Hotel and convention study results released

HUTCHINSON, Kan. — Visit Hutch, in partnership with the City of Hutchinson, has released the Hotel/Convention Center Market Study in an 84-page report.

In February, the city engaged with Hospitality Real Estate Counselors to produce the $15,000 study with the objective to determine the market support for a proposed Hotel/Convention Center in Hutchinson. The declining number of conventions at the Atrium Hotel and Convention Center is what led the city to look into a potential new project. LeAnn Cox with the Hutchinson CVB says the report brought about much of what they expected. “We were not surprised by the results. We feel like they did a very thorough job of evaluating all potential sites,” Cox said. The study included three distinct areas for the proposed project: Downtown Hutchinson, the Kansas State Fairgrounds and the K-61 Corridor.

(Read more: Hutch Post)