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Tourism chief upbeat about Scottsdale’s draw for travelers BY J. GRABER Progress Staff Writer
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mild recession could be in store for the �irst half of next year, according to Tourism Economics President Adam Saks. The economist troubadour spoke – and sang – to almost 300 people at the Experience Scottsdale annual meeting on Oct. 20. In addition to just presenting facts in
a lecture, he also sang songs about Scottsdale’s tourism economy to the tunes of popular songs like “Where the Streets Have No Name” by U2 and “On the Road Again,” by Willie Nelson. He said the history of the tourism industry over the last couple years has been “an epic.” “What an odyssey over the last two and a half year?!” Saks said. “You have experienced what truly, I think — we can hope —
will go down in history as the most colossal downturn our industry has ever faced and the most dramatic recovery we’ve ever experienced as well.” That recovery won’t last forever though. “After growing again, what we’re doing right now, we think by the time we get to early 2023 the economy growth trajectory is going to come to a halt,” Saks said. “We’re
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Marking 10 years, Canal Convergence returns Friday
SPORTS ........................ 27 Saguaro says every game is a playoff game now.
ARTS ............................... 28 Super Bowl activities in Scottsdale begin taking shape.
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BY ALEX GALLAGHER Progress Staff Writer
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t’s hard for the Scottsdale Public Art team to believe that 10 years have passed since the �irst Canal Convergence was held. What had initially begun as a conversation in 2008 between the City of Scottsdale and the Salt River Project blossomed into an opportunity when SRP offered to waive its events permit fee at the Scottsdale Waterfront and the City offered to create a festival at the canal where the utility could educate the public about its history, water management, conservation and more. From there, city of�icials and Scottsdale Public Art – a nonpro�it that contracts with the city – discussed creating an arts-focused
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Artist Jeff Zischke is working on a major piece for the 2022 Canal Convergence | Water + Art + Light, which returns for its 10th year on Friday, Nov. 4. (David Minton/Progress Staff Photographer)
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