EconoMeter panel looks at this week’s sporting fest at Petco Park

Q: Will the All-Star Game Week activities boost San Diego’s economy?

Bob’s Answer: Yes

The All-Star game is a prestigious event that adds hotel room nights, food, beverage, retail spending and much more. Further, the national publicity that San Diego will receive from television and other media coverage is unprecedented because no city has a better environment to promote than San Diego.

While ComiCon, a Super Bowl and other events eclipse this game in spending, this comes during the slowest July week, just after the 4th.

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