TEXARKANA, TX MSA TOURISM IMPACT SUMMARY

From data compiled for and distributed by the Texas Department of Economic Development

Q1: What is the economic impact of tourism in revenues that create jobs?

  • Total earnings (wages, salaries, proprietor income) due to travel in the Texarkana, TX MSA were $________________ in 2001.

  • ________________ jobs were supported by travel in the Texarkana, TX MSA in 2001.

  • Destination spending (spending not including air travel) in the Texarkana, TX MSA was $________________ in 2001.

Q2: What is the impact on local government services in tax revenues created by local tourism?

  • Total local income tax receipts in the Texarkana, TX MSA due to travel were $________________ in 2001.

  • Total state income tax receipts in the Texarkana, TX MSA due to travel were $________________ in 2001.

Q3. What is the general health of the local hotel industry?

  • In the first quarter of 2003, 14 hotels/motels in the Texarkana, TX MSA, with a total of about 1,000 rooms, had a __________% occupancy rate against a state average of ___________%.

Q4: Why do people visit Texarkana, TX?

  • __________% of person-days in the Texarkana, TX MSA was due to leisure travel, in contrast with __________% for all of Texas.

  • __________% of person-days in the Texarkana, TX MSA was due to visiting friends or relatives, in contrast with __________% for all of Texas.

Q5: Where do people stay when visiting Texarkana, TX?

  • __________% stay in non-paid accommodations (i.e., do not generate lodging revenues or taxes).

  • __________% make day trips (do not stay overnight).

  • __________% stay in economy hotels/motels.

  • __________% stay in mid-level hotels/motels.

  • __________% stay in high-end hotels/motels.

Q6: From where do travelers come?

  • __________% of person-days in the Texarkana, TX MSA are generated by within-state travel.

    • __________% of person-days in Texarkana are generated by travelers from Houston.

    • __________% of person-days in Texarkana generated by travelers from Dallas-Ft. Worth.

  • __________% of person-days in the Texarkana, TX MSA are generated by travelers from Shreveport, __________% by travelers from Little Rock-Pine Bluff.