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Kentucky Derby gives Louisville s hospitality industry its best weekend in over a year Share Updated: 6:48 PM EDT May 4, 2021 Share Updated: 6:48 PM EDT May 4, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript GOING. KENTUCKY DERBY 147 BROUGHT AN ESTIMATED ECONOMIC IMPACT OF 60 MILLION DOLLARS TO LOUISVILLE. WELL ABOVE THE EXPECTED 35 MILLION DOLLARS PREDICTED. SO TO PUT THAT IN SOME PERSPECTIVE OUR NEXT LARGEST ECONOMIC DRIVER IS 19.5 MILLION AND THAT IS THE GIE PLUS EXPO EVENT THAT WILL HOST IN THE FALL LOUISVILLE. TOURISM IS NOW LOOKING TO BUILD ON THAT MOMENTUM AS IT CONTINUES TO RECOVER FROM THE PANDEMIC. IT’S A GRADUAL HILL THAT WE ARE EMBARKING UPON TO BRING VISITATION BACK A BIG INDICATOR FOR TOURISM IS HOTEL OCCUPANCY AND THOSE IN THE INDUSTRY SAY IT’S LOOKING PRETTY GOOD. WE RAN 90% FOR THE WEEKEND. SO IT WAS A THE BUSIEST WEEKEND WE’VE HAD IN OVER A YEAR AND IT WAS JUST GREAT TO SEE. SKIP JAMES IS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF S ....