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Response 2.'1 * <br />Response 2.2 * <br />Application Questions: Part 2 <br />Wry would tourists travel to l(ttitas Ocunty to attend your eve,nUactivjtylfacility? <br />During the June 201 9 conference; <br />295 SAR Volunteers paid registrations for the 3 day conference June 21-23 <br />86 SAR professionals and SAR Volunteers aitended the pre conference June 17- <br />20. <br />Conservative estimates: The 86 that attended the preconference (June17-20). 213 <br />stayed in Hotel/Motel 1/3 Camped. (minus 10 that live less than 50 miles away) <br />Hotel/Molel $187 average per night for a 3 night stay= $29,050 <br />Camping $52 average per night for a 3 night stay = g 3,710 <br />Conservative estimate: The 295 that attended the Conference (June 2j-23) 213 <br />stayed in Hotel/Motel 1/3 Camped. (minus 20 that live less than 50 miles auay) <br />Floiel/Motel $187 average per night for a 3 night stay = 9162, t0, <br />Camping $52 average per night for a 3 nighi stay = I '14,3U, <br />Estinuied spending iniroduced into Kittitas County during the June 2019 SAR <br />Conference . $148,248 <br />Estimales achieved using atlendance information from the 201g conference and by <br />using raies from Kittitas County WA Tourism Alliance Dean Runyan & Associates <br />study published May 2018 page 95. <br />2500 character linit <br />Describe the gior success of your evenVactivilylfacility in attractio.t tourists. <br />The WA State SAR Conference has been held in Kittitas Co. in 2013, 2018 and <br />2019, <br />lnstructors, Attendees and Vendors come from Washington, Oregon, ldaho, <br />Montana, California, Virginia, Canada, lceland and NewZealand. <br />The majority are from Western Washingion, with an estimate oi 20-30 aitendees <br />that live less than 50 nriles away. <br />(Note: The 20-30 that live less than 50 miles away v\,ere not included in the <br />estimate in the 2.1 Evidence response) <br />2500 character limt <br />3llmpact