ecological characterization atlas of coastal alabama - Data Center

Table 9 . Number of tourist trips, average length
of stay, average party size, and number of touristsa
visiting Mobile, Baldwin, and Escambia
Counties by automobile, 1970, 1980 (Friend et al .
1981) .
Tourist item 1970 1980
Number of tourist trips ( 1,000's
Terminal 218 328
Transient 942 1,422
Business 416 616
Total 1,576 2,366
Average length of stay in the area
Terminal 2 .1 days 2 .1 days
Transient 0 .5 hours 0 .5 hours
Business 2 .0 days 2 .0 days
Average party size
Terminal 3.0 3 .3b
Transient 3.0 3 .3b
Business 1.0 1 .5
Number of tourists (1,000 's
Terminal 654 1,082
Transientc 1,413 2,347
Business 416 924
Total 2,483 4,353
aTourist = traveler going 100 miles or more from
his county of residence to engage in pleasureoriented
activities ; terminal tourist = one who
has arrived at his primary destination ; transient
tourist = one who is traveling to or from his
primary destination ; business tourist = one
traveling on business, but participating in
pleasure-oriented activity not directly related
to work .
bEstimated by Gulf Research Associates, Inc .
based on data from Auburn University's Travel
and Tourism in Alabama 1979 study .
cAssumes 50% of transient tourists traveling
through the area actually stop (South Alabama
Regional Planning Commission and John H . Friend,
Inc . 1971) .
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