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ECONOMIC IMPACT
2013 Lodging and Retail Tax Data
For current lodging and retail tax data for the Gulf Shores, Orange Beach and Fort Morgan area, go to the Destination Growth Indicators section of www.agccvb.org/stats.
2012 Baldwin County Tourism Facts
- Approximately 5.3 million people visited the area and left behind $2.9 billion in travel-related expenditures.
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Approximately 45,000 people were employed in travel-related jobs and collected about $1 billion in wages.
- Baldwin County generated the largest portion (28%) of the state of Alabama’s lodging revenues with more than $15 million in lodging tax collections.
Note: The above data was gathered the report Baldwin County 2012; Economic Impact of Tourism.
Note 2: The number of visitors in the above report differs from the comparable figure in the Klages Visitor Profile for the following reasons: (1) the study focuses on the entire county while the Klages report features the CVB's lodging tax district and (2) the study includes day trip guests while the Klages report focuses only on overnight guests staying in paid accommodations. For a more detailed explanation, contact the CVB.
2012 Market Share and Lodging Rentals
Please note that the following figures are county-wide.
More Information
Additional statistics, presentations and data are posted at
www.agccvb.org/stats.
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