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2007 Fast Facts
- Visitor spending: $941.1 million, up 8.8% over 2006.
- Economic impact: $2.35 billion statewide.
- Employment traceable to visitor industry: 34,621 jobs.
- Gas and sales tax revenue: $48.3 million.
2006 Fast Facts
- Visitor spending: $864.9 million, up 6.9% over 2005.
- Economic impact: $2.16 billion statewide.
- Employment traceable to visitor industry: 33,908 jobs.
- Gas and sales tax revenue: $45.8 million.
- TravelSD.com: 3.4 million USERS.
2005 Fast Facts
- Visitor spending: $809.4 million, compared to $752.2 million in 2004.
- Distribution of spending:
58.3% in Western South Dakota
41.7% in Eastern South Dakota.
- Economic impact: $2.02 billion statewide.
- Employment traceable to visitor industry: 33,590 jobs.
- Gas and sales tax revenue: $45.4 million.
- TravelSD.com: 12.3 million page views.
2004 Fast Facts
- Visitor spending: $752.2 million, compared to $698 million in 2003.
- Distribution of spending:
57.6% in Western South Dakota
42.4% in Eastern South Dakota.
- Economic impact: $1.88 billion statewide.
- Employment traceable to visitor industry: 33,107 jobs.
- Gas and sales tax revenue: $44.7 million.
- Visits to travelsd.com: More than 3.1 million, accounting for more than 10.3 million page views.
2003 Fast Facts
- Visitor spending: $698 million, compared to $663 million in 2002.
- Distribution of spending:
57% in Western South Dakota
43% in Eastern South Dakota.
- Economic impact: $1.75 billion statewide.
- Employment traceable to visitor industry: 31,828 jobs.
- Gas and sales tax revenue: $42.7 million.
- Return on investment: $9.41 in gas/sales tax revenue for every marketing dollar the Department of Tourism invested.
- Visits to travelsd.com: More than 1.7 million, accounting for more than 6.8 million page views!
2002 Fast Facts
- Visitor spending: $663 million, compared to $601 million in 2001.
- Distribution of spending:
56.8% in Western South Dakota
43.2% in Eastern South Dakota.
- Economic impact: $1.66 billion statewide.
- Employment traceable to visitor industry: 31,022 jobs.
- Gas and sales tax revenue: $40 million.
- Return on investment: $10 in gas/sales tax revenue for every marketing dollar the Department of Tourism invested.
- Visits to travelsd.com: More than 1.9 million, accounting for more than 5.7 million page views!
2001 Fast Facts
- Visitor spending: $601 million, compared to $624 million in 2000.
- Distribution of spending:
54.3% in Western South Dakota
45.7% in Eastern South Dakota.
- Economic impact: $1.5 billion statewide.
- Employment traceable to visitor industry: 28,885.
- Gas and sales tax revenue: $36.8 million.
- Return on investment: $8.34 in gas/sales tax revenue for every marketing dollar the Department of Tourism invested.
- Visits to travelsd.com: More than 1.78 million, accounting for 4.6 million page views!
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