who are we? we represent pennsylvanians throughout the hospitality industry
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WHO ARE WE?WHO ARE WE?
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We Represent Pennsylvanians Throughout The Hospitality Industry
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From Service Professionals To Executives, Whose Livelihood Is Dependent Upon Tourism
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WHAT WE DOWHAT WE DO
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Our mission is to market and sell information to convince travelers to
choose the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for their conventions,
meetings and vacations.
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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
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WE ARE A SOLUTIONWE ARE A SOLUTION
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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.
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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)
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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
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WHAT ARE WE WHAT ARE WE ASKING FOR?ASKING FOR?
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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
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WHO ARE WE WHO ARE WE WORKING FOR?WORKING FOR?
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The 12.4 Million Citizens of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania.
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Thank You!Thank You!