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Response 2.1: 1. Away fromtheir place of residence or business and staying overnight in paid accorrttndations; Projection * Based on data collected from past Dachshunds on Parade events, the annual event drew 600 attendees with approximately 50% coming from outside of the county. With the addition of a German Fest held in conjunction with the event, we project that it xA411 attract the normal if not more Dachshunds on Parade Participants and an additional 200 attendees to Downtown Ellensburg, We project that based on our 2020 goal for 200 attendees, approximately 168 attendees will nowtravel from outside of the county to the event making for 134 attendees (80% of attendees from outside the county) staying in paid accommodations with paid room night stays, especially considering that serving beer might encourage overnight stays. We conclude that each hotel room hosts around 2.5 guests, giving Ellensburg an increase of 54 night stays at local accommodations. 2500 character lirrit Response 2.1: These figures were calculated based on data figures received from registration Evidence* from past Dachshunds on parade events. In 2019, 127 tickets were bought with 106 guests being from out of the county. (84%). Out of the attendees from out of the county, 85 attendees paid for overnight accommodations. (80% of out of county attendees). In addition., we conservatively project that attendees, that the German Fest alone will draw an additional 200 attendees to the overall event. This is a 45% increase YOY. 2500 character lirrit Response 2.2: 2.To a place fifty rriles or nrore away from their place of residence or business for the day or staying overnight; Projection * Based on data from 2019, 84% of the event attendees travel from outside of Kittitas County. In 2020, this would make for approximately 4168 attendees from 50 miles or more 175 coming for the German festival alone. We also sell day tickets for guests that will be in town for Dachshunds on Parade. 2500 character lirrit Response 2.2: The data for attendees traveling from outside of Kittitas County was derived from Evidence* attendee registration for the 2019 event. This data showed that roughly 84% of attendees signing up to participate in Germanfest were from outside of Kittitas County. 2500 character lirrit Response 2.3: 3. or fromanother country or state outside of their place of residence or business. Projection * The majority of attendees for the German Festival Wll be primarily from within Washington State with a very insignificant drawfrom outside of the state, but we beat our 2019 goal of 50% of out of town attendees, getting over 50% higher than our projection (84%). 2500 character linit Response 2.3: It is expected that our draw for attendees for the German Festival will be Evidence * insignificant, based off of data collected from past events. 2500 character linit Application Questions: Part 2 31 Measuring Results What tools will you use to measure your event's impact on tourism? Please be specific and provide examples. Include the following information: A. Is your project/event year-round or is it seasonal or date -specific? Go to definitions of terms. B. What strategies will you employ to assure you are attracting tourists from at least 50 miles away? C. What strategies will you use to assist in marketing all of Kittitas County as a tourist destination with your event/project funding request?