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Marble Falls feeling power of Austin’s Grand Prix
October 08, 2012, 5:40 pm by Adam Troxtell
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| Circuit of the Americas will be hosting the U.S. Grand Prix on Nov. 18 in Austin, but the effects can be seen in the Hill Country even now. |
Marble Falls will be gearing up for its own version of race weekend when the Circuit of the Americas in Austin hosts its first ever Formula 1 race, the U.S. Grand Prix, on Nov. 18.
Major hotels Hampton Inn, Holiday Inn Express and Motel 6 are booked solid Nov. 16-18, and they say it is due to the big race. LaQuinta Inn & Suites is also completely booked, but they say they have family functions filling up their rooms. The Hill Country Inn does have rooms available, but they are taking more reservations than usual for that weekend. Across the street from them at the Quality Inn, only a few rooms are still available for Nov. 16-18. Hotels in Austin are reportedly all booked, as well, and demand for rooms has skyrocketed as race weekend approaches.
"Hampton’s got a big bloc on the books from a third party,” Tucker Johnson, with Hampton sales and marketing, said. "It was booked over a year ago. The dates kept changing, but as soon as the date got finalized, we had 15-20 rooms get snapped up. [The race] is supposed to generate a Super Bowl-type of demand.”For the full story, see Tuesday's Highlander.
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