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HomeMy WebLinkAboutHDC2001-008 The Tourist Information Center Registration Summary, Deferent County in State Of Arkansas Total Vehicles, Vistitors, Incrase Days SpentTABLE IV - IMPACT OF TRAVEL ON ARKANSAS TOURISM REGIONS BY COUNTY - 2000 PRELIMINARY* (CONTINUED) TOTAL TRAVEL- TRAVEL- STATE TRAVEL GENERATED GENERATED TAX EXPENDITURES PAYROLL EMPLOYMENT RECEIPTS COUNTY (Dollars) (Dollars) (Jobs) (Dollars) HEART OF ARKANSAS FAULKNER 54,061,722 LONOKE 18,932,864 PRAIRIE 2,851,060 PULASKI 936,797,356 SALINE 33,746,825 TOTAL 1,046,389,827 DIAMOND LAKES CLARK GARLAND HOT SPRING MONTGOMERY PIKE TOTAL LOCAL TAX RECEIPTS VISITORS (Dollars) (Pc�n-Trip ) 9,622,492 778 2,822,473 1,009,788 307,364 2,952,428 210 992,046 327,265 101,747 424,748 39 153,698 65,190 16,193 161,342,405 10,678 32,282,062 17,486,487 4,338,683 5,809,130 451 1,749,845 613,617 190,639 180,151,203 12,156 38,000,124 19,502,347 4,954,626 32,712,340 5,700,369 479 1,738,965 548,724 189,340 376,488,386 68,389,270 5,393 18,469,864 8,305,117 2,053,181 21,098,604 3,185,049 238 1,106,642 486,759 114,540 21,505,250 3,187,186 243 1,105,613 553,531 106,818 11,749,388 2,127,047 184 609,127 253,190 65,264 463,553,968 82,588,921 6,537 23,030,210 10,147,320 2,529,143 ARKANSAS' LAND OF LEGENDS CLEVELAND 2,859,554 GRANT 4,337,337 JEFFERSON 93,842,497 LINCOLN 2,484,487 TOTAL 103,523,875 ARKANSAS'S GREAT SOUTHWEST HEMPSTEAD 31,048,455 HOWARD 2,506,109 LAFAYETTE 21,282,047 LITTLE RIVER 14,765,627 MILLER 53,615,081 NEVADA 15,673,677 SEVIER 10,002,122 TOTAL 148,893,118 ARKANSAS' SOUTH ASHLEY BRADLEY CALHOUN COLUMBIA DALLAS OUACHITA UNION TOTAL 319,216 29 144,246 76,868 11,351 503,299 42 228,303 87,867 24,325 15,324,118 1,147 4,142,113 1,775,499 500,386 328,910 21 132,620 52,500 13,429 16,475,543 1,240 4,647,283 1,992,734 549,491 5,431,795 445 1,616,313 644,805 171,115 307,377 21 136,332 49,063 14,837 2,799,239 200 1,102,905 595,369 109,363 2,042,152 177 760,549 381,363 78,847 8,187,610 608 2,147,313 736,077 297,827 2,544,962 145 579,751 229,504 58,328 1,592,852 132 518,746 183,352 52,462 22,905,988 1,727 6,861,910 2,819,533 782,779 18,321,884 3,177,292 268 943,463 380,857 105,834 7,801,280 1,082,535 76 422,851 188,992 38,837 2,239,826 220,282 11 117,556 77,561 7,761 18,509,780 3,232,588 269 965,031 322,488 102,856 8,571,574 1,248,615 90 459,034 205,164 48,394 21,479,808 3,726,582 321 1,115,213 395,005 131,350 76,543,314 11,413,377 797 3,243,588 1,166,052 385,980 153,467,468 24,101,271 1,832 7,266,737 2,736,118 821,011 60 THE TOURIST INFORMATION CENTER REGISTRATION SUMMARY Thirteen Tourist Infomlation Centers are located at Arkansas borders along highway entry points. The Helena/West Helena and Red River TICS are staffed by only two people and are open 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. during the fall and winter and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the spring and summer. All other TICS are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the fall and winter, and 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the spring and summer. The busiest hours at the TICS and the percent of visitors registered were 11 a.m: 12 p.m. (13.1%), 12-1 p.m. (12.6%) and 10-11 a.m. (12.6%). A fourteenth Arkansas Tourist Information Center is operated at the Parks and Tourism Central Office at One Capitol Mall in Little Rock. The primary function of these TICS is to provide Arkansas travelers with information on scenic, historic and recreational points of interest within the state, presenting the positive first impression of Arkansas that is so critical in persuading guests to stay longer and discover new attractions. Forty-five trained travel consultants staff the TICS. They share their comprehensive knowledge about Arkansas attractions, events and history with approximately one million travelers annually. ARKANSAS TOURIST INFORMATION CENTERS During 2000, travel consultants assisted 869,287 visitors at the TICS. Figure VII compares 2000 and 1999 visitor totals by month. Fifty-eight percent of the visitors stopping for assistance were on vacation, while 36% were just passing through. "Reasons for Travel' is summarized in Table XIII and depicted graphically by Figure VIII. FIGURE VIII TIC VISITORS BY REASONS FOR TRAVEL 2000 BUSINESS/ST (2.7 NAME HIGHWAY DATE OPENED Bentonville U.S. 71 North 7-29-67 The top five regions visited in Arkansas were: Northwest Blytheville I-55 North 4-07-75 Arkansas, Ozark Gateway, Heart of Arkansas, Diamond Coming U.S. 67 North 8-19-68 Lakes and Arkansas Delta Byways. The top five states of El Dorado U.S. 167 South 1-10-69 origin by number of tourists stopping were Texas (165,679), Fort Smith/Van Buren I-40 West 4-27-70 Arkansas (133,644), Missouri (75,631), Oklahoma (71,957) Harrison U.S. 65 North 5-17-88 and Illinois (56,454). Helena/West Helena U.S. 49 Bypass 2-13-78 Lake Village U.S. 65-82 6-30-80 There was a 3.9% increase in foreign visitors at TICS this year. Mammoth Spring U.S. 63 North 3-16-87 The top five countries of origin and their percent of total foreign Red River U.S. 71 North 12-08-88 visitation are depicted in Figure Ix. See Table XVIII for the Siloam Springs U.S. 412 West 6-24-92 complete breakdown of foreign visitors. Texarkana I-30 East 1-13-69 West Memphis 1-40 West 11-24-71 180,000 160,000 140,000 120,000 100,000 60,000 60,000 40,000 20,000 FIGURE VII TIC VISITORS BY MONTH 1999-2000 JAN rto ,.,..� ... .. .. .N 1999 E2000 .. -., ...�. ..... vt� FIGURE IX TIC FOREIGN VISITORS TOP FIVE COUNTRIES 2000 MEXICO (7.1 % ) TH ERLAN DS (2.3 %) ND (6.7%) 75 TABLE XI — SUMMA I ABLE 2000 TAE TABLE XII — TRAVEL TIES REGISTERED BY HOURS OF OPERATION AND TIC 2000 TAE In [,- en 00 �Y 00 [- [n [` 00 N [n to 0\ 00 01 Ln 00 00 �etOO I-0100 v- v- O. [-[-�O 00 ONN�V.O n 0! 00p 00 .-.["Ocl!CT[` p [` 01 M c\ O N rn �0 In N N 00 O m N M v- M M Ln M co O00 \0 00 M M 00 U'1tY .--� O O N L` [� �n • a0 [� M l-- n�op�MNG�� Op _ o. 10 `cYN 00 0! 00 ON .--i r- rn _ Z a O�0 d' �+'i 10 %0 \O \.0 [l- �O Ln `p 0 tn ry --O` �o O 01 10 C\ O` 00 �O M O .--i rL Q N c n �O N 0 QL < a0 00 � r G\ u� � O � N \0 00 .-� ON Z M [n [- [- [- [- r- [` to aZa N N NN000- ull Ln Co en �U .-. 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