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Visitor information and statistics
Conventions and meetings
Average spending by a convention attendee:
• $1,075.00
Top month for convention attendance:
• October
Number Meet Minneapolis hosted conventions and meetings (2004)
• 268
Number of convention attendees (2004)
• 528,814
Total spending by convention attendees (2004)
• $326 million
Total number of yearly visitors at the Minneapolis Convention
Center:
• More than 1 million
Leisure travel
Total Minnesota visitors (2003)
• 23.8 million
Total overnight business travelers (2003)
• 3.9 million
Average trip spending by visitors (2003)
• Minnesotans—$481
• Non-Minnesotans—$828
Average travel party expenditure per night (2003)
• Minnesotans—$138
• Non-Minnesotans—$188
Average length of stay (2003)
• 3.8 days
Top Minnesota visitor activites
• Scenic touring: 46%
• Visiting friends/family: 38%
• Shopping: 38%
• Fishing: 32%
• Visiting state/national parks: 25%
• Camping: 22%
• Attending fairs/festivals: 20%
• Sightseeing of city sites: 19%
• Visiting historical sites: 15%
• Casino gambling: 14%
• Hiking: 14%
• Museum/concerts/theater: 13%
Minnesota tourism
(Source: The Minnesota Office of Tourism)
* Minnesota tourism generates almost $25 million in gross receipts/sales per day.
Travel and tourism-related jobs (2003)
• 233,000
State and local tax revenue generated from tourism (2003)
• $1.0 billion
Percent of travel during spring/summer months: April-August
• About 55%
Percent of travel during the winter: Dec-March
• About 20%
Expenditures
• Lodging: 37%
• Food/beverage: 22%
• Entertainment/recreation: 13%
• Transportation: 15%
• Other: 13%
Top home states of non-resident travelers (in order)
• Wisconsin
• Iowa
• North Dakota
• South Dakota
• Illinois
• Missouri
• Michigan
• Texas
• Nebraska
• California
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