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2010 Illinois Tourism Visitor Information
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Domestic and international travelers directly spent nearly $29.3 billion in Illinois during 2010. Domestic travelers spent over $27 billion while international travelers spent over $2 billion.
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Traveler spending on public transportation was the largest expenditure category, totaling over $7 billion, 24 percent of the state total.
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Twenty-one of Illinois’ 102 counties received over $100 million in domestic traveler expenditures in 2010.
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Traveler expenditures directly generated 287,500 jobs within Illinois during 2010. One in 10 jobs in Illinois is directly or indirectly supported by travel expenditures.
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Travel spending in Illinois in 2010 generated nearly $5.3 billion for federal, state and local governments. These additional taxes save an average Illinois household over $1000 in taxes each year.
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In 2010, Illinois welcomed nearly 86.4 million visitors, 84.7 million domestic visitors and 1.7 million international visitors. Of the 84.7 million domestic visitors, 67 million were leisure visitors and 17.7 million were business visitors.
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The top five states providing visitors to Illinois in 2010 were Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa and Michigan. The top 5 international markets to Illinois were Canada, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Germany and Japan.
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Illinois ranked 10th in the U.S. in its share of total domestic visitors and sixth in traveler spending. Illinois ranks 7thin its share of overseas visitors to the U.S.
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The average age of Illinois’ domestic leisure visitors was 46; the majority were married and have an average household income of $84,267.
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Primary activities for leisure travelers to Illinois include Dining, Shopping, Entertainment, Touring/Sightseeing, Visit Museum/Art Exhibit and Attend Sports Event.
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On average, leisure visitors to Illinois spent $106 per person per day. The total spent daily on average in Illinois businesses is $80 million.
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Illinois hotel-motel tax revenues for FY 11 were $191,110,827.
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Consumer inquiries for FY 11 were 1.3 million.
2010 Economic Impact of Illinois Tourism
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Impact
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Direct
Impact |
| Expenditures
(Millions) |
$29,286.7 |
| Employment
(Jobs) |
287,500 |
| Payroll
(Millions) |
$8,108.5 |
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Tax
Revenues |
Federal
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State
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Local |
| Total (Millions)
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$3,240.3 |
$1,372.2 |
$671.5 |
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2010 Direct Travel Expenditures in Illinois by Industry Sector
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DOMESTIC |
INTERNATIONAL |
TOTAL |
% of |
| Industry Sector |
($ Millions) |
($ Millions) |
($ Millions) |
TOTAL |
| Public Transportation |
$6,779.8 |
$283.9 |
$7,063.7 |
24.1% |
| Auto Transportation |
$6,468.9 |
$28.6 |
$6,497.6 |
22.2% |
| Lodging |
$4,346.8 |
$537.0 |
$4,883.8 |
16.7% |
| Food Service |
$6,590.8 |
$354.5 |
$6,945.3 |
23.7% |
| Entertainment & Rec. |
$1,505.7 |
$165.4 |
$1,671.1 |
5.7% |
| General Retail Trade |
$1,565.1 |
$660.0 |
$2,225.2 |
7.6% |
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| Total |
$27,257.3 |
$2,029.4 |
$29,286.7 |
100.0% |
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State
Facts
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Animal:
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White-tailed deer
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Bird:
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Cardinal
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Dance:
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Square
Dance
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Fish:
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Bluegill
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Flag:
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The bald
eagle represents the
United States. In
its beak it holds a
streamer with the
state motto on it.
The state motto
means that Illinois
governs itself under
the government of
the United States.
In the eagle's claws
is a shield with 13
bars and 13 stars to
represent the first
13 states. The two
dates on the boulder
are the dates of
statehood and of the
state seal. The
ground around it
symbolizes the
state's rich prairie
soil.
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Flower:
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Purple
violet
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Amphibian:
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Eastern
Tiger Salamander
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Reptile:
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Painted
Turtle
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Fossil:
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Tully
monster
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Insect:
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Monarch
butterfly
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Mineral:
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Flourite
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Motto:
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State
sovereignty,
national union
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Nickname:
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Prairie
State
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Origin of
state's name:
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Algonquin
Indian for "tribe of
superior men"
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Tree:
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White Oak
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Prairie
Grass:
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Big
Bluestem
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Slogan:
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"Land of
Lincoln" – The
slogan was adopted
by the General
Assembly in 1955.
The state of
Illinois has a
copyright for the
exclusive use of the
slogan.
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Population:
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12,419,293
(2000 Census)
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State
Capital:
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Springfield
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Illinois Constitutional
Officers:
Governor: Pat Quinn (took office in
2009)
Attorney General: Lisa
Madigan
Secretary of State: Jesse
White
Treasurer: Dan Rutherford
Comptroller: Judy Baar Topinka
Illinois General Assembly:
The Illinois
General Assembly, composed
of a 59-member Senate and a
118-member House of
Representatives, is
responsible for enacting,
amending, or repealing laws,
passing resolutions,
adopting appropriation bills
and conducting inquiries on
proposed legislation. It
also acts on amendments to
the United States
Constitution submitted by
Congress, proposes
amendments to the Illinois
Constitution, and takes
responsibility for
impeachment and conviction
of executive and judicial
officeholders in the state.
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