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Louisiana: 6th record year for tourism; 47M visitors
Posted on 5/8/18 at 9:52 am
Posted on 5/8/18 at 9:52 am
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Officials say 2017 was Louisiana’s sixth record year in a row for tourism, with 47.1 million visitors spending $17.5 billion. According to a news release from the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism, the number of visitors last year rose nearly 500,000 from 2016, and their spending rose more than 4 percent. State and local tax revenues rose 4.5 percent, from $1.73 million to $1.81 million.
Looks like the statues coming down didn't impact tourism much.
I'm pretty ambivalent to both sides of the statue argument.
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Posted on 5/8/18 at 9:53 am to AA77
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Looks like the statues coming down didn't impact tourism much.
You think people with Confederate flags on their houses can afford to travel?
Posted on 5/8/18 at 9:53 am to AA77
It was Monroe’s new river market.
Posted on 5/8/18 at 9:55 am to AA77
How do states even track this. I spent some money in LA last year but how would anyone know I was from out of town?
Posted on 5/8/18 at 9:58 am to IAmNERD
Not sure but every state does it. Just a guess they can see the zip code from a credit/debit card purchase.
Posted on 5/8/18 at 9:58 am to IAmNERD
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How do states even track this. I spent some money in LA last year but how would anyone know I was from out of town?
They can probably track total revenue, total revenue from state residents, and then the difference between those would be tourism.
I still don't know how that would be exact though.
This post was edited on 5/8/18 at 10:00 am
Posted on 5/8/18 at 9:58 am to IAmNERD
What State is your credit card bill to adress?
Posted on 5/8/18 at 9:59 am to AA77
How many of them stayed here for good?
By getting killed in New Orleans
By getting killed in New Orleans
Posted on 5/8/18 at 10:03 am to AA77
I guess. Didn't think about that. But I only use my credit card to book hotels when we travel. Most of the other stuff I take cash when traveling.
Posted on 5/8/18 at 10:04 am to AA77
What about cash?
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