ECONOMIC IMPACT


WHERE TOURSIM DOLLARS ARE SPENT


Other 6%


Entertainment 11%


Transportation 9%


Retail 17%


Lodging 38%


Beverage 19%


U.S. One of every nine jobs in the United States depends on tourism. It is one of the larg- est industries in the nation—generating $759 billion from domestic and international travelers in 2010. This, in turn, sparked an additional $1 trillion in other industries, sup- ported 14 million jobs (7.4 million of which were in the travel industry), and created $188 billion in earnings for Americans employed in U.S. travel. Source: U.S. Travel Association.


MINNESOTA


39 million annual visitors spent $11 billion in the state, generating $699 million in state sales tax revenue. The hospitality industry employed 238,000 full-time and part-time employees, whose State of Minnesota resident income equaled $3.9 billion.


ROCHESTER, MINN.


The hospitality and tourism industry is Rochester’s second largest industry, following healthcare and providing the city with 11,928 full-time jobs. Rochester hosts approxi- mately 2.75 million visitors annually. Visitors to Rochester contribute $520 million in total economic impact and more than $325 million in direct visitor spending to the local economy, generating $46 million in tax revenue. Overnight visitors to Rochester who paid for lodging spent an average of $247 per day. Daylong visitors spent an


6 Food &


2010 ROCHESTER VISITORS Other 3%


Leisure 5% 59-64% 57% 58%


Convention/ Sports 15%


Business 15%


Mayo Clinic 62%


AVERAGE HOTEL OCCUPANCY


average of $72 per day. This spending directly benefits hotels, restaurants, arts/cul- ture, retail, transportation, and other area business and industry as well as state and local government. It also helps bring cultural events and activities, entertainment, and recreation to the community.


2010 BY THE NUMBERS • $1.2 million dollars spent by visitors each day in Rochester • 7 – the number of times visitor dollars circulate before leaving the community • 190,000 (7%) international visitors • 5,463 hotel rooms • 2,041 hotel rooms attached to the skyway, Mayo Clinic, and the Mayo Civic Center


• 139 meetings and conventions (minimum of 300 people)


• 58 hotels in the city • 66 sports events hosted


Rochester Minnesota U.S.


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