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Who We Are Our Vision: To make Arizona the leading tourism destination of choice for travelers. Our Mission: To strengthen and grow Arizona's economy through travel and tourism promotion. Why it Matters - Spending 43.9 Domestic and

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Who We Are

Our Vision: To make Arizona the leading tourism destination of choice for travelers. Our Mission: To strengthen and grow Arizona's economy through travel and tourism promotion.

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Why it Matters - Spending

Source: Dean Runyan Associates, 2017p

43.9

MILLION

$22.7

BILLION

Domestic and international overnight visitors to Arizona

(2.1%annual increase)

Direct visitor spending generated within Arizona

(6.7%annual increase)

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Why it Matters - Jobs

Source: Dean Runyan Associates, 2017p

HOT OTEL

Industry-related jobs directlygenerated by visitorspending

(1.6%annual increase)

187

THOUSAND

$6.9

BILLION

Earnings generated by Arizonans employed by tourism-related jobs

(4.0%annual increase)

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Why it Matters - Taxes

$1.4

BILLION Federal

$932

MILLION State Local

$1.0

BILLION

42% 28% 30%

Dollars in TaxRevenue

Tax Revenue Breakdown

$3.37

BILLION

$1,293

Taxesgenerated by tourism reduces Arizona households’ average annual tax burden by nearly $1,300.

Source: Dean Runyan Associates, 2017p (9.0%annual increase)

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Visitation - Domestic

Top Origin States

38.3

Domestic OvernightVisitors

MILLION

10.7

MILLION

01

Arizona

7.4

MILLION

02

California

1.4

MILLION

05

Illinois

1.7

MILLION

03 Texas

1.6

MILLION

04

Colorado

1.3

MILLION

06

New York ( 9.0% total annualdecrease)

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Visitation - International

81

THOUSAND

103

THOUSAND

05

France

International OvernightVisitors

Top Origin Countries

115

THOUSAND United

04

Kingdom

06

China

02

Canada

894

THOUSAND

3.6

MILLION

01

Mexico

130

THOUSAND

03

Germany

5.67

MILLION

( -1.9% total annualdecrease; 1.5% overseasvisitation annual increase)

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Source: Tourism Economics, 2017p data

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Stay Connected

  • VisitArizona.com
  • Consumer website
  • Monthly eNewsletter
  • Calendar of Events
  • Visit Arizona App
  • Tourism.Az.gov
  • Industry website
  • Tourism Tuesday
  • eNewsletter
  • TourismTuesday@tourism.az.gov
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Thank you!

Ben Stewart Director of Government Affairs Arizona Office of Tourism bstewart@tourism.az.gov