Calgary Stampede gives local businesses big boost

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   Calgary Stampede attendance   numbers  are  expected  to break records   through  2024, and the   influx  of visitors is boosting business and tourism across the   city. 
 
   The Stampede has welcomed   more  than  1.17 million visitors to the park as of Friday, which is not  far   off  its all-time high of 1.4 million visitors in   2012. 
 
 
   Tourism Calgary says the   increase  in visitors   during  the  Stampede  is expected to bring   about  $280 million to the   city,  impacting  industries far beyond the   rodeo. 
 
 
   "Support  the   livelihoods  of 84,000 people   that  make their living in the tourism economy here in   Calgary,"  said Alisha Reynolds,  CEO of Tourism Calgary.
 
 
   "There's  a level of   enthusiasm  and support for small businesses   across  the  city.
 
 
   One   of  those  businesses  is The Office,   whose  owner Jeff Hanna   says  tourists have been   "all  day,  every   day"  and   that  he   hasn't  seen this many tourists in his entire   career.
 
   "I've  been doing this   in  Calgary  for many years  and I   could  say this might be the best year   I've  ever   seen  in  my  life,"  he told CityNews.
 
   "The   spirit  of the people, the  traffic, the amount of tourists I   saw  in   the  city  and meeting people from all over the world who are just   in  love  with our   city...  it   was  incredible." 

https://calgary.citynews.ca/2024/07/13/calgary-stampede-boost-local-businesses/
 
   But even   with  the Stampede   continuing  for another year, businesses hope to   continue  building on that momentum.
 
   Reynolds says there   will  be  100 more festivals  in the city   over  the   rest  of the summer season, which is expected to keep   Calgary's  tourism   boom  going.

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Bosman

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