1996 Illinois Tourism FactSheets
U. S. and international travelers in Illinois spent $18.5 billion on transportation,
lodging, food, entertainment, recreation and incidentals during 1996 while traveling
away from home. This represents an increase of 7.4 percent from the $17.2 billion
spent in Illinois during 1995.
Expenditures:
| Expenditure Category
|
($
Millions)
|
Percentage
of State Total
|
| Public Transportation |
$5,190.9
|
28.0%
|
| Auto Transportation |
$3,212.9
|
17.3%
|
| Lodging |
$3,207.4
|
17.3%
|
| Food Service |
$4,018.7
|
21.7%
|
| Entertainment &
Recreation |
$1,348.1
|
7.3%
|
| General Retail Trade |
$1,550.9
|
8.4%
|
| TOTAL |
$18,528.8
|
100.0%
|
Travelers in Illinois contributed an extra $1,272.3 million in state and local
taxes in 1996 and generated over $1,877.3 million in federal taxes.
The travel-generated payroll in Illinois was $5.3 billion in 1996, an increase
of 3.9 percent from the 1995 travel-generated payroll.
Total employment generated from these travel expenditures was 261,200 persons.
The 261,200 jobs directly supported by travel and tourism in Illinois during
1996 comprised 4.3 percent of total employment in Illinois. With indirect and
induced impact added in, total employment climbs to 553,100, accounting for
nearly 1 in every 10 jobs in Illinois.
Illinois continues to rank 5th in domestic travel spending, behind California,
Florida, New York and Texas. The top five Illinois counties for travel expenditures
are Cook, DuPage, Lake, Will, and Winnebago.
International arrivals to Illinois increased 6% to 1,664,000 in 1996. Overseas
travel to Illinois was up 6%, remaining the sixth most popular U.S. state for
overseas visitors. Chicago had 1,110,000 overseas visitors, a 5% increase, maintaining
its ranking as the 9th most popular U.S. city for overseas visitors.
Approximately 47.9 million domestic leisure person trips were made in Illinois
during 1996; the volume of leisure travel to Illinois (less Chicago) was 21.5
million person trips; the volume of leisure person trips to the Chicago area
was 26.3 million person trips.
Leisure travelers to Illinois spent $81 per person per day in 1996 while the
U.S. average was $79. Leisure travelers to the Chicago area spent $100 per person
per day, compared to $55 for Illinois (less Chicago area).
Top feeder markets to Illinois in 1996 were Illinois - 27.3 percent; Missouri
- 7.0 percent; Wisconsin - 6.7 percent; California 5.0 percent; Indiana - 5.3
percent; Michigan - 6.3 percent.
Families (adults with children on trip) accounted for 32 percent of leisure
trips to Illinois, and 27 percent of leisure trips to Illinois consisted of
couples (1 Male/1 Female).
The average length of trips to Illinois was 2.9 days and 3.0 days for leisure
trips to the Chicago area.
The average household income of leisure travelers to Illinois was $46,400; average
age of Illinois leisure travelers was 41 years; married travelers accounted
for 71 percent of leisure travel to Illinois.
Hotel-motel occupancy in Illinois (excluding Chicago) for 1996 was 67.6 percent;
Metro Chicago was 72.0 percent, its highest since 1979.
State hotel-motel taxes liability for 1996 was $122,246,182, an increase of
8 percent over 1995.
Sources:
U.S. Travel Data Center
D.K. Shifflett and Associates, Ltd.
Illinois Department of Revenue
Smith Travel Research
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