Visitor Industry

• There are 12,088 hotel rooms in Center City with 652 additional rooms completed in 2007. An additional 791 rooms are currently under construction.
• The top 3 Convention Center events in 2007 were the Northwest Flower and Garden Show, the Western Exhibitor Shows (2 dates), and the American Association of Orthodontists meeting.
• Total convention center attendance in 2007 was 248,705.

King County Visitors 2006*

Total Number of Visitors	9,400,000

Visitor Expenditures in King County	$4,750,000,000
Purchases Total Amount (millions) Meals & Beverages $1,431 Lodging $1,145 Shopping $1,128 Ground Transportation (local) $419 Recreatio/Entertainment $376 Misc. & Convenience Items $255 Total $4,754
Visitor Profile
Median Age 41 years Median Household Income $65,000 Average Travel Party Size 2.3 people Per Day Travel Party Expend $179 Average # of Nights Stayed 6.5 nights
Purpose of Trip (Primary)
Visiting Friends/Relatives 40% Pleasure/Vacation 41 Business 9 Convention/Conference/Meeting 2 Other 8   100%
Transportation to King County
Arrived by Air 44% Arrived by Auto 48 Other 8   100%
Origin of Visitors
California 14% Washington 12 Oregon 8 Idaho 3 Other (all other U.S. states) 46 International 17   100%
Accomodations in King County
Private Home 54% Hotel/Motel 46   100%
King County Visitors Number of Visitors Change from pervious yr. 2003 8.50 mil no change 2004 8.73 mil +2.7 2005 9.10 mil +4.2 2006 9.40 mil +3.0
Regional Economic Impact In 2006* $4.75 billion - annual in King County visitor spending 62,200 jobs $419 million - annual state & local taxes * 2006 is the most current information available. Source: 2006 King County Visitors Profile & Economic Impact Report
Hotel Occupancy Year-to-date through November 2007         Nov 2004 Nov 2005 Nov 2006 Nov 2007 Occupancy Rate 72.8% 76.0% 76.6% 77.1% % Change n/a 4.4% 0.8% 0.7% Average Room Rate $144.31 $153.49 $171.96 $179.91 % Change n/a 6.4% 12.0% 4.6% Source: Smith Travel Research Cruise Industry Vessels Boardings** 2003 99 345,000 2004 149 562,000 2005 169 686,357 2006 196 751,000 2007 190 781,143 (est.)
** Round trip passengers are counted both at the point of embarkation and disembarkation. Passengers with Seattle as a port of call are only counted once Source: Port of Seattle
Cruise Industry Regional Economic Impact
In 2007 $268 million - annual business revenue 2,087 jobs $6.7 million - annual state & local taxes Source: Port of Seattle

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