Weekly Message
Weekly STR Report
Week of March 22-28, 2026
Occupancy (%)
This year: 45.7
Last year: 53.0
Percentage Change: -13.8
ADR
This year: 160.60
Last year: 163.13
Percentage Change: -1.6
RevPAR
This year: 73.36
Last year: 86.48
Percentage Change: -15.2
Demand
This year: 33,180
Last year: 37,683
Percentage Change: -11.9
Weekly Reminders
Meet Minneapolis Sales Team Deployment
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Site Inspections
| April 8 Attn: 1,000 Peak: 423 Total: 938 | Highsports Wrestlecon 2026 Minneapolis Tentative for 2026 Site Inspection Sports Minneapolis: Kate Robey |
| April 9-10 Attn: 600 Peak: 550 Total: 2,145 | Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs 2030 ACBSP Annual Conference Tentative for 2028, 2029, 2030 Site Inspection Destination Sales: Collin O'Brien |
| April 12-14 Attn: 6,500 Peak: 2,400 Total: 12,863 | GALA Choruses 2028 Festival Definite for 2028 Site Inspection Destination Services: Ashley Williams |
| April 13 Attn: 800 Peak: 500 Total: 1,945 | Jane Austen Society of North America, Inc. (JASNA) 2028 JASNA Annual Convention Tentative for 2028 Site Inspection Destination Sales: Sonia Nauss |
| April 14-15 Attn: 3,200 Peak: 1,400 Total: 5,028 | American Railway Engineering and Maintenance-of-Way Association 2027 AREMA Annual Conference & Exposition Definite for 2027 Site inspection Destination Services: Tamara Spude |
| April 27-28 Attn: 9,000 Peak: 3,200 Total: 14,295 | American Veterinary Medical Association 2027 Annual Convention Definite for 2027 Site Inspection Destination Services: Tamara Spude |
| April 29-30 Attn: 900 Peak: 400 Total: 1,490 | Phoenix Society for Burn Survivors Phoenix World Burn Congress 2029 Tentative for 2029 Site Inspection Destination Sales: Sonia Nauss |
Upcoming Tradeshows and Sales Calls
| April 14 | Destination Celebration Minneapolis Destination Sales: Tom Ruzsa and Sheila Tapia |
| April 15 | PCMA Heartland Destination Sales: Collin O'Brien |
| April 15 | MN Meetings & Events Day (WeConnect) Destination Sales: Tom Ruzsa, Deb Taylor, Jessica Towers, and Sheila Tapia |
| April 16 | Destination Celebration Kansas City Destination Sales: Collin O'Brien |
| April 21-23 | Sports ETA Symposium Sports Minneapolis: Kate Robey |
| April 27-30 | HelmsBriscoe ABC Destination Sales: Roz Dixon and Tom Ruzsa |
| April 29 | EDI Association Management Company Brunch Destination Sales: Sonia Nauss |
| May 5-8 | Destinations International Business and Events Week Destination Sales: Roz Dixon, Christy Loy, Josh Valasek, Madison Rohde, and Alyssa Ripley |
| May 5 | BEIW- Cinco De Mayo Celebration- Moxy Hotel Rooftop Destination Sales: Roz Dixon, Christy Loy, Josh Valasek, Madison Rohde, and Alyssa Ripley |
| May 6 | PCMA Fashion Show Destination Sales: Roz Dixon, Christy Loy, Josh Valasek, Madison Rohde, and Alyssa Ripley |
| May 7 | Mani's with Minne Destination Sales: Roz Dixon, Christy Loy, Josh Valasek, Madison Rohde, and Alyssa Ripley |
| May 7 | PCMA Visionary Awards Destination Sales: Roz Dixon, Christy Loy, Josh Valasek, Madison Rohde, and Alyssa Ripley |
| May 11-14 | Maritz Elevate Destination Sales: Tom Ruzsa |
| May 17-20 | Conference Direct CD Annual Partner Meeting Destination Sales: Roz Dixon |
| May 19 | Bruce Springsteen Suite Pittsburgh Client Event Destination Sales: Josh Valasek |
| May 20 | Bruno Mars Suite Columbus Client Event Destination Sales: Sonia Nauss |
| May 21 | Chicago - Q2 Destination Reps Meeting Destination Sales: Roz Dixon and Sonia Nauss |
| May 22 | Demi Lovato Suite Dallas Client Event Destination Sales: Collin O'Brien and Sheila Tapia |
Weekly Production
For the week of March 30 - April 5, 2026 the Meet Minneapolis Destination Sales Department produced 34 leads totaling 54,135 total room nights, for an average lead size of 1,592 room nights. For an overview of these leads, view here: Weekly Production
