Austin City Limits brings more than $80 million to city
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Business across the city will be good during the Austin City Limits Music Festival.
Services like restaurants, nightclubs, area hotels and more are expected to generate more than $80 million for the city.
"$82 million that they estimate will be generated, $51 million of which will come from visitors," Austin Convention and Visitor's Bureau spokesperson Roy Benear said.
One local food vendor said they’re ready for the crowd that's about to hit them.
The festival will be a first for Kate's Southern Comfort, near Zilker Park.
The Cajun eatery said they’re starting with 5,000 pies. Extra staff will be on hand as well.
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South Austin homeowner
Rusty Irons has been renting out her vacation home for the past five years.
"You know ACL is a very popular event," Irons said.
She used an online vacation rental marketplace called HomeAway.
"I would say almost every vacation home is probably booked at this point for ACL," Irons said.
A spokesperson for HomeAway said they have less than nine homes available for ACL weekend.
While that may be bad news for music lovers scrambling to find a place, business owners are all smiles.