SOUTH CAROLINA STATEWIDE TOURISM ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Summer
	June-August			% Chg	% Chg
	2005	2006	2007	05-07	06-07
AIRPORT DEPLANEMENTS
South Carolina Airports	1,002,547	869,646	995,369	-0.7%	14.5%
Savannah/HH Int'l Airport (GA)	291,683	258,342	281,898	-3.4%	9.1%
Charlotte Douglas Int'l Airport (NC)	3,853,097	3,926,625	4,436,920	15.2%	13.0%
LODGING
Accommodations Tax (2%)	$16,953,694	$17,495,888	$18,641,303	10.0%	6.5%
Hotel/Motel Statistics
Average Daily Rate
Statewide	$90.83	$95.83	$101.12	11.3%	5.5%
SC Small Towns	$71.44	$72.11	$76.26	6.7%	5.7%
Occupancy Rate
Statewide	70.0%	68.7%	68.6%	-2.1%	-0.2%
SC Small Towns	57.3%	56.6%	53.5%	-6.6%	-5.5%
Rooms Sold
Statewide	6,175,318	6,070,733	6,206,525	0.5%	2.2%
SC Small Towns	341,036	348,144	333,053	-2.3%	-4.3%
RevPAR1
Statewide	$63.62	$65.84	$69.36	9.0%	5.3%
SC Small Towns	$40.92	$40.82	$40.78	-0.3%	-0.1%
Source:  Smith Travel Research for properties with over 20 rooms
ENTERTAINMENT/RECREATION
Admissions Tax (5%)	$9,040,632	$9,733,565	$9,308,167	3.0%	-4.4%
Golf	$2,625,621	$2,822,260	$2,866,499	9.2%	1.6%
Driving Ranges/Tennis	$64,767	$67,024	$70,727	9.2%	5.5%
Other Attractions	$6,350,244	$6,844,281	$6,370,941	0.3%	-6.9%
GROSS SALES2	$2,768,500,996	$2,913,199,350	$3,042,788,508	9.9%	4.4%
Food & Beverage	$1,763,523,894	$1,882,763,450	$1,944,117,516	10.2%	3.3%
Hotels/Lodging	$852,599,883	$881,477,157	$943,299,844	10.6%	7.0%
Campgrounds	$5,578,179	$3,219,298	$3,340,024	-40.1%	3.8%
Auto Rentals	$67,914,804	$69,050,498	$74,276,918	9.4%	7.6%
Amusement/Recreation Svc	$78,884,236	$76,688,947	$77,754,205	-1.4%	1.4%
SIC CODES:  Food & Beverage (5812/13), Hotels/Lodging (7011), Campgrounds (7030), Auto Rentals (7512)
Amusement/Recreation Services (7911/29/32/33/41/48/92/93/96/97/99)
EMPLOYMENT
Leisure & Hospitality Industries2	214,900	214,467	224,700	4.6%	4.8%
Arts, Entertainment and Recreation	26,567	24,967	26,933	1.4%	7.9%
Accommodations	32,533	30,767	30,667	-5.7%	-0.3%
Food Services and Drinking Places	155,800	158,733	167,100	7.3%	5.3%
Other Private Industries3	1,300,867	1,368,167	1,329,133	2.2%	-2.9%
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