Vail sales tax growth is modest

By scott miller

VAIL — Business in Vail has been strong through the most recent ski season and into the summer, with a few headwinds along the way.According to a recent report from Destimetrics, a Denver-based company that tracks lodging and other data from mountain resorts, Vail’s most recent ski season was a good one, with a few exceptions.While Vail’s lodging revenue was up for the ski season, occupancy dropped slightly. That’s the first time since the national economy slumped hard starting in 2008. That slight decline was more than offset by increases in average daily rates.As a result, ski-season occupancy still hasn’t …

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