Asheville area tourism officials say a spring visitation surge may lead to record lodging demand this year, the Asheville Citizen-Times reported Friday.
Stephanie Brown, the executive director of the Asheville Convention & Visitors Bureau, noted the number of overnight visitors this spring is expected to surpass last year and lead to some of the highest spring occupancy numbers since the recession.
“We’re expecting 2014 will set new records for the number of visitors to Asheville, and will slightly top the record high occupancy of 66.8 percent that was set in 2007,” Brown said.
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