It's a bit hard to fathom how much exposure Kamloops derives from the Rocky Mountaineer stop. I was in Chicago in the summer of 2005 for the Rotary International Convention and could not believe the number of people I met who had been through Kamloops on the train.
Rocky Mountaineer management has decided to spread its summer passenger stops in Kamloops throughout the week. Instead of a large amount of visitors two or three times a week, the same number of people will be more evenly distributed throughout 5 or 6 days I believe.
The upshot of this is that all Rocky Mountaineer guest will now
overnight in downtown hotels. For passengers on this incredible train
trip, this decision makes total sense. Downtown Kamloops has such great
ambiance and energy. I've heard it described as one long park - with
the wide sidewalks and decorative street features. There is not much of
that around the southwest sector hotels.I know the Kamloops Central
Business Improvement Area is gearing up to make sure new visitors have
a great experience.
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