JACKSON, Wyo. — If you thought it might slow down a little in September, the first several weeks are predicted to be quite busy, according to a recent straw poll.
The Jackson Hole Travel & Tourism Board in partnership with the Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce and Destimetrics has created an Occupancy Straw Poll to get real time data on occupancy levels in the Town of Jackson. This does not include the National Parks or Teton Village.
The poll looks at occupancy for Friday and Saturday nights with the same ten “In-Town” only Lodging Properties that report to produce the “Retail Report for All of Jackson Hole” and projects three weeks out.
The Occupancy Straw Poll conducted on September 1 indicated average occupancies were 93.2% for the weekend of August 28, slightly less from the week prior to 94%. The average forecast for this coming weekend is 83.7% followed by 77.5% the weekend of September 18. View the graph here.
The Chamber’s signature Event, Fall Arts Festival, is a driver of occupancy for early September.
“We continue to see the Town of Jackson very busy and our businesses are doing the best they can to provide service to our guest,” The Chamber said in the update. “Let’s give a big round of Thanks to those front line staff and managers trying to make it all happen. Thank you! We hope this information can assist local businesses in understanding volumes and prepare for upcoming weeks.”
NOTE: The “60 Day Advance Occupancy for ALL of Jackson” report that comes out once a month reflects all lodging in Teton County. To keep accurate YOY data, the Inventory for All of Jackson Hole remains equal to the prior year, but some of that inventory outside of In-Town Lodging is not open this summer due to COVID-19, which will reflect in lower overall occupancies vs the “In–Town Straw Poll”.
