New Study Shows Tourists Spending More Money in W.Va.
State Journal, The › March 23, 2010
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Findings of that report include: * travel spending by all overnight and day visitors in West Virginia was more than $4.38 billion in 2008, equating to about $12 million per day; * travel spending in the state has increased 7.8 percent annually since 2000; * visitors who stayed overnight in commercial lodging facilities spent $1.4 billion in 2008, about one-third of all travel spending in the state; Day travelers who spent substantially on gaming and entertainment spent $2.1 billion (47 percent of the state total); * local and state government revenues generated by travel spending were $591 million in 2008.
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New Study Shows Tourists Spending More Money in W.Va.
CHARLESTON - Those who visit the Mountain State to play continue to have a bigger role in the state's economy, according to a re...
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