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Illinois Tourism Industry
2004 Illinois Tourism FactSheets
Here are some facts about the state’s tourism industry in 2004:
The Illinois travel and tourism industry, in 2004, contributed over $24.5 billion to the Illinois
economy.
Travelers spent over $67 million dollars every day in Illinois businesses.
The Illinois travel and tourism industry directly employed 299,670 persons in Illinois, who earned over
$7.7 billion.
On average, every $81,827 spent in Illinois by domestic and international travelers generated one job.
Traveler spending generated nearly $1.2 billion in tax revenues for the state treasury and over
$578 million for local governments.
In 2004, Illinois welcomed a record-breaking 90.61 million domestic visitors,
25.73 million for business and 64.88 million for leisure purposes.
In 2004, Illinois hosted 975,000 overseas visitors, the 6th most popular U.S. state for
overseas visitors. Chicago remained the 9th most popular U.S. city
for overseas visitors.
The top five states for providing visitors to Illinois were: Illinois, Wisconsin, Missouri,
Indiana, and Michigan. The top markets for international visitors to Illinois
were Canada, United Kingdom, Mexico, Japan and Germany.
On average, visitors to Illinois spent $116 per person per day.
The primary activities of leisure travelers to Illinois included dining, shopping, sightseeing,
entertainment, visiting a museum/art exhibit and nightlife.
The average age of Illinois visitors was 41, the majority were married, and had an annual household income
of $68,000.
Hotel-motel tax revenues for CY 2004 were $158,902,785.
Consumer inquiries for 2004 were a record-breaking 2.4 million.
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