ALBUQUERQUE’S ECONOMY GETS A HUGE BOOST WITH THE GATHERING OF NATIONS THAT ENDED ITS RUN OVER THE WEEKEND. TANIA ARMENTA WITH ALBUQUERQUE’S CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU SAYS IT’S THE SECOND BIGGEST ANNUAL EVENT IN ALBUQUERQUE, NEXT TO BALLOON FIESTA.
ARMENTA SAYS THE EVENT DRIVES SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF VISITORS TO THE CITY. AS MANY AS 100-THOUSAND VISITORS WERE IN TOWN FOR THE EVENT…WITH THE ALBUQUERQUE HISPANO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ESTIMATING THE ECONOMIC IMPACT AT 21 MILLION DOLLARS.
