Rochester Books 100,000 Rooms

At CWS, we work closely with a number of government entities and other organizations that promote the City of Rochester. This week, the Rochester Convention and Visitors Bureau announced that during the last year, a record-breaking 100,000 room nights were booked in Rochester hotels. This is no small accomplishment for a city whose population itself is 100,000, and we want to congratulate the CVB staff and everyone in the hospitality industry whose cooperative efforts made it possible.

Due to the presence of Mayo Clinic, Rochester is a city that's built on hospitality, playing host to a huge number of visitors every year. The resources offered here, including the support of our first-rate Convention and Visitors Bureau, attract ever-larger numbers of people and events, which has a huge economic impact. 100,000 bookings translates to $25 million in the local economy.

CWS supports the CVB's efforts to bring groups to our area by producing multimedia presentations that are customized to each group, featuring a personal welcome from Mayor Brede and other local representatives. To celebrate the 100,000 mark, we filmed a series of interviews with leaders in the hospitality industry commenting on the accomplishment:

We look forward to an even better year for the hospitality industry in 2008!

My Inbox: Count Your Lucky Stars

I seem to be getting plenty of forwarded email about people who have much to be thankful for. After having a son born at 1 lb 11 oz, I seem to appreciate the little things in life so much more. On to the email which shows a white truck that left the roadway and flipped over a culvert:


My initial reaction at this point was, "Wow, that guy totally skipped that culvert and landed on the other side. Considering the obvious drop off right there he sure was lucky." I then continue on to open the second image, which clearly shows how lucky he really was.


At this point, you might be thinking to yourself, "I knew there would be a really big cliff there". You've got nothing on me! For those of you who are never satisfied, I've thrown in two more videos of very lucky people.



He doesn't even think twice before running back to the car... blowing the whistle and calling for help. Yet another reason to plant a tree.



Enjoy your day and remember to count your luck stars!