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Nicole,

I used to work for San Diego Tourism Authority.  I don't know if the closest big city to you is Miami or another Florida city.  All of the big cities in your area are supposed to attract tourists.  They have some kind of group tracking their tourism results to figure out how many dollars are coming into the area because of tourists.  Many of the numbers you will track will be similar to them.  They track how many dollars are coming to rent hotel rooms, how much for rent in hotel banquet/ballrooms, how much is spent on dining and attractions, etc.  If you can make a contact at your local tourism authority, you should be able to see if what they track is similar to what you want to track for venue, food, etc.  Someone there will probably be willing to work with you on how they track metrics and how they use them.

Sincerely,

Nancy

Nancy McCleary, CPA

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