted Innovata/OAG Scheduled seats, actual capacity may vary (2) Percentage Change in load factor is stated in absolute difference (3) Freight plus mail in US Tons (4) Landings plus Takeoffs, includes cargo carriers (5) Per FAA Tower Palm Beach County Department of Airports 846 PBIA, West Palm Beach , FL 33406-1470 www.pbia.org
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PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ENPLANEMENT TRAFFIC REPORT for the period ended August 2023 Airline Percentage of Market
Aug 2023
Enplaned Passengers Total Enplaned Passengers Delta Air Lines JetBlue Airways American Airlines United Southwest Airlines Avelo Airlines Inc Frontier Airlines Spirit Airlines Allegiant Air, LLC Bahamasair Sun Country, Inc. a Minnesota Air Canada Breeze Aviation Group, Inc.
258,044 81,734 63,124 49,329 24,566 21,480 5,302 4,128 3,925 3,341 978 137 -
12 Months ended Aug 2023
Market Share
Enplaned Passengers
Market Share
100.00% 31.67% 24.46% 19.12% 9.52% 8.32% 2.05% 1.60% 1.52% 1.29% 0.38% 0.05% 0.00% 0.00%
3,746,800 943,833 1,050,891 705,824 411,100 272,841 66,271 131,663 32,548 60,608 10,169 11,251 28,483 21,318
100.00% 25.19% 28.05% 18.84% 10.97% 7.28% 1.77% 3.51% 0.87% 1.62% 0.27% 0.30% 0.76% 0.57%
PALM BEACH INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT TRAFFIC REPORT for the period ended August 2023 Change in Enplanements by Airline
Aug 2023
Total Enplaned Passengers Delta Air Lines JetBlue Airways American Airlines United Southwest Airlines Avelo Airlines Inc Frontier Airlines Spirit Airlines Allegiant Air, LLC Bahamasair Sun Country, Inc. a Minnesota
Aug 2022
Enplaned Passengers
Enplaned Passengers
258,044 81,734 63,124 49,329 24,566 21,480 5,302 4,128 3,925 3,341 978 137
223,417 70,999 61,514 47,088 18,447 14,160 2,908 2,983 4,089 915 314
Change in Month to Month enplanements Change 34,627 10,735 1,610 2,241 6,119 7,320 2,394 1,145 3,925 (748) 63 (177)
Percentage Change 15.5% 15.1% 2.6% 4.8% 33.2% 51.7% 82.3% 38.4% n/a -18.3% 6.9% -56.4%
AIRPORTS COUNCIL INTERNATIONAL Monthly Airport Traffic Statistics West Palm Beach, Florida, United States of America Palm Beach International Airport for the period ended August 2023
Aug 2023
Aug 2022
3,716
3,346
138
172
Total Air Transport Movements
3,854
3,518
General Aviation and Other Aircraft Movements
5,837
5,983
Total Aircraft Movements*
9,691
9,501
International Passengers (enplaned + deplaned)
1,964
1,825
Domestic Passengers (enplaned + deplaned)
514,017
442,802
Total Terminal Passengers
515,981
444,627
International Cargo (loaded + unloaded)**
-
-
Domestic Cargo (loaded + unloaded)**
2,255
2,165
Total Cargo (loaded + unloaded)**
2,255
2,165
Passenger Aircraft Cargo Aircraft
* Per FAA Tower ** In metric tons as required by ACI reporting standards includes Mail plus Freight
October 2023
FY2023 CONTRACT TRACKING REPORT CONTRACT/VENDOR
CONTRACTURAL EXPENSES
EFF DATE
EXP DATE
RENEWAL (and/or) STATUS
SPORTS COMMISSION
$7,529,171
10/1/22
9/30/27
(2022-1019)
CULTURAL COUNCIL
$14,454,719
10/1/22
9/30/27
(R2022-1017)
FILM & TV COMMISSION
$3,173,063
10/1/22
9/30/27
(2022-1018)
DPBC
$31,327,073
10/1/22
9/30/27
(2022-1024)
SUBCONTRACTS OVER $100,000 PBCFTC Olympusat
$590,000, 118,000 annually Pd in monthly installments
8/1/22
7/30/27
initial five yr. agreement
DPBC-Simpleview, LLC Web Based Services R2022-0636
$106,012 annually, pd monthly at $8,834.33.
10/1/22
9/30/23
4-1 yr renewals
10/1/23
9/30/24
2nd renewal
DPBC-Zimmerman, LLC R2018-1121 -Creative Design
$840,000 annually pd mo. $70,000
10/1/22
9/30/27
1- 5yr. agreement
DPBC-Madden Preprint Media, LLC Website Design
$146,650 phase 1 $98,760 phase 2 Pd monthly at $8,230
10/1/22
9/30/24
initial 2yr agreement with 2 additional 2yr. renewals
DPBC-Zimmerman Agency LLC R2018-1120 Public Relations
$192,000 @ $16,000 mo. optional services not to
10/1/18
9/30/23
one (1) 2-yr renewal one (1) 1-yr renewal with ext. for COVID
4.K.
October 2023 exceed $58,000 for a total of $250,000 Contract Extension
9/30/21 4/1/21
3/31/21 3/31/22
1st Amendment Covid Extension 2nd Amendment one (1) 1-yr extension
4/1/22 4/1/24
9/30/23 9/30/24
3RD Amendment Extended for 6 months
$201,000 annual fee not to 10/1/21 exceed $300,000 including travel 10/1/22 and other out-of-pocket
9/30/22
Initial 1 yr. with 2, 2yr. renewals
9/30/2024
2nd renewal of 2yrs
DPBC-Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) (sole Source)
$188,080
10/1/22
9/30/23
DPBC-Brand USA
$300,000
May 2023
2024
R2021-0160 R2021-0866 R2022-0637 Culture-Push, Inc. Marketing Services (R2021-0401) (R2022-0788)
CONVENTION CENTER CC-Management Oakview Group
not to exceed $202,180
7/1/17
9/30/23
CC-F&B Oakview Group (OVG) (2022-0948)
Benefits received $260,000 over term
10/1/15
9/30/22
Extended
DPBC - FOREIGN MARKETING DPBC-Vox International, Inc.
$30,000 annually
(Canada)
DPBC-LMG Management (Germany)
$30,000 annually
2/18/19
2/17/20
initial term, 4-1yr renewals
2/18/20 2/18/21 10/1/21 10/1/22
2/17/21 9/30/21 2/1/23 9/30/24
1st of 4-1yr. renewals
2/18/19
2/17/20
2/18/20
2/17/21
initial term, 4-1yr renewals 1st of 4-1yr. renewals
2nd of 4-1yr renewals 3rd of 4-1yr renewals
2
October 2023
DPBC-AviaReps
$30,000 annually, each
(Mexico)
Colombia
$30,000 annually
2/18/21 10/1/21 10/1/22
9/30/21 2/1/23 9/30/24
2nd of 4-1yr renewals 3rd of 4-1yr renewals
2/18/19
2/17/20
initial term, 4 – 1yr renewals
2/18/20 2/18/21 10/1/21 10/1/22
2/17/21 9/30/21 2/1/23 9/30/24
1st of 4-1yr. renewals
10/1/21
2/1/23
2nd of 4-1yr. renewals
10/1/22
9/30/24
3rd pf 4-1yr renewals
2nd of 4-1yr. renewals 3rd of 4-1yr renewals
.
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5. OLD BUSINESS
To: Tourist Development Council Fr: Emanuel Perry EP Date: October 06, 2023 Topic: TDC Dashboard October Report–Activity August and FYTD 2023 Bed Tax CollectionsAugust 2023 collected in September @ $4.0M compared to the same month last year @ $4.0M was a slight decrease of (1%). Actual August was 24% above Budget and (16%) below the prior month @ $4.7M. Actual August was 56% higher than 2019. Revenue from non-hotels continue to support Bed Tax Collection during the off-season. FYTD23 Collections @ $84M, were higher than last fiscal year to date’s $78M by 8%, reflecting a strong recovery from the pandemic. Fiscal Year to Date collections at $84M are pacing 18% ahead of the Approved Budget. FYTD collections of $84M, 55% higher than our Record 2019. _____________________________________________________________________________________ Highlights Key Room Metrics: Rooms Sold for August. 344,815 (4%) lower than last year Rooms Available for August. 591,449 3% higher than last year Hotel Rooms Active Today in the County 19,079 _____________________________________________________________________________________ Occupancy August. 2023 58.3% down (6%) over last year Occupancy August. 2022 62.0% Occupancy August. 2019 62.1% Average Daily Rate August. $163.50, (0.3%) lower than Last Year; 35% above 2019 Revenue/Available Room August.2023 $95.36 lower than the prior August by (6%) _____________________________________________________________________________________ Hotel Room Net Sales FY23 Year over Year August. Decreased (4%) @ $54M vs $56M Non- Hotel Room Sales FY23 Year over Year August. Increased 21% @ $13M vs $10M Hotel Room Net Sales FYTD 2023 Non- Hotel Room Sales FYTD 2023
Increased Increased
8% @ $1.2B vs $1.1B 17% @ $228M vs $195M
FYTD 2023 Taxable Revenues Fiscal Year over FY2022 Increased 9% @ $1.4B vs $1.3B FYTD 2023 Taxable Revenues Fiscal Year over FY2019 Increased 58% @ $1.4B vs $881M _____________________________________________________________________________________ Palm Beach International Traffic Total Passengers August. 2023 515,981 16% higher than August. 2022 Total Estimated Seat Capacity 609,552 20% higher than August. 2022 PBI Passengers 12 Month Rolling 7,466,362 15% increase to last year same period _____________________________________________________________________________________ Leisure & Hospitality Employment for August. 90,300 4% higher than the same month last year Hotel Employment 11,000 7% higher than last year F&B 59,400 4% higher than last year Arts & Entertainment 19,900 3% higher than last year
5.A.1 Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council 2195 Southern Boulevard, Suite 500, West Palm Beach, Florida 33406 D-(561) 233-3130 D-FACSIMILE (561) 233-3113
Tourist Development Council Dashboard Current Month 2023 vs. 2019 Fiscal Month 5.A.1 Monthly Gross Bed Taxes Collections (All)
Month- Net Rental Revenue $100,000,000 $90,000,000 $80,000,000 $70,000,000 $60,000,000 $50,000,000 $40,000,000 $30,000,000 $20,000,000 $10,000,000 $0
$6,000,000
$12,731,514
$5,000,000 $4,000,000
$3,662,983
$3,000,000
$53,831,706 $38,060,663
August-22
$0
August-19
September Collections for August 2023 were 56% above August FY19 and (1%) below August FY22.
Gross Room Nights Available
Gross Monthly Room Nights Sold 700,000
500,000
650,000
450,000
591,449
600,000
400,000
327,132
344,815
550,000
526,783
500,000 450,000
300,000
400,000
250,000
350,000
200,000
300,000
150,000
250,000
100,000
200,000
August-19
August-23
August 2023 Hotel Room Nights Sold increased 5% over FY 2019 for the same month.
August-19
Monthly PBI Estimated Seats
750,000
800,000
650,000
700,000
465,875
515,981
600,000
450,000
500,000
350,000
400,000
250,000
300,000
150,000
200,000
Dec-19 August-19
Dec-22 August-23
August 2023 Passengers through PBI increased 11% over FY 2019 for the same month
August-23
August 2023 Hotel Room Nights Available for Sale increased 12% over Year 2019. 19,079 Rooms Open.
Monthly PBIA Passengers
50,000
August-23
$2,581,689
$1,000,000
August 2023 Net Hotel Sales increased 41% over Year 2019, Non-Hotel Sales increased 248% over Year 2019
550,000
$4,051,190
$2,000,000
August-19 August-23 Net Non-Hotel Room Revenues Net Hotel Room Revenues
350,000
$4,013,942
609,552 538,438
100,000
August-19
August-23
August 2023 Est. Seat Capacity at PBI increased 13% over FY 2019 for same month
PBC TDC Monthly Scorecard August FY2023 Report-August 2023 vs 2019.xlsx
Tourist Development Council Dashboard Fiscal Year 2023 vs. 2019 5.A.1 FY2023 Gross Bed Taxes Collections (All)
FY2023 Net Rental Revenue $1,500,000,000
$227,753,790 $90,000,000
$1,300,000,000 $1,100,000,000
$87,886,061
$77,817,161
$70,000,000
$900,000,000
$60,000,000
$700,000,000 $500,000,000
$84,190,397
$80,000,000
$1,165,776,823 $792,803,354
$54,202,757
$50,000,000 $40,000,000
$300,000,000
$30,000,000
$100,000,000 2019 Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year
Net Non-Hotel Room Revenues Net Hotel Room Revenues
$20,000,000 $10,000,000 2019 Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year
2022 Fiscal Year
FYTD 2023 Hotel Net Sales increased 47% over 2019, Non-Hotel Sales 159% higher than FYTD 2019
FYTD 2023 Collections increased 55% over FYTD 2019, and 8% higher than FYTD 2022
FY2023 Room Nights Sold
FY2023 Room Night Inventory Available
6,000,000
8,000,000
5,500,000 5,000,000 4,500,000
4,463,528
4,780,604
7,000,000
6,900,185 6,180,871
6,000,000
4,000,000 5,000,000
3,500,000 3,000,000
4,000,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
1,500,000 1,000,000
2019 Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year
FYTD 2023 Hotel Room Nights Sold increased 7% over FYTD 2019
1,000,000
2019 Fiscal Year
FYTD 2023 Hotel Room Nights Available for Sale increased 12% from same period 2019
Leisure & Hospitality Jobs
PBI Passengers 12 Mth Rolling Total 8,500,000
100,000
8,000,000
90,000
7,466,362
7,500,000 7,000,000
6,701,840
80,000
11,300
11,000
70,000
17,100
19,900
60,000 50,000
6,500,000
30,000 5,500,000
Accommodations Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
40,000
6,000,000
2023 Fiscal Year
58,000
59,400
August-19
August-23
F&B
20,000
5,000,000
10,000 0
4,500,000
August-19
August-23
August 2023 FYTD Passengers Through PBI increased 11% over FYTD 2019 12 Month Rolling Actuals
August 2023 at 90,300 up 5% over 2019 ; F&B at 59,400 up 2%; Arts & Entertainment at 19,900 up 16%; Hotels at 11,000 down (3%) from FY 2019
PBC TDC Monthly Scorecard August FY2023 Report-August 2023 vs 2019.xlsx
Tourist Development Council Dashboard Current Month 2023 vs. 2022 Fiscal Month 5.A.1 Monthly Gross Bed Taxes Collections (All)
Month- Net Rental Revenue $100,000,000 $90,000,000 $80,000,000 $70,000,000 $60,000,000 $50,000,000 $40,000,000 $30,000,000 $20,000,000 $10,000,000 $0
$6,500,000
$10,542,962
$12,731,514
$5,500,000 $4,500,000
$3,232,151
$3,500,000
$55,868,406
$2,500,000 $1,500,000
August 2023 Net Hotel Sales decreased (4%) over Last Year, Non-Hotel Sales increased 21% over Last Year
$500,000
August-22
August-23
August-23 Budget
September Collections for August 2023 decreased (1%) over Last Year Over last Month decreased (16%); 24% above Budget
Gross Room Nights Available
Gross Monthly Room Nights Sold 700,000
500,000
650,000
450,000
359,025
350,000
600,000
344,815
500,000
250,000
450,000
200,000
400,000
150,000
350,000
100,000
575,360
591,449
550,000
300,000
300,000
August-22
August-23
August 2023 Hotel Room Nights Sold decreased (4%) over the same month Last Year.
August-22
August-23
August 2023 Hotel Room Nights Available for Sale increased 3% over Last Year. 19,079 Rooms Open.
Monthly PBIA Passengers
Monthly PBIA Passenger Capacity 800,000
700,000
700,000
600,000 500,000
$4,013,942
$53,831,706
August-22 August-23 Net Non-Hotel Room Revenues Net Hotel Room Revenues
400,000
$4,051,190
515,981 444,627
600,000
609,552 509,307
500,000 400,000 400,000 300,000
300,000
200,000
200,000
100,000
100,000
August-22
August-23
August 2023 Passengers through PBI increased 16% over the same month Last Year.
August-22
August-23
August 2023 Est. Seat Capacity at PBI increased 20% over the same month Last Year.
PBC TDC Monthly Scorecard August FY2023 Report-August 2023 vs 2022.xlsx
Tourist Development Council Dashboard Fiscal Year 2023 vs. 2022 5.A.1 FY2023 Gross Bed Taxes Collections (All)
FY2023 Net Rental Revenue $1,600,000,000 $1,400,000,000
$195,456,385
$227,753,790
$1,200,000,000 $1,000,000,000 $800,000,000 $600,000,000
$1,083,015,455
$1,165,776,823
$400,000,000 $200,000,000 $0 2022 Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year
Net Non-Hotel Room Revenues Net Hotel Room Revenues
$100,000,000 $90,000,000 $80,000,000 $70,000,000 $60,000,000 $50,000,000
$84,190,397
$77,817,161
$71,553,553
$40,000,000 $30,000,000 $20,000,000 $10,000,000 2022 Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year
Approved FY23 Budget
FYTD 2023 Hotel Net Sales increased 8% over Last Year, Non-Hotel Sales increased 17% over Last Year
FYTD 2023 Collections increased 8% over Last Year, compared to FYTD Budget higher by 18%
FY2023 Room Nights Sold
FY2023 Room Night Inventory Available
6,000,000 5,500,000 5,000,000
4,528,049
4,780,604
8,000,000 7,000,000
6,713,631
6,900,185
2022 Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year
4,500,000 6,000,000
4,000,000 3,500,000
5,000,000
3,000,000
4,000,000
2,500,000
3,000,000
2,000,000
2,000,000
1,500,000 1,000,000
1,000,000
2022 Fiscal Year
2023 Fiscal Year
FYTD 2023 Hotel Room Nights Sold increased 6% over Last Year
FYTD 2023 Hotel Room Nights Available for Sale increased 3% from Last Year
Leisure & Hospitality Jobs
PBI Passengers 12 Mth Rolling Total 100,000 9,000,000
90,000
8,000,000
7,466,362
80,000 70,000
7,000,000
6,480,265
60,000
10,300
11,000
19,300
19,900
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation F&B
50,000
6,000,000
40,000 5,000,000
30,000
Accommodations
56,900
59,400
August-22
August-23
20,000
4,000,000
10,000 3,000,000 August-22
August-23
August 2023 Passengers Through PBI is up 15% over Previous 12 Month Rolling Actuals
0
August 2023 at 90,300 up 4% over Last Year ; F&B at 59,400 increased 4%; Arts & Entertainment at 19,900 increased 3%; Hotels at 11,000 up 7%
PBC TDC Monthly Scorecard August FY2023 Report-August 2023 vs 2022.xlsx
PALM BEACH COUNTY Tourist Development Council Bed Tax Collections
GROSS COLLECTIONS MONTH: INDUSTRY (COLLECTION) SEP (OCT) OCT (NOV) NOV (DEC) DEC (JAN) JAN (FEB) FEB (MAR) MAR (APR) APR (MAY) MAY (JUN) JUN (JUL) JUL (AUG) AUG (SEP) TOTAL FISCAL
YR TO YR 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 % CHANGE 1,405,509 1,370,952 1,621,608 1,973,649 2,178,273 2,438,227 2,461,559 2,214,097 1,978,098 2,987,573 3,997,667 33.81% 1,785,170 1,635,182 1,857,806 1,989,072 2,725,682 3,083,157 3,303,783 3,314,441 1,996,505 4,522,098 5,453,162 20.59% 1,794,668 2,516,341 2,751,115 3,640,904 3,594,244 4,200,587 4,035,601 4,372,073 2,444,609 5,595,556 6,321,595 12.98% 3,187,043 3,323,289 3,785,958 4,777,922 4,875,807 5,731,320 5,630,298 6,089,984 3,800,639 7,958,732 8,269,372 3.90% 3,453,672 3,576,572 5,065,319 5,005,030 5,159,226 5,870,815 6,219,210 6,889,246 4,140,905 7,641,298 9,242,905 20.96% 4,006,494 5,107,085 6,140,424 6,621,872 6,436,528 7,435,071 7,025,626 7,788,461 5,016,312 9,940,983 11,215,796 12.82% 4,656,021 4,746,723 6,690,922 7,868,716 7,734,850 7,768,676 7,895,698 4,406,423 7,334,261 11,422,604 12,050,103 5.49% 2,851,113 3,408,662 4,416,637 4,257,059 4,453,561 5,266,893 5,369,516 1,044,080 6,190,058 8,585,252 8,143,081 -5.15% 2,125,978 2,480,364 3,002,756 3,231,119 3,314,631 3,532,056 3,673,563 1,567,309 5,145,606 6,198,430 5,950,418 -4.00% 1,830,471 1,910,875 2,512,755 2,643,059 2,933,218 3,031,361 2,883,950 1,877,388 4,579,048 4,488,164 4,757,684 6.01% 1,818,223 1,795,741 2,468,872 2,802,300 2,902,478 2,814,249 3,122,264 1,908,008 4,730,560 4,425,280 4,774,673 7.90% 1,609,331 1,970,481 2,422,236 2,307,485 2,226,361 2,655,543 2,581,689 1,840,212 3,648,087 4,051,190 4,013,942 -0.92% $30,523,693 $33,842,267 $42,736,409 $47,118,186 $48,534,859 $53,827,955 $54,202,757 $43,311,723 $51,004,689 $77,817,161 $84,190,398 N/A
YTD % CHANGE 33.81% 25.85% 20.35% 14.14% 15.95% 15.15% 12.95% 10.30% 8.93% 8.74% 8.69% 8.19% N/A
NET COLLECTIONS MONTH: INDUSTRY (COLLECTION) SEP(OCT) OCT (NOV) NOV (DEC) DEC (JAN) JAN (FEB) FEB (MAR) MAR (APR) APR (MAY) MAY (JUN) JUN (JUL) JUL (AUG) AUG (SEP) TOTAL FISCAL
YR TO YR 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 % CHANGE 1,384,427 1,350,387 1,597,284 1,944,045 2,145,599 2,401,654 2,424,636 2,180,886 1,948,426 2,942,759 3,937,702 33.81% 1,758,392 1,610,654 1,829,939 1,959,236 2,684,797 3,036,909 3,254,226 3,264,725 1,966,557 4,454,267 5,371,364 20.59% 1,767,748 2,478,596 2,709,849 3,586,290 3,540,330 4,137,578 3,975,067 4,306,492 2,407,940 5,511,623 6,226,771 12.98% 3,139,237 3,273,440 3,729,168 4,706,253 4,802,670 5,645,350 5,545,843 5,998,634 3,743,630 7,839,351 8,145,332 3.90% 3,401,867 3,522,924 4,989,339 4,929,954 5,081,838 5,782,752 6,125,922 6,785,908 4,078,792 7,526,678 9,104,261 20.96% 3,946,397 5,030,479 6,048,317 6,522,543 6,339,980 7,323,545 6,920,242 7,671,634 4,941,067 9,791,868 11,047,559 12.82% 4,586,181 4,675,522 6,590,558 7,750,685 7,618,827 7,652,146 7,777,262 4,340,327 7,224,248 11,251,265 11,869,351 5.49% 2,808,346 3,357,532 4,350,388 4,193,203 4,386,757 5,187,889 5,288,974 1,028,419 6,097,207 8,456,473 8,020,934 -5.15% 2,094,088 2,443,159 2,957,714 3,182,652 3,264,911 3,479,075 3,618,460 1,543,799 5,068,422 6,105,454 5,861,162 -4.00% 1,803,014 1,882,212 2,475,064 2,603,413 2,889,219 2,985,891 2,840,691 1,849,227 4,510,362 4,420,841 4,686,319 6.01% 1,790,950 1,768,805 2,431,839 2,760,266 2,858,941 2,772,036 3,075,430 1,879,388 4,659,602 4,358,901 4,703,052 7.90% 1,585,191 1,940,924 2,385,903 2,272,873 2,192,966 2,615,710 2,542,964 1,812,609 3,593,366 3,990,422 3,953,733 -0.92% $30,065,838 $33,334,633 $42,095,363 $46,411,412 $47,806,836 $53,020,535 $53,389,716 $42,662,047 $50,239,619 $76,649,903 $82,927,542 N/A
YTD % CHANGE 33.81% 25.85% 20.35% 14.14% 15.95% 15.15% 12.95% 10.30% 8.93% 8.74% 8.69% 8.19% N/A
5.A. - 1.a.
6. NEW BUSINESS
6.A.
Meeting Dates are normally the second Thursday of each month unless changed by the TDC Board. Please note that these meetings start at 9:00 A.M. and are held at 2195 Southern Boulevard in the Dave Burke Board Room-first floor. There are no meetings scheduled for JANUARY or AUGUST 2024. Meeting dates and locations may be changed at the request of the TDC Board, and these will be published in advance. 2024 TOURIST DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL BOARD MEETING January 11, 2024 No Meeting ** February 8, 2024 March 14, 2024 April 11, 2024 May 9, 2024 June 13, 2024 July 11, 2024 August 8, 2024 No Meeting** September 12, 2024 October 10, 2024 November 14, 2024 December 12, 2024 **
No Meeting January 2024 Legislative Session.
6.B. Palm Beach County Tourist Development Council 2195 Southern Boulevard, Suite 500, West Palm Beach, Florida 33406 D-(561) 233-3130 D-FACSIMILE (561) 233-3113