by Jim Hinckley | Aug 11, 2023 | Kingman, Our Area, Route 66, Tourism, Travel
Touch Media is putting Kingman on the map. The company that developed the innovative Route 66 Navigation app, the Mother Road Route 66 Passport, the largest Route 66 discussion group on Facebook, and the free Ultimate Route 66 Travel Guide in eight languages has...
by Jim Hinckley | Jul 22, 2023 | Economy, Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Laughlin, Mohave County, Needles CA, Peach Spring, Route 66, Tourism, Travel, Uncategorized
In 2011, after many years of study, Rutgers University, in collaboration with the National Park Service Route 66 Corridor Preservation Program and World Monuments Fund, finished a landmark economic impact analysis of Route 66. For many communities along the highway...
by Jim Hinckley | Feb 9, 2023 | Bullhead City, Did you Know, Economy, Featured Story, Flagstaff, Fort Mohave, Golden Valley, Grand Canyon, Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Las Vegas, Laughlin, Mohave County, Mohave Valley, Needles CA, Our Area, Topock, Travel, Yucca
Officially it doesn’t exist. It hasn’t since June 27, 1985 when the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials decertified the road and voted to remove all its highway signs. This was a year after the last segment of Route 66 was...
by Jim Hinckley | Jan 19, 2023 | Did you Know, Economy, Kingman, Mohave County, National News, Our Area, Topock, Travel
The opportunities for economic development and for fueling an historic district renaissance presented by the international fascination with Route 66 can not be overstated. Communities such as Pontiac, Illinois that used Route 66 as a catalyst for dramatic...
by Jim Hinckley | Dec 26, 2022 | Bullhead City, Did you Know, Economy, Education, Events, Fort Mohave, Golden Valley, Grand Canyon, Kingman, Lake Havasu City, Lake Mead, Las Vegas, Laughlin, Mohave County, Mohave Valley, Needles CA, Nevada, Our Area, Relocating, Some Good News, Topock, Travel, Yucca
The Arizona Office of Tourism recently noted that, “The year-over-year increase in tourism from 2020 to 2021 brought in $3.4 billion in federal, state and local taxes. Tourism-generated revenues reduced the tax burden per household in Arizona by an average of...
