1 / 15

Jackson Blue Springs Cave Diving 2009

Explore the economic impact of cave diving at Jackson Blue Springs in 2009. Divers from 37 U.S. states and 18 countries contributed significantly, generating direct revenue, increasing sales tax, and creating jobs.

gblackburn
Download Presentation

Jackson Blue Springs Cave Diving 2009

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Jackson Blue Springs Cave Diving 2009 Divers from 37 Different States... Including Alaska

  2. ALASKA ALABAMA ARKANSAS CALIFORNIA COLORADO CONNECTICUT FLORIDA GEORGIA ILLINOIS INDIANA KANSAS KENTUCKY LOUISIANNA MAINE MARYLAND MASSACHUSETTS UNITED STATES

  3. MICHIGAN MISSOURI MISSISSIPPI MONTANA NORTH CAROLINA NEW HAMPSHIRE NEW JERSEY NEW YORK OHIO OKLAHOMA OREGON PENNSAVANIA SOUTH CAROLINA TENNESSEE TEXAS UTAH UNITED STATES

  4. VIRGINIA WEST VIRGINIA VERMONT WASHIGTON WISCONSIN UNITED STATES

  5. Jackson Blue Springs Cave Diving 2009 Divers from 18 Different Countries Around the World

  6. ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA BRAZIL CANADA CHECK REPUBLIC ENGLAND FINLAND GERMANY LATVIA MEXICO NETHERLANDS POLAND RUSSIA SCOTLAND SWEDEN SWITZERLAND THAILAND UNITED STATES Countries

  7. ECONOMIC IMPACT

  8. ECONOMIC IMPACT • 2006 – ATTENDANCE - 19,355 • 2007 - ATTENDANCE - 25,684 • DIRECT REVENUE - $84,743 • 2008 - ATTENDANCE - 27,739 • DIRECT REVENUE - $92,594

  9. ECONOMIC IMPACT • 2009 – ATTENDANCE 34,233 • DIRECT REVENUE - $108,635 • DIRECT EI REVENUE - $1,725,577 • INCREASED SALES TAX - $120,790 • JOBS CREATED - 34.5 (MGM) NATIONAL PARKS SERVICE

  10. ECONOMIC IMPACTCAVE DIVERS

  11. ECONOMIC IMPACTCAVE DIVERS

  12. ECONOMIC IMPACTCAVE DIVERS • ATTENDANCE • 742 DIFFERENT DIVERS (SINCE MAY) • 13 FROM JACKSON CO 2% • 217 IN STATE (FLORIDA) 30% LOS 1-3 • 435 OUT OF STATE 57% LOS 2-3 • 90 OUT OF COUNTRY 13% LOS 5-7

  13. ECONOMIC IMPACTCAVE DIVERS • AVERAGE AGE 45.8 • AVERAGE INCOME $102,430 • AVERAGE DEGREE B.S. • SEX 87% MALE • MARITAL STATUS 74% MARRIED • TRAVEL COSTS $679

More Related