HOSPITALITY
Impactful additions New hospitality projects add to Scottsdale’s dynamic tourism landscape By ALYSSA TUFTS
36 | March-April 2021
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he tourism industry was thrown for a loop in 2020 as occupancy rates dropped as out of state visitors lessened and the normally high economic impact from Arizona’s resorts and attractions took a large hit unlike any in recent years. However, Scottsdale, one of the state’s biggest hospitality hot spots, continued to attract residents and visitors with the completion and openings of new hotels, restaurants and renovations of mixeduse properties, such as Fashion Square. According to the City of Scottsdale’s annual tourism study, in 2019 Scottsdale-area hotels and resorts experienced a record-breaking
