Hutchinson looking to add more hotels as shortage impacts state fair, local events

More than 200,000 people are excepted to visit Hutchinson in September for the Kansas State Fair, but the big question is, where will everyone stay? “We sell out everything here in town that we can. We go up to McPherson, and we sell out most of that, and we have actually had to put people up as far as Maize,” said Kansas State Fair General Manager Bryan Schulz. Some said this is a big issue for the fair, the city, and visitors. “Right now, our quantity of hotel rooms is less than what we would like it to be because we had our largest hotel abruptly close down in December of 2019,” said VisitHutch Vice President of Operations and Tourism, LeAnn Cox.
Source: KSN-TV