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3. or from another country or state outside of their place of residence or business You must provide the evidence utilized in determining your projections. Response 2.1 * Response 2.2 * Application Questions . ?art 2 Why uouid tourists lfavei to l(!ltiias Counly io atiend ycul e't.Jrtiaclt"tl\tlactiila? As mentioned, vintage markets are exlremely popular across the nation and shoppers will travel nriles and miles to catch the next show. Ellensburg's cenlralized location in Washington encourages visitors to travel from all corners of the state. We hear often ef how shoppers are meetlng up in Ellensburg to come to the show and make a weekend of it. The love for shopping vintage and upcycled along with all thal our county has to offer makes it the perfect place to hold the show. The show dates are rn the fall and in the spring. which are both a beautiful time to travel to our valley. Shoppers are encoli.aged to come enjoy the show, enjoy the beauty, and take in all the other wonderful things in our county. The show staris at 9 am and the line typically starts buiiding about 8 am. Due to the timing. often those that wanl to get in early, wiil come the night before so they can get in line early. Since so ntany of the items brought are one-of-a-kind finds, shoppers want to get there early so lhey don't miss out. Others uiill also chor:se to enjoy our local dining, entedainment, and other events in the couniy, stay the night and head back on Sunday, Vendors are from all over and ihey each bring their own followers thai will fotlow them to their shows, helping bring people to our couniy. This event is a long-time eveni with a growing amount of returning shoppers. We hear often of the evenl being an annual get together for friends and family. Projections: The pro.jection lor 2024 is that over 50% of altendees will be tour'sls coilting fron rnore than 50 miles away,lo/o wiil come from out of state or the US. and thai 15% oi them will stay in overnight patd accommodations. Evidence: Website analytics. surveys, and specific URLs are used to help track where the shoppers and verrdors are coming from. Based on data collected. over 49% of lhe aitendees are tounsts coming from more than 50 miles 311'1vty. 1o/o come from out of the state or US, and 15% stayed in paid accommcdations. Survey results have continued to reflect, the attendees range from age 20 and under io 60 and the maiority being female. 250i) :thar;lirref l!'rrri ,esctilre lhe pf!oi lLrccoss ::l t.,.( +!enLa.!.ivltyriariIiy ir! Jilrs!ji;ot lo!ti,st3. The shows have been fortuilate to have shoppers and vendors from not only all over Washington State. but out of state as well. The shows average 2,000'r aRendees and vendors for each one-day show. Using the website analyt;cs, specific URLs used in advedising and sunrey results has allowed us lo irack where the shoppers and vendors are coming from. This is allowing us to track the rnarketing affects and determine how they are hearing about ihe show. A iot heard of the show through Facebook and adveriising in their areas. through newspaper and magazine ads. Marketing is focused on areas over 50 miles away and the website analytlcs and surveys have been instrumenial in trackrng to see if marketing is working, These results are reflecling a strong response to the marketlng being done. By dedicating marketing to out of state and the US, there has been ovet a 1% increase in this shopper demographic attendance. 2500 characler iist 3l lmpact