Members from Destination D.C., the official tourism corporation for Washington D.C. reported the tourism statistics from the entire year of 2007 this august. The numbers show that D.C. saw 16.2 million visitors in 2007 a 7% increase from 2006. This trend increased the overall spending of the tourism industry to $5.54 billion dollars, creating 600 million in revenue from sales tax alone proving that D.C.s tourism industry is one of the most powerful around the nation.
William Hanbury the president of Destination D.C. cited international visitors and business travelers as major reasons in the boost of tourism revenue for the year of 2007. He went on to explain that because of the revenue in sales tax D.C. households saved nearly 2,400 dollars in a tax burden that otherwise would have fallen on them. Specifically business travel rose by 16.7%, and believed to be because of the weakening nation currency international travel rose by 13%. Lastly, according to Global Insight, a international research firm Washington D.C. ended 2007 as the 8th most popular international destination.
Source: www.destinationdc.com
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