Southwest Airlines will start flying out of Bellingham beginning in November to Las Vegas and Oakland, Calif, hoping to capitalize on an expected border reopening.
Southwest Airlines will start flying out of Bellingham beginning in November to Las Vegas and Oakland, Calif, hoping to capitalize on an expected border reopening.
Data shows Buy-One-Get-One program delivers 2X return in 1 month, 4X in 3 months, up to 8X over time in revenue going exclusively to local businesses, with lasting increases in sales for main streets and downtowns
MENLO PARK, Calif. /California Newswire/ As communities strive to help their local businesses weather the pandemic storm, Yiftee has grown to more than 270 Community eGift Cards across the United States and executed 74 “Buy-One-Get-One” programs. These programs enlist entire communities in purchasing eGift Cards that can only be spent at local businesses, where the card buyers also receive free bonus gifts for their own use.
Yiftee and Whatcom County, WA teamed up to measure the revenue impact of their program for small businesses in Whatcom County. Between money spent on community card purchases, bonus cards funded by the CARES Act, and overspend on the gift cards and bonus cards, the analysis found that the bonus program investment was returned by 2X in its first
Data shows Buy-One-Get-One program delivers 2X return in 1 month, 4X in 3 months, up to 8X over time in revenue going exclusively to local businesses, with lasting increases in sales for main streets and downtowns
(MENLO PARK, Calif.) NEWS: As communities strive to help their local businesses weather the pandemic storm, Yiftee has grown to more than 270 Community eGift Cards across the United States and executed 74 “Buy-One-Get-One” programs. These programs enlist entire communities in purchasing eGift Cards that can only be spent at local businesses, where the card buyers also receive free bonus gifts for their own use.
Yiftee and Whatcom County, WA teamed up to measure the revenue impact of their program for small businesses in Whatcom County. Between money spent on community card purchases, bonus cards funded by the CARES Act, and overspend on the gift cards and bonus cards, the analysis found that the bonus program investment was returned by 2X in its first month, 4X aft
Here s how badly Canadian border closure has hit Whatcom tourism
The Bellingham Herald 12/21/2020 Dave Gallagher, The Bellingham Herald (Bellingham, Wash.)
Dec. 21 With the border closed to nonessential travel for most of 2020, Whatcom residents have seen shorter lines at places like stores and gas stations. A new report indicates just how deep the decline was during the pandemic.
Whatcom County saw about 506,000 fewer Canadian vacationer trips than it typically would between March and September, according to a study published by the Border Policy Research Institute at Western Washington University. The estimate doesn t include the number of U.S. travelers that would normally stop in Whatcom County while taking a trip to British Columbia. It also doesn t include the trips made into Whatcom County by Canadians who own property here or those coming just to shop or fill up gas.