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Oh yes, thanks for the definition! After all it's not like I've never been to college. But thanks for talking down to me.
Again, a two hour layover in Hartsfield doesn't mean I'm sightseeing in Atlanta. Get it?
Obviously, you don't get it. Never did I say anywhere in my previous statement that travelers funneling through Hartsfield-Jackson Airport were counted as tourist. As a matter a fact, they are not counted as tourist; however, the many people that do stay in Atlanta for business, conventions, special Events and to simply tour our great city are counted...........Understand? If not, I can break it down for you in a simpler manner.
Metro Atlanta Total: In 2010*, an estimated 37 million US residents visited the Atlanta area. This amount equaled an increase of over 3 million domestic visitors from 2009 and returned Atlanta to pre-2008 levels. Additionally, this increase relative to 2009 (approximately 10%) exceeded the growth of Atlanta’s competitive set (7%, Chicago, Orlando, Washington DC, New Orleans, Dallas).
Overnight: Of the estimated 37 million domestic visitors to Atlanta, 19 million stayed overnight. The increase in overnight visitation (7% over 2009) fell below the increase in total visitation (10%).
Business & Leisure: Approximately 26 million domestic visitors came to Atlanta primarily for leisure purposes. 12 million visitors came primarily for business purposes. These amounts reflect year-over-year increases of 11% and 8% respectively.
Party Size & Length of Stay: The average size of visiting parties in 2010 was 2.1 people and the average length of stay was 2.2 days. These amounts did not reflect dramatic changes over 2009 (less that 3%).
Source: Estimates based on research from D.K. Shifflet and Associates, Ltd., 2011
Overseas: In 2010, an estimated 712,000 visitors came to Atlanta from countries outside of North America. This amount equaled an increase of 25% over 2009 which exceeds the US total of 11%.
Source: Office of Travel and Tourism Industries, US Department of Commerce, 2011
Spending by Visitors
Atlanta Total: In 2010*, domestic visitors to Metro Atlanta spent roughly $10.9 billion on their travel. This equaled an increase of over $1 billion from 2009 (11%). Atlanta’s increase significantly exceeded the competitive set’s increase of 4%.
Overnight: Of the $10.9 billion of visitor spending, the majority, $9.4 billion, was from overnight travelers.
Leisure & Business: $5.9 billion was spent by leisure travelers (10% more than 2009). $5 billion was spent by business travelers (13% more than 2008).
Source: Estimates based on research from D.K. Shifflet and Associates, Ltd., 2011
Lodging
Supply: In 2011, Metro Atlanta possessed the 7th largest supply of U.S. hotel rooms with roughly 94,000 rooms at 784 properties. Atlanta’s Downtown possessed over 13,000 of those rooms at 43 properties.
Demand: In 2011, roughly 20.3 million hotel/motel room nights were sold in Metro Atlanta. This continues the growth in 2010 and represents a total increase of over 14% from 2009.
Occupancy:
Metro Atlanta 59.2%, 13.0% increase over 2009
City of Atlanta: 63.2%, 13.0% increase over 2009
Downtown: 60.6%, 12.9% increase over 2009
STR’s Top 15 Markets saw a total increase in occupancy of roughly 11% over 2009.
Average Room Rate:
Metro Atlanta: $83, -1.1% decline over 2009
City of Atlanta: $127, -0.3% decline over 2009
Downtown: $126, -1.1% decline over 2009
STR’s Top 15 Markets saw a total increase in ADR of 5% over 2009.
Group vs. Transient: Since 2009, Atlanta’s group occupancy and transient occupancy have both grown, with the highest two-year growth being in transient. Across Metro Atlanta the growth levels for group and transient were 9% and 16% respectively. Within City of Atlanta the levels were 9% and 14%."
Passengers passing through Hartsfield-Jackson Airport were not counted! GET IT?
Exactly the point - millions of people funneling through a giant transportation facility to board another plane enroute to somewhere else are not visitors to the city lying outside the airport grounds even if they buy a hamburger or a souvenier while on the move inside the airport. These people are not staying in a local hotel or visiting a tourist attraction and have no intention of being in the city itself, they are just travelling unless they are in the smaller percentage which are Atlanta destination passengers.
That was my point which was taken out of context. Never did I say passengers passing through the airport where/should be counted. As a matter of fact, they are not counted as tourist to metro Atlanta. **See the above post!**
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