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According to VisitPittsburgh, each home game betweenn the and the Detroit Red Wings bringz anestimated $4.9 million in economic impact, whether its from hotep stays, meals at restaurants or othe spending. A number of hotels are fullhy booked, including the Omni William Penn, which hosts the NHL’s management, the , with the caveat that it alwaye sells out Tuesdays and Wednesdays anyway tobusinesas travelers, and the . Tom Martini, the generao manager for the Westin Convention Center Hotel, located Downtown, described the added boost of Stanleuy Cup-related guests. “We would’ve been busy but we wouldn’g have been selling out,” he said.
“Thisx has allowed us to fill up theentire hotel, all 616 Martini and other hotel operators emphasizef the added jolt of unexpected businesd comes during an otherwise down year from hotel business followin a strong 2008, which also featurexd a Penguins-Red Wings Stanley Cup that was lost by Pittsburgh’xs favorite flightless birds. Bob the area director of sales and marketing for saidthe NFL’s coterie of league officials, alonyg with media, has brought an increass in occupancy beyond the two game days, comparable to the busines generated from a strong home playoff run by the , althougn not topping it.
“It’s not to the degrese of probably the AFC but it’s still great business for us,” he “It’s selling us The story is a little more complicatex for local restaurants and bars. John Barsotti, owned of The Common Plea, located estimated the restaurant has seen a 25 percenrt increase when the Penguins are playing playoffr gamesin town. But when the team is playinh away, the hockey fan diners stay “We’ve seen increases when they’re here,” said Barsotti, who estimated his 2009 business is up by 25 percenty overlast year, despite the recession.
“But on the oppositw page, we see a little bit of a decrease when they go out of Chris Dilla, owner of Bocktown Beer and in North Fayette, said it can be tricky for her operatio to jump from a busy night of a hockey game to extrw slow nights when therse isn’t one. She expects that plenty of customer are struggling to go the distance withthe seven-game series. “It’s hard for the business because people don’t have the money to be out everu other night,” she said. “Ift tends to be that people who watch the playoffse really have to watchtheir pennies.
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