2003 Santa Monica Convention and Visitor’s Bureau: Budget: $1.5 million Amount brought into TOT: $19.5million 3,544 hotel rooms Newport Beach Convention and Vistor’s Bureau: Budget: $1.3 million TOT: $1.2 million 2,600 hotel rooms West Hollywood Convention and Vistor’s Bureau: Budget: $1.1 million TOT: $8.8 million 2,000 hotel rooms Long Beach Convention and Vistor’s Bureau: Budget: $4.7 million TOT: $12 million 4,000 rooms
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on September 20, 2004. Read the original PDF.