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The Impact of the Hospitality & Tourism Industry on Atlanta

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<str<strong>on</strong>g>Tourism</str<strong>on</strong>g> in Georgia<br />

• 48 milli<strong>on</strong> visitors annually who spend<br />

over $25 billi<strong>on</strong><br />

• Supports $6 billi<strong>on</strong> in resident wages<br />

and over 400,000 jobs<br />

• 8th largest tourism ec<strong>on</strong>omy in <str<strong>on</strong>g>the</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />

country<br />

• Over $708.5 milli<strong>on</strong> in state tax revenue<br />

from visitor expenditures<br />

• Equates to a $380 savings <strong>on</strong> state and<br />

local taxes per household.

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