SAM Magazine--April 26. 2010--Thanks to passenger numbers that were off by about 9,000, the resort community at Steamboat Springs will have to pony up more than $2.4 million to the airlines. According to the "Steamboat Pilot," Steamboat's Local Marketing District (LMD) is in charge of the airline program and it is not unheard of that the community pay the airlines at the end of the season, typically a number between $1.5 million and $2 million.

Each year, Steamboat negotiates contracts with several carriers to offer service into the resort town. However, discounts and lower numbers of travelers, especially this year, can affect the minimum-agreed-upon revenue the airlines need to hit and the community needs to make up the difference.

To pay the bill, the LMD puts aside two percent of the lodging tax and the Steamboat Ski Corp. will pay the other 60 percent.

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