SOUTH CAROLINA STATEWIDE TOURISM ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Summer
	June-August			% Chg	% Chg
	2006	2007	2008	06-08	07-08
AIRPORT DEPLANEMENTS
South Carolina Airports	869,646	995,369	951,144	9.4%	-4.4%
Savannah/HH Int'l Airport (GA)	258,342	281,898	263,678	2.1%	-6.5%
Charlotte Douglas Int'l Airport (NC)	3,926,625	4,436,920	4,659,979	18.7%	5.0%
LODGING
Accommodations Tax (2%)	$17,495,888	$18,641,303	$19,140,712	9.4%	2.7%
Hotel/Motel Statistics
Average Daily Rate
Statewide	$96.57	$101.57	$103.04	6.7%	1.4%
SC Small Towns	$72.13	$74.23	$76.12	5.5%	2.5%
Occupancy Rate
Statewide	68.8%	68.6%	65.2%	-5.2%	-5.0%
SC Small Towns	56.6%	53.1%	53.6%	-5.3%	1.0%
Rooms Sold
Statewide	6,112,772	6,230,455	6,069,957	-0.7%	-2.6%
SC Small Towns	348,545	330,886	332,047	-4.7%	0.4%
RevPAR1
Statewide	$66.42	$69.66	$67.17	1.1%	-3.6%
SC Small Towns	$40.84	$39.41	$40.83	0.0%	3.6%
Source:  Smith Travel Research for properties with over 20 rooms
ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
Admissions Tax (5%)	$9,733,565	$9,308,167	$9,768,588	0.4%	4.9%
Golf	$2,870,645	$3,003,058	$3,009,274	4.8%	0.2%
Driving Ranges/Tennis	$51,639	$52,034	$51,999	0.7%	-0.1%
Other Attractions	$6,811,281	$6,253,076	$6,707,314	-1.5%	7.3%
EMPLOYMENT
Leisure & Hospitality Industries2	217,267	229,700	237,200	9.2%	3.3%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	27,533	29,967	29,700	7.9%	-0.9%
Accommodations	31,700	33,133	32,900	3.8%	-0.7%
Food Services and Drinking Places	158,033	166,600	174,600	10.5%	4.8%
Other Private Industries3	1,362,967	1,402,133	1,386,533	1.7%	-1.1%
Notes
1 RevPAR is the total room revenue divided by the total rooms available equivalent to Average Daily Rate times Occupancy Rate.
2 Leisure & Hospitality Industries are the sum of Arts, Entertainment and Recreation, Accommodations, and Food Services and Drinking Places.
3 Other Private Industries = Total Private Industry minus Leisure & Hospitality Industries