NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament will bring a multimillion dollar boost to Omaha

NCAA Women's Volleyball Tournament will bring a multimillion dollar boost to Omaha

ON THE INVESTIGATORS TAB.THE N-C-DOUBLE-A WOMEN’SVOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT BEGINSTHIS WEEK AT THE C-H-I HEALTHCENTER.THE TOURNAMENT IS EXPECTEDTO BRING AN ECONOMIC BOOST FORTHE CITY OF OMAHA.3 NEWS NOW REPORTER ALYSSACURTIS SPOKE WITH VISIT OMAHAABOUT HOW AREA BUSINESSES ARELOOKING FORWARD TO THE BOOFROM VISITORS.b48 DIVISION 1 TEAMS WILL BECOMPETING HERE OVER THE NEXTWEEK AND A HALF.

THE TOURNAMENTWILL RESULT IN A MULTI MILLIONDOLLAR REVENUE FOR THE CITY.IT MEANS ABOUT AN 18 MILLIONDOLLAR ECONOMIC IMPACT TO THECITY AND THAT DOES NOT INCLUDEFANS SO THAT’S A PRETTY GOODSHOT IN THE ARM FOR OMAHA’SECONOMYDEBORAH WARD, THE INTERIMEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF VISITOMAHA, SAYS HOTEL BOOKINGS HAVESPIKED.

WARD SAYS IT’S A NICEDIFFERENCE FROM LAST YEAR ATTHIS TIME.LAST YEAR ABOUT 18 PERCENT OFALL OF OUR HOTEL ROOMS WEREFILLED.

THIS YEAR WE’RE GOING TOBE AT 75, 80 PERCENT IF NOTHIGHER SO THAT TELLS YOU A LOTRESTAURANTS SURROUNDING THEDOWNTOWN AREA SUFFERED DUE TOTHE PANDEMIC AND THECANCELLATION OF EVENTS LASTYEAR.LAST YEAR WOULD’VE BEEN ONE OFOUR BIGGEST YEARS SINCE MOVINGTO THIS LOCATION AND IT WAS THEMARCH MADNESS, THE SWIM TRIALSAND THE COLLEGE WORLD SERIES, SOIT WAS A TOUGH BLOWCINDY SCHNITT-GRINN-D, OWNER OFTHE SESSION ROOM, SAYS THETOURNAMENT WILL BE GOOD FORBUSINESS.

BUT BECAUSE OF TICKETAND FAN LIMITATIONS, SHE’S NOTTOO SURE WHAT TO EXPECT.WE’RE VERY EXCITED TO WELCOMETHOSE PEOPLE HERE WE’RE A LITTLEDISAPPOINTED THAT THERE’S NOFANS ALLOWED UNTIL THE FINALFOUR BUT WE’LL STILL SEELITTLE BIT OF AN UPTICK IN SALESGOVERNOR RICKETTS SAYS IT’SEXCITING THAT OMAHA IS HOSTINGTHE TOURNAMENT."I THINK IT’S GREAT FOR OMAHAAND THE FACT THAT ESPN IS GOINGTO BROADCAST ALL OF THE GAMES,THE FIRST TWO ROUNDS WHICH THEYWERE NOT GOING TO DO BEFORE, ITHINK THAT’S GREAT AS WELL.

ITHINK IT’S A GREAT THAT WE’REHAVING SPORTS AND IT’S A GREATCHANCE TO SHOW OFF OMAHAREPORTING IN OMAHA,