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May 8, 2007

Alabama's tourism and travel industry increased by 10 percent over the previous year, according to an economic impact report released by Gov. Bob Riley.

An estimated 22.3 million people visited the state last year and spent over $8.3 billion in Alabama.  Travelers paid more than $628 million in state and local lodging and sales taxes, according to a survey conducted by the Alabama Bureau of Tourism & Travel.

Montgomery County was fifth in tourism dollars with $570 million.  Montgomery followed Baldwin County with almost $2 billion, Jefferson county with $1.3 billion, Madison County with $780 million and Mobile County with $740 million.

The number of jobs in Alabama's hospitality industry grew 4 percent, or about 5,600 jobs, from the previous year.  The industry was responsible for approximately 110,000 direct jobs and 52,000 spin-off jobs, according to the report.

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