Utah’s Travel and Tourism Industry
Utah Travel and Tourism Spending (Millions of 2015 Dollars) $9,000 5.0% $8,169 $7,982 4.5% $7,638 $8,000 $7,530 $7,277 4.0% 4.5% $7,000 3.5% 3.5% $6,000 3.0% $5,000 2.5% 2.3% $4,000 2.0% $3,000 1.5% 1.4% $2,000 1.0% $1,000 0.5% $0 0.0% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Total International Spending in Utah (Millions of 2015 Dollars) Dollars, millions Spending (left axis) Percent annual growth Annual increase (right axis) 10% $860 $838 $840 8% 5.9% $820 8.2% 6% $801 $800 $789 4.0% 4% $774 $780 $770 2% $760 0% $740 $731 -2% -2.5% $720 -4% $700 -5.8% -6% $680 $660 -8% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 Source: Tourism Economics
Total International Spending in Utah (Millions of Dollars)
Spending by top 15 markets of origin for Utah, 2016 (Millions of Dollars) Canada $159.3 China $139.5 France $47.3 United Kingdom $42.3 Germany $42.2 Australia $31.2 Japan $28.3 South Korea $23.1 Brazil $19.9 Mexico $18.4 Switzerland $15.6 Italy $13.3 Taiwan $13.2 Spain $10.3 India $9.1 $0 $20 $40 $60 $80 $100 $120 $140 $160 $180
Total Employment Generated by Traveler Spending in Utah* 160,000 4.5% 142,500 137,200 4.0% 140,000 132,700 129,600 126,800 3.9% 3.5% 120,000 3.4% 3.0% 100,000 2.5% 80,000 2.4% 2.0% 2.2% 60,000 1.5% 40,000 1.0% 20,000 0.5% 0 0.0% 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
Private Leisure and Hospitality Sector Jobs as a Percent of Total Private Employment, 2015
Total Travel & Tourism-Generated Tax Revenue* 2015 STATE $660.7M $ 1.15B LOCAL $488.9M
Utah National Park & Place Recreation Visitation* 1998 — 2016
Utah Total Skier Days ‘95/’96 – ’15/’16
Average Statewide Occupancy Rates by Month 2015 vs. 2016
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