Emerging Markets? Web Assignment

 Web Assignment: Go to the U.S. Travel Association web site, look in the following areas:

bulletGo to Research then click on Economic Research (Economic of Impact Travel/Tourism).
bulletGo to Research then click on Domestic Research, and then look in the Travel Forecasts (Forecast Summary) category.
bulletGo to Research then click on International Research, and then look in the International Market Analysis categories.

YOU DO NOT HAVE TO BE A MEMBER OR PAY ANY FEES TO VIEW THE REQUIRED INFORMATION!

From the information available, answer the following questions. USE 2010 OR 2011 data, FOR THE INFORMATION REQUESTED BELOW.

  1. What are the Economic Impacts of Tourism for 2011:
bulletTravel Expenditures $
bulletTravel Generated Payroll $
bulletTravel Generated Employment
bulletTravel Generated Tax Revenue $
bulletTrade Surplus $
 
  1. From the U.S. Overseas Visitor Profile, what is the 2008 "Average Length of Stay in U.S. (nights)?
     
  2. What is the Traveler Sentiment Index (TSI) for February 2011?
     
  3. In 2011, what group Business or Leisure has the most Domestic Person Trips and how many (millions)?
     
  4. Identify the country which most U.S. international visitors were from in 2011?
     
  5. What were the total International Visitors to the U.S. (millions) for 2011?
     

Copy this list of questions and answer the questions, then send your assignment in the body of an e-mail (not as an attachment) to charles.hammersley@nau.edu.

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