who are we? we represent pennsylvanians throughout the hospitality industry
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WHO ARE WE?WHO ARE WE?
We Represent Pennsylvanians Throughout The Hospitality Industry
From Service Professionals To Executives, Whose Livelihood Is Dependent Upon Tourism
WHAT WE DOWHAT WE DO
Our mission is to market and sell information to convince travelers to
choose the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for their conventions,
meetings and vacations.
Pennsylvania hosted an estimated 138.3 million visitors in 2007.
An estimated 108 million visitors took a leisure overnight or day trip to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania is the 4th most visited state in the country when it comes to overnight leisure travel.
Source: 2007 Annual Travel Profile (DK Shifflet)
WHAT WE DOInspire Visitors to Come to Pennsylvania
WE ARE A SOLUTIONWE ARE A SOLUTION
Source: Economic Impact of Travel and Tourism in Pennsylvania, The 2007 Travel Year (Global Insight in partnership with DK Shifflet)
WE ARE A SOLUTIONVisitors Contribute to PA’s Economy
Visitors to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania generated $28 billion in spending in 2007.
Total Visitor Spending in Pennsylvania
2003: $23.3 billion
2004: $25.1 billion
2005: $25.7 billion
2006: $27.0 billion
2007: $27.8 billion
WE ARE A SOLUTIONTravel and Tourism Historical Growth
Source: Economic Impact of Travel and Tourism in Pennsylvania, The 2007 Travel Year (Global Insight in partnership with DK Shifflet)
WE ARE A SOLUTIONVisitors Contribute to PA’s Economy
TOURISM = JOBS and WAGES
The tourism industry generates $10.7 billion in wages and benefits.
Accounts for over 7% of all individuals employed in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania.
The tourism industry supports a workforce of over 400,000 people in the state.
Source: Economic Impact of Travel and Tourism in Pennsylvania, The 2007 Travel Year (Global Insight in partnership with DK Shifflet)
WE ARE A SOLUTIONVisitors Contribute to PA’s Economy
TOURISM = TAX REVENUE
In 2007, visitors generated a total of $2.8 billion in state and municipal tax revenue.
THIS REPRESENTS:
A little more than 10% of the total General Fund Expenditures in 2007-08.
Approximately 83% of the cost to provide medical assistance to Pennsylvania families.
Source: Economic Impact of Travel and Tourism in Pennsylvania, The 2007 Travel Year (Global Insight in partnership with DK Shifflet)
WE ARE A SOLUTIONVisitors Contribute to PA’s Economy
Due to the major tax revenues generated by tourism industry in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, each one of our 4.9 million households benefits with $575 in tax savings.
Put another way, if not for tourism industry, each household would have to pay $575 in additional taxes to maintain the current level of state services.
Source: Economic Impact of Travel and Tourism in Pennsylvania, The 2007 Travel Year (Global Insight in partnership with DK Shifflet)
WE ARE A SOLUTIONVisitors Contribute to the Local Economy
In 2007, Visitors to (Insert County Name) Generated :
$X in direct spending$X in state and local tax revenueX direct tourism-related jobs supporting $X in wages and benefits.
Source: Economic Impact of Travel and Tourism in Pennsylvania, The 2007 Travel Year (Global Insight in partnership with DK Shifflet)
NOTE: Please click the link below or paste web address in your browser window to get specific information for your county. REMEMBER TO REMOVE THIS BOX BEFORE PRESENTING DATA.
http://dmo.visitpa.com/files/pa2007economicimpactoftravelandtourism.pdfUsername: DMO / Password: letmein
WHAT ARE WE WHAT ARE WE ASKING FOR?ASKING FOR?
We urge our legislators to reestablish tourism funding (DCED) at 2008-09 FY levels
in the 2009-10 FY budget as listed below:
FY 2008-09Revised Budget
FY 2008-09
Governor's Proposed Budget
FY 2009-10
Marketing to Attract Tourists $16,909,000 $16,159,000 $9,985,000
Tourist/Regional Promotion Assistance
$16,372,000 $14,939,000 $10,000,000
Tourist Product Development $1,974,000 $1,730,000 $0
WHO ARE WE WHO ARE WE WORKING FOR?WORKING FOR?
The 12.4 Million Citizens of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
Thank You!Thank You!