NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Motels in New Orleans are formally bought out for the primary two days of Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour, with restricted availability on her third and remaining day of the live performance. Nonetheless, if a room occurs to open up, it is seemingly you may be paying a excessive worth.
“We’ve been bought out for some time, however the occupancy has been insane,” mentioned Steffanie Arnold with Virgin Motels. “Occupancy has doubled from statistics from final yr, after which our common every day charge has truly tripled.”
For a lot of, preparations began again in spring, with employees planning a wide range of Taylor Swift-themed drinks and occasions.
“She’s an financial increase, little question. However to see it, it is nice to see not just for lodges however enterprise up and down the hall, CBD, Warehouse, in every single place,” mentioned Aaron Osborne, the final supervisor on the Hyatt Centric French Quarter New Orleans.
“No different metropolis might host a Taylor Swift live performance, Bayou traditional, New Orleans Bowl, Sugar Bowl, the Nationwide Vehicle Sellers Affiliation, Mardi Gras and Tremendous Bowl inside a number of months and do it with model and beauty like we do,” mentioned Mark Romig with New Orleans and Firm.
Romig says over 150,00 individuals are anticipated to return into city for Taylor’s tour.
The Eras Tour will happen on the Superdome on Oct. 25, 26 and 27.
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