(Miami, FL) - This week Miami welcomed the Volvo Ocean Race fleet, a
global sailing event, with much fanfare. And as it turns out, Miami has
a lot to be thankful for being the only North America stop-over on
their global trek. Money.
Considered
one of the most prestigious sail events in the world with a global
following, the 14-day Volvo Ocean Race festival scheduled in downtown
Miami's Bicentennial Park will be taking place from May 6th-20th, and
will attract more than 200,000 visitors worldwide including tourists,
locals and sailing enthusiasts alike.
Don Poole
Volvo Ocean Race Miami's board member and President Don Poole previously told
World Property Channel,
"Several months ago in our application to the Florida Sports Commission
we indicated that we believed that our event would generate around
7,000 room nights locally. We now know that Volvo North America has
booked 900 people for 4 nights, 3,600 rooms. The six Volvo Race teams
have booked on average 40 rooms for 14 days and the Volvo Race
Corporate organization has booked 35 rooms for at least 14 days. When
you do the math you can see that we will easily reach the 7,000 room
night target and that's just the booked rooms we know about now."
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