West Virginia Travel Impacts

West Virginia Travel Impacts 2000-2017p September 2018 Prepared for the West Virginia Tourism Office Charleston, West Virginia

West Virginia Travel Impacts 2000-2017p September 2018 prepared for the West Virginia Tourism Office Charleston, West Virginia Dean Runyan Associates 833 SW Eleventh Avenue, Suite 920 Portland, OR 97205 503/226-2973 www.deanrunyan.com

Preface The purpose of this study is to document the economic significance of the travel industry in West Virginia from 2000 to 2017. These findings show the level of travel spending by visitors traveling to and within the state and the impact this spending had on the economy in terms of earnings, employment, and tax revenue. Dean Runyan Associates prepared this study for the West Virginia Tourism Office. Dean Runyan Associates has specialized in research and planning services for the travel, tourism and recreation industry since 1984. With respect to economic impact analysis, the firm developed and currently maintains the Regional Travel Impact Model (RTIM), a proprietary computer model for analyzing travel economic impacts at the state, regional and local level. Dean Runyan Associates also has extensive experience in project feasibility analysis, market evaluation, survey research, and travel and tourism planning. Many individuals and agencies provided information and advice for this report. Among the organizations involved in this effort were the West Virginia Department of Tax and Revenue, the West Virginia Racing Commission, the West Virginia Lottery, and the West Virginia State Parks and Forests. Federal agencies that provided assistance included the USDA Forest Service, the Department of Labor and the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Finally, special thanks are due to Chelsea A. Ruby, Tourism Commissioner, West Virginia Tourism Office. Without her support and assistance, this report would not have been possible. Dean Runyan Associates 833 SW 11th Ave., Suite 920 Portland, OR 97205 (503) 226-2973 www.deanrunyan.com PAGE i

TABLE OF CONTENTS page I. Introduction 1 II. National Trends 5 III. West Virginia Travel Impacts 9 Direct Impacts of Travel in West Viginia: A Summary Gross State Product IV. Regional Travel Impacts 19 V. County Overnight Visitor Impacts 33 Appendices A. Regional Travel Impact Model (RTIM) Methodology 46 B. Definition of Terms 48 C. Travel Industry Business Classifications 50 PAGE ii

State Travel Impacts LIST OF TABLES AND FIGURES page West Virginia Direct Travel Impacts, 2000-2017p 11 West Virginia Visitor Spending Adjusted for Inflation, 2000-2017p 12 West Virginia Visitor Spending by Type of Traveler Accommodation, 2017p 12 West Virginia Visitor Spending by Commodity Purchased, 2017p 13 West Virginia Direct Employment Generated by Travel Spending, 2017p 13 State and Local Travel-Generated Government Revenue, 2017p 14 West Virginia Visitor Impacts, 2000-2008 15 West Virginia Visitor Impacts, 2010-2017p 16 West Virginia Travel Industry Gross Domestic Product, 2017 17 West Virginia Gross Domestic Product: Selected Export-Orientated Industries 18 Regional Travel Impacts Northern Panhandle Travel Impacts, 2008-2017p 21 Mid-Ohio Valley Travel Impacts, 2008-2017p 22 Metro Valley Travel Impacts, 2008-2017p 23 Mountain Lakes Travel Impacts, 2008-2017p 24 New River/Greenbrier Valley Travel Impacts, 2008-2017p 25 Potomac Highlands Travel Impacts, 2008-2017p 26 Eastern Panhandle Travel Impacts, 2008-2017p 27 Mountaineer Country Travel Impacts, 2008-2017p 28 Hatfield-McCoy Mountains Travel Impacts, 2008-2017p 29 Summary: Regional Travel Impacts, 2017p 30-31 County Travel Impacts Barbour through Clay, 2008-2017p 35 Doddridge through Hardy, 2008-2017p 36 Harrison through McDowell, 2008-2017p 37 Marion through Monroe, 2008-2017p 38 Morgan through Putnam, 2008-2017p 39 Raleigh through Tyler, 2008-2017p 40 Upshur through Wyoming, 2008-2017p 41 Total & Travel-Generated Employment and Earnings by County, 2017p 42-43 PAGE 1

I. Introduction Visitors traveling to and throughout West Virginia represent an important component of the state's economy. Travel originating in domestic and international markets generates business sales, payroll, employment and tax receipts for the state as well as for local jurisdictions. Further, many locations within West Virginia serve as travel destinations in their own right. These areas accordingly consider travel and tourism a primary industry. Objectives This report describes the economic impacts of travel to and through the state of West Virginia and each of its 55 counties from 2000 to 2017. Previous estimates may be slightly adjusted when original data sources are revised. Detailed breakouts of travel impacts are provided at the state level, for the nine tourism regions, and for the 55 counties. A primary objective of this research is to provide reliable, detailed figures that allow comparisons from year-to year for the state and county levels. Direct Impacts The estimates of the direct impacts associated with traveler spending in West Virginia were produced using the Regional Travel Impact Model (RTIM) developed by Dean Runyan Associates. The input data used to detail the economic impacts of the West Virginia travel industry were gathered from various local, state and federal sources. Travel impacts consist of estimates of travel spending and the employment, earnings, and state and local taxes generated by this spending. These estimates are also broken out by type of traveler accommodation and by the type of business in which the expenditures occur. A description of RTIM methodology is included in Appendix A. Gross State Product An estimate of the Gross State Product of the travel industry is also included in this report. Gross State Product is a measure of industry output that excludes the value of intermediate inputs purchased from businesses in other industries. As a single measure, it provides a more meaningful gauge of industry output than spending, earnings, or tax receipts. It also permits comparisons with other industries. Types of Travel Impacts Included Most of the travel that occurs in West Virginia is included in the scope of this analysis. The purpose of such travel can be for business, pleasure, shopping, to attend meetings, or for personal, medical, or educational purposes. All trips to West Virginia by U.S. residents and foreign visitors are included. The travel of West Virginia residents to other destinations in West Virginia is included, provided that it is neither commuting nor other routine travel. Travel to non-west Virginia destinations by West Virginia residents is not included as a component of visitor spending. PAGE 2

The impacts associated with travel are included if the travelers remain at the destination overnight and day travel for both in-state and out-of-state residents whose trip does not include an overnight stay at a destination in West Virginia. In general, the terms traveler and visitor are used interchangeably in this report. Both represent a person who is traveling in the state of West Virginia, away from his or her home, on a trip as defined above. State and Local Government Revenue Approximately two-thirds of all travel-generated government revenue accrues to state government in West Virginia. State taxes include the 6 percent state sales tax, the motor fuel tax, income taxes on travel-generated earnings and travel-related business income, and state revenue generated through racetrack video lottery and wagering (distributed by the West Virginia Lottery and the West Virginia Racing Commission). Local taxes consist of the Hotel/Motel Occupancy Tax and the Business & Occupation Tax, levied by municipal governments in West Virginia. The West Virginia Lottery makes distributions to racetrack and non-racetrack counties and municipalities throughout the state. Transportation Impacts The focus of this analysis is on the destination-specific impacts of visitors. This is straightforward with respect to the spending on commodities such as accommodations, food services, recreation, and retail purchases. It is less obvious with respect to ground and air transportation services, in that transportation provides a link between an origin and destination. In this report, the impacts related to spending on transportation are allocated to the location (i.e., region or county) in which those spending impacts occur, regardless of whether that location is the ultimate destination of the visitor. For this reason, counties with urban centers will tend to have relatively greater transportation impacts even though some of that spending on transportation will be related to visits at other destinations. PAGE 3

Impact Categories Impact Category Expenditures Total Earnings Employment Local Tax Receipts State Tax Receipts Description Purchases by travelers during their trip, including hotel/motel occupancy taxes and other applicable local and state taxes, paid by the traveler at the point of sale. The earnings (wage and salary disbursements, earned benefits, and proprietor income) of employees and owners of businesses that receive travel expenditures. Only the earnings attributable to travel expenditures are included; this typically is only a port. Employment associated with the above earnings; this includes both full- and part-time positions of wage and salary workers and proprietors. Hotel/motel occupancy tax levied by cities and counties. Property taxes are not included. State exise taxes including sales and motor fuel taxes, income taxes attributable to travel-generated personal earnings and business receipts, and payments made from gaming revenue (levied by the West Virginia Lottery and the West Virginia Racing Commission). Visitor Categories Type of Visitor Hotel/Motel/ B&B Guest Private Camper Public Camper Private Home Visitor Vacation Home Visitor Day Visitor Description Travelers staying in hotels, motels, resorts, bed & breakfast establishments, and other commercial accommodations, excluding campgrounds, where a hotel/motel occupancy tax is collected. Travelers staying in a privately owned (i.e., commercial) campground.. Travelers staying in a publicly managed campground such as those managed by West Virginia State Parks and Forests, the U.S. Forest Service, or the National Park Service. Travelers staying as guests with friends or relatives. Travelers using their own vacation home or timeshare and those borrowing or renting a vacation home where hotel/motel occupancy tax is not collected. Both in-state and out-of-state residents whose trip does not include an overnight stay at a destination in West Virginia. PAGE 4

Report Contents Section II provides an overview of Travel Impacts in the state, detailed estimates for 2000 through 2017, an estimate of gross state product, and the relative impacts for counties measured in terms of the proportion of total earnings and employment that is travel-generated. Section III details estimates for the nine tourism regions. Section IV contains summary estimates for all of West Virginia s 55 counties. The first part of this section focuses on the direct impacts of travel spending. This section provides an overview of travel-generated impacts since 2000, including state and local tax revenues directly generated by travel spending. More detailed travel impacts for the state are reported on the following pages. A description of the RTIM methodology is included in Appendix A. Definitions of the travel terms used in this report can be found in Appendix B. Appendix C provides a description of travel industries in terms of NAICS. PAGE 5

II. NATIONAL TRAVEL TRENDS PAGE 6

The national level data in this section focuses on visitor spending trends in current and real dollars, resident and foreign visitor spending in the U.S., and trends in travel-generated employment. The following two graphs are derived from the Bureau of Economic Analysis Travel and Tourism Satellite Accounts*. Both graphs show direct tourism output for the United States - spending by resident and foreign visitors. Output (Billions) $1,000 $900 $800 $700 $600 $500 $400 Annual Direct Travel Spending in U.S., 2000-17p Current Real 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 01 03 05 07 09 11 13 15 17 Year Spending by resident and foreign visitors was $933 billion in 2017 in current dollars. This represents a 3.0 percent increase over 2016. When adjusted for changes in prices (real dollars), spending increased by 2.3 percent from 2016 to 2017 compared to a 4.7 percent increase for the preceding year. Output (Year 2000=100) $200 $180 $160 $140 $120 $100 Spending by Foreign and Resident Travelers in U.S. $80 (Curent Dollars; Year 2000=100) Avg of For Avg of Res $60 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 01 03 05 07 09 11 13 15 17 Year Note: Foreign visitor spending does not include expenditures on health and educational services or expenditures by short term seasonal workers. *See http://www.bea.gov/industry/index.htm#satellite. The bottom chart compares the change in current dollar spending by resident and foreign visitors since 2000. In 2017, the increase in spending by resident visitors (4.7 percent) compares to a 2.0 percent decrease in non-resident spending. Visitor spending by non-residents increased by 5.2 percent from 2014 to 2015. PAGE 7

Foreign arrivals increased 4.3 percent from 2016 to 2017. The dollar continues to remain strong against selected foreign currencies. This can apply downward pressure on international spending by lessening the purchasing power of the international visitor that has traveled to the U.S. 80M Overseas arrivals to the U.S. 70M 60M Arrivals 50M 40M 30M 20M 10M 0M 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Relative Value of Selected Foreign Currencies compared to U.S. Dollar 120 115 110 105 100 95 90 85 80 75 Monthly Averages, Jan 2016 through December 2017 1/2016 8/2016 3/2017 10/2017 Sources: Overseas Arrivals: National Travel & Tourism Office, U.S. Department of Commerce, Tourism Economics. *Link to revision press release https://bit.ly/2jtgmh1 Relative Value of Selected Foreign Currencies: USForex, Inc. (www.usforex.com) Euro Canada Japan China GBP PAGE 8

The following two graphs show employment trends since 2000 and the composition of travel industry employment since the recession. The first graph shows that travel-generated employment recovered from the 2008-09 recession by 2016, 2017 has experienced a decline of 1.1 percent in travel employment. Leisure and hospitality employment was 3.7 million in 2017 or 70 percent of total travel industry employment, compared to 3.6 million in 2000 or 61 percent of the total. Most of this growth was due to food services employment. However, employment in transportation and other industries declined over the same period from 2.3 million to 1.8 million, mostly due to decreased employment in the airline and related transportation industries. Employment (Millions) 6.0 5.8 5.6 5.4 5.2 5.0 4.8 4.6 4.4 U.S. Travel Industry Employment 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 01 03 05 07 09 11 13 15 17 Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis Travel & Tourism Satellite Accounts. Thousands Components of U.S. Travel Employment 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500 0 61% 70% 00 02 04 06 08 10 12 14 16 01 03 05 07 09 11 13 15 17 Leisure & Hosp Transport & Other Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis Travel & Tourism Satellite Accounts. Leisure & hospitality includes accommodations, food services, and arts, entertainment & recreation. Transportation and other includes retail and all other industries. PAGE 9

III. WEST VIRGINIA TRAVEL IMPACTS 2000-2017p PAGE 10

West Virginia s $4.3 billion in travel-generated spending is a vital part of the state and local economies. In some areas of the state, it is one of the primary sources of earnings and employment. The types of business that serve travelers are represented primarily by service and retail firms, including lodging establishments, restaurants, gaming establishments, recreation-orientated businesses, retail stores, gasoline service stations, transportation, and other travel-related services. The money that is spent on these goods and services in West Virginia produces business receipts at these firms, which in turn employ West Virginia residents. State and local government units benefit from the travel industry as well through the collection of taxes on the sale of goods and services and on the income generated by these sales. Direct Impacts of Travel in West Virginia: A Summary Travel spending by all overnight and day visitors in West Virginia grew for the first time since 2012. In the 2017 calendar year, travel spending was $4.3 billion compared to $4.1 billion in 2016. For 2017, travel spending is equivalent to approximately $11.8 million dollars per day. West Virginia travel spending increased more than national travel spending from 2016 to 2017. Total travel spending in West Virginia increased 3.9% including gaming spending, and 5.0% excluding gaming spending, compared to the national increase of 3.0%. Travel spending in West Virginia has increased by 3.4 percent per year since 2000. In constant dollars (adjusted for inflation), travel spending has increased by about 1.6 percent per year over the same period. Visitors who stayed overnight in commercial lodging facilities spent $1.5 billion in 2017 - or about one-third of all visitor spending in the state. Day travelers who spent substantially on gaming and entertainment spent $1.8 billion. During 2017, visitor spending in West Virginia directly supported about 45,100 jobs with earnings of $1.1 billion. Travel spending generated the greatest number of jobs in accommodations & food services, and arts, entertainment, recreation. Local and state government revenues generated by travel spending were $519 million in 2017 (does not include property taxes). Without these government revenues generated travel spending, each household in West Virginia would have had to pay an additional $690 per year in state and local taxes to maintain current service levels. PAGE 11

West Virginia Direct Travel Impacts, 2000-2017p Spending ($Million) Spending w/o Gaming ($Million) Earnings ($Million) Government Revenue ($Million) Employment (Thousand) Local State Total 2000 2,450 2,083 610 36.0 15.1 280.8 295.9 2001 2,708 2,201 667 38.4 17.7 340.6 358.3 2002 3,010 2,374 734 40.8 20.7 396.1 416.8 2003 3,349 2,591 787 42.5 23.3 449.5 472.8 2004 3,594 2,759 815 42.9 26.2 525.7 551.9 2005 3,855 2,976 848 44.3 27.8 536.3 564.1 2006 4,088 3,173 874 44.6 30.5 552.4 582.9 2007 4,195 3,301 904 44.4 32.4 556.4 588.8 2008 4,499 3,584 931 44.7 42.2 557.0 599.2 2009 4,039 3,165 942 44.6 41.1 545.7 586.7 2010 4,319 3,477 997 45.0 45.5 534.3 579.8 2011 4,713 3,824 1,025 45.3 54.4 533.9 588.3 2012 4,836 3,929 1,065 46.2 58.6 543.4 601.9 2013 4,636 3,848 1,065 46.6 53.9 492.4 546.4 2014 4,509 3,801 1,073 46.2 49.9 477.9 527.8 2015 4,261 3,565 1,109 44.9 53.8 484.8 538.6 2016 4,141 3,483 1,118 44.9 51.6 474.5 526.1 2017p 4,302 3,657 1,142 45.1 50.2 468.8 519.1 Annual Percent Change 16-17p 3.9% 5.0% 2.1% 0.3% -2.7% -1.2% -1.3% 00-17p 3.4% 3.4% 3.8% 1.3% 7.3% 3.1% 3.4% Note: Estimates for 2017p are preliminary. One-way visitor airfares are included. Total Earnings includes wage and salary disbursements, other earned income and proprietor income. Employment includes full- and part-time employees and self-employed. Government revenue includes the state share of racetrack video lottery and wagering, local hotel/motel taxes, state sales and income taxes, and the gasoline tax. Property taxes are not included. Annual Change refers to the average annual change. Details may not add to totals due to rounding. PAGE 12

West Virginia Visitor Spending Adjusted for Inflation, 2000-2017p $5.2 $4.8 $4.4 Billions $4.0 $3.6 $3.2 $2.8 $2.4 Constant Dollars Current Dollars $2.0 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 Source: Dean Runyan Associates West Virginia Visitor Spending by Type of Traveler Accommodation, 2017p ($Millions) Campground $35 Day Travel $1,841 Hotel, Motel $1,518 Private Home $687 Vacation Home $88 0 400 800 1,200 1,600 2,000 $Millions PAGE 13

West Virginia Visitor Spending by Commodity Purchased, 2017p ($Millions) Accommodations $531 Arts, Ent. & Rec. $307 Food Service $1,041 Food Stores $226 Gaming $645 Local Tran. & Gas $891 Retail Sales $528 0 200 400 600 800 1,000 1,200 $Millions West Virginia Direct Employment Generated by Travel Spending, 2017p (Thousands of Jobs) Accom. & Food Serv. 26.7 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 12.3 Retail 4.8 Ground Tran. 0.5 0 4 8 12 16 20 24 28 Thousands of Jobs PAGE 14

State and Local Travel-Generated Government Revenue, 2017p ($Millions) State Gaming 223.3 State Sales 122.6 State Gas State Income 53.0 70.0 Local Hotel/Motel Local Gaming Other Local 5.6 26.4 18.3 0 40 80 120 160 200 240 $Millions PAGE 15

West Virginia Travel Impacts, 2000-2010 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 Total Direct Travel Spending ($Million) Destination Spending 2,370 2,926 3,480 3,958 4,368 4,194 Other Travel* 81 83 114 129 131 125 Total Direct Spending 2,450 3,010 3,594 4,088 4,499 4,319 Visitor Spending by Type of Traveler Accommodation ($Million) Hotel, Motel 915 998 1,102 1,232 1,405 1,339 Campground 19 23 24 28 37 37 Private Home 464 480 561 659 770 731 Vacation Home 62 65 73 84 95 92 Day Travel 909 1,360 1,720 1,955 2,061 1,996 Destination Spending 2,370 2,926 3,480 3,958 4,368 4,194 Visitor Spending by Commodity Purchased ($Million) Accommodations 330 353 373 399 433 421 Food Service 477 594 667 727 790 843 Food Stores 128 149 162 173 191 198 Local Tran. & Gas 438 481 696 980 1,279 1,106 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 233 258 273 278 278 278 Gaming 368 636 835 915 916 842 Retail Sales 396 456 475 487 482 506 Destination Spending 2,370 2,926 3,480 3,958 4,368 4,194 Industry Earnings Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Accom. & Food Serv. 301 352 389 428 469 490 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 180 231 270 282 300 338 Retail** 93 106 109 115 119 126 Ground Tran. 10 13 14 15 15 15 Other Travel* 26 33 33 34 29 28 Total Direct Earnings 610 734 815 874 931 997 Industry Employment Generated by Travel Spending (Thousand Jobs) Accom. & Food Serv. 19.6 22.0 23.4 24.8 25.3 25.3 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 9.4 11.2 12.3 12.7 12.6 13.2 Retail** 5.0 5.4 5.3 5.4 5.2 5.2 Ground Tran. 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 Other Travel* 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.2 1.0 0.8 Total Direct Employment 36.0 40.8 42.9 44.6 44.7 45.0 Government Revenue Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Local Tax Receipts 15 21 26 30 42 46 State Tax Receipts 281 396 526 552 557 534 Federal Tax Receipts 140 166 190 198 209 218 Total Direct Gov't Revenue 436 582 742 781 808 798 Note: Details may not add to totals due to rounding. *Other Travel includes air travel and travel agencies. **Retail includes gasoline. PAGE 16

Total Direct Travel Spending ($Million) West Virginia Travel Impacts, 2011-2017p 2011 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017p Destination Spending 4,581 4,502 4,375 4,127 4,013 4,168 Other Travel* 133 134 133 134 129 134 Total Direct Spending 4,713 4,636 4,509 4,261 4,141 4,302 Visitor Spending by Type of Traveler Accommodation ($Million) Hotel, Motel 1,490 1,523 1,487 1,456 1,418 1,518 Campground 41 40 39 34 33 35 Private Home 796 788 782 688 668 687 Vacation Home 99 98 98 90 87 88 Day Travel 2,155 2,053 1,969 1,860 1,807 1,841 Destination Spending 4,581 4,502 4,375 4,127 4,013 4,168 Visitor Spending by Commodity Purchased ($Million) Accommodations 462 506 509 535 513 531 Food Service 885 925 933 968 992 1,041 Food Stores 211 219 220 225 222 227 Local Tran. & Gas 1,323 1,240 1,197 886 815 891 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 286 293 286 290 289 307 Gaming 890 788 708 696 658 645 Retail Sales 525 531 522 527 523 528 Destination Spending 4,581 4,502 4,375 4,127 4,013 4,168 Industry Earnings Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Accom. & Food Serv. 508 548 567 593 603 624 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 344 339 326 331 328 331 Retail** 129 133 135 132 139 137 Ground Tran. 16 17 17 17 18 18 Other Travel* 28 28 28 36 31 32 Total Direct Earnings 1,025 1,065 1,073 1,109 1,118 1,142 Industry Employment Generated by Travel Spending (Thousand Jobs) Accom. & Food Serv. 25.6 26.9 27.3 26.6 26.5 26.7 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 13.1 13.1 12.4 12.2 12.1 12.3 Retail** 5.2 5.3 5.3 4.9 5.0 4.8 Ground Tran. 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 Other Travel* 0.9 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 Total Direct Employment 45.3 46.6 46.2 44.9 44.9 45.1 Government Revenue Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Local Tax Receipts 54 54 50 54 52 50 State Tax Receipts 534 492 478 485 475 469 Federal Tax Receipts 204 221 221 224 224 227 Total Direct Gov't Revenue 793 768 749 762 751 746 Note: Estimates for 2017p are preliminary. Details may not add to totals due to rounding. *Other Travel includes air travel and travel agencies. **Retail includes gasoline. PAGE 17

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT OF WEST VIRGINIA TRAVEL INDUSTRY Gross Domestic Product (GDP, also referred to as value added) is a measure of economic activity that reflects the market value of the labor and capital used to produce goods and services. The GDP for a particular industry within a state excludes the intermediate inputs purchased by businesses from other firms in the production process. It includes payments to individuals in the form of earnings, indirect business taxes to government, and other payments to individuals and corporations. The relationship between travel spending and the GDP of the West Virginia travel industry is shown below. West Virginia travel industry GDP of $1.5 billion represents approximately 2 percent of total West Virginia GDP. About 64 percent of all travel spending in West Virginia is attributed to intermediate inputs and goods resold at retail. Intermediate inputs cover a range of goods and services that are purchased by travel industry businesses for the purpose of creating a product or service for the traveler. For example, many lodging establishments purchase cable television services. Restaurants purchase food and beverages from vendors. In both cases, these inputs are classified as the GDP of other industries. In addition, travel spending occurs at many retail establishments where the goods purchased from the retailer are purchased as finished goods from suppliers. These resold goods are also counted as the products of other industries. This would include motor fuel, groceries, and most the commodities sold at retail establishments. Travel Spending and Industry Gross Domestic Product of West Virginia Travel Industry, 2017p ($ Billions) Billions $5 $4 $4 $3 $3 $2 $2 $1 $1 $0 $2.8 $1.1 $1.1 $0.4 $0.4 Spending Intermediate Inputs Earnings Other Value-Added GDP Source: Dean Runyan Associates and Bureau of Economic Analysis. PAGE 18

Gross Domestic Product of West Virginia Export-Orientated Industries Export-orientated industries are those industries that primarily market their products and services to other regions, states, or nations. Mining, manufacturing, and chemicals are the best examples of export-orientated industries. Clearly, there are cases in each of these three sectors where the products are sold within the local or regional market. Nonetheless, in general most businesses within these industries depend on export markets. The travel industry is also an export-orientated industry because goods and services are sold to visitors, rather than residents. The travel industry injects money into the local economy, as do exports of other industries. A comparison of the GDP s of the leading export-orientated industries in West Virginia is shown below. The comparison years are for 2014 and 2016 - data for 2017 is not yet available for the comparison industries. West Virginia Gross Domestic Product, 2014 & 2016 Selected Export-Orientated Industries Mining 7.4 10.8 Chemical manufacturing Durable goods Travel All Other Manf 1.4 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.4 3.3 3.1 3.0 2016 2014 $0 $2 $4 $6 $8 $10 $12 Gross Domestic Product (Billions) Source: Dean Runyan Associates and Bureau of Economic Analysis. PAGE 19

IV. REGIONAL VISITOR IMPACTS 2008-2017p PAGE 20

The tables in this section provide detailed estimates for the regions of West Virginia for 2008-2016p. The geographic definitions of the regions are shown below. West Virginia's Tourism Regions Northern Panhandle Brooke Hancock Marshall Ohio Tyler Wetzel Mid-Ohio Valley Calhoun Jackson Pleasants Ritchie Roane Wirt Wood Metro Valley Cabell Kanawha Mason Putnam Mountain Lakes Braxton Clay Gilmer Lewis Nicholas Upshur Webster New River/Greenbrier Valley Fayette Greenbrier McDowell Mercer Monroe Raleigh Summers Wyoming Potomac Highlands Grant Hampshire Hardy Mineral Pendleton Pocahontas Randolph Tucker Eastern Panhandle Berkeley Jefferson Morgan Mountaineer Country Barbour Doddridge Harrison Marion Monongalia Preston Taylor Hatfield-McCoy Mountains Boone Lincoln Logan Mingo Wayne PAGE 21

Total Direct Travel Spending ($Million) Northern Panhandle Travel Impacts, 2008-2017p 2008 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017p Destination Spending 874 801 889 819 773 739 661 704 Other Travel* 5 3 5 5 5 5 6 6 Total Direct Spending 879 804 894 824 778 744 667 710 Visitor Spending by Type of Traveler Accommodation ($Million) Hotel, Motel 137 118 137 134 132 130 112 127 Campground 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Private Home 57 54 57 55 54 49 48 48 Vacation Home 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 Day Travel 675 625 689 625 582 556 496 524 Destination Spending 874 801 889 819 773 739 661 704 Visitor Spending by Commodity Purchased ($Million) Accommodations 37 38 46 47 47 49 41 46 Food Service 164 181 199 198 198 202 188 205 Food Stores 33 35 40 39 39 39 35 38 Local Tran. & Gas 104 89 105 100 96 69 63 70 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 13 19 20 20 19 19 18 20 Gaming 435.6 344.8 376.8 315.6 275.5 262.9 227.6 232.9 Retail Sales 87 95 103 100 97 97 88 93 Destination Spending 874 801 889 819 773 739 661 704 Industry Earnings Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Accom. & Food Serv. 75 83 89 91 94 97 91 98 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 80 75 82 73 65 63 55 57 Retail** 17 19 20 20 20 20 19 19 Ground Tran. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Travel* 2 2 2 3 2 3 3 3 Total Direct Earnings 174 179 194 187 181 183 169 177 Industry Employment Generated by Travel Spending (Thousand Jobs) Accom. & Food Serv. 4.8 5.3 5.5 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.3 5.4 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 2.9 2.6 2.7 2.4 2.1 2.0 1.7 1.7 Retail** 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 Ground Tran. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Other Travel* 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Total Direct Employment 8.7 8.7 9.1 9.0 8.7 8.5 7.8 7.9 Government Revenue Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Local Tax Receipts 12 10 10 10 9 10 9 9 State Tax Receipts 173 145 139 121 120 119 111 113 Total Direct Gov't Revenue 185 155 149 131 129 129 120 122 Details may not add to totals due to rounding. *Other Travel includes air travel and travel agencies. **Retail includes gasoline. PAGE 22

Total Direct Travel Spending ($Million) Mid-Ohio Valley Travel Impacts, 2008-2017p 2008 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017p Destination Spending 193 178 202 197 204 175 168 182 Other Travel* 5 5 4 4 4 4 5 5 Total Direct Spending 198 182 206 201 208 179 173 187 Visitor Spending by Type of Traveler Accommodation ($Million) Hotel, Motel 65 58 70 67 78 66 64 73 Campground 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 Private Home 67 64 70 69 66 59 57 58 Vacation Home 7 7 8 8 7 7 6 7 Day Travel 52 47 53 51 51 42 40 43 Destination Spending 193 178 202 197 204 175 168 182 Visitor Spending by Commodity Purchased ($Million) Accommodations 18 16 20 20 25 23 22 24 Food Service 32 32 35 35 39 38 38 41 Food Stores 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 Local Tran. & Gas 97 83 97 93 89 64 59 65 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 15 15 16 16 17 16 16 17 Gaming 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Retail Sales 23 23 24 24 25 24 24 24 Destination Spending 193 178 202 197 204 175 168 182 Industry Earnings Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Accom. & Food Serv. 18 18 19 20 23 22 23 24 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 7 9 9 9 10 10 10 11 Retail** 7 7 7 8 8 7 8 8 Ground Tran. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Travel* 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 Total Direct Earnings 35 36 38 38 43 42 43 45 Industry Employment Generated by Travel Spending (Thousand Jobs) Accom. & Food Serv. 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 Retail** 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Ground Tran. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Other Travel* 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Total Direct Employment 2.0 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.1 1.9 1.9 2.0 Government Revenue Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Local Tax Receipts 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 State Tax Receipts 13 12 13 12 13 13 12 13 Total Direct Gov't Revenue 14 14 15 14 15 15 14 15 Details may not add to totals due to rounding. *Other Travel includes air travel and travel agencies. **Retail includes gasoline. PAGE 23

Total Direct Travel Spending ($Million) Metro Valley Travel Impacts, 2008-2017p 2008 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017p Destination Spending 731 733 802 739 710 695 683 687 Other Travel* 82 76 83 82 81 80 76 78 Total Direct Spending 814 808 885 821 792 775 759 765 Visitor Spending by Type of Traveler Accommodation ($Million) Hotel, Motel 314 333 362 309 290 321 320 317 Campground 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Private Home 178 168 185 189 190 163 157 164 Vacation Home 5 5 6 6 6 5 5 5 Day Travel 233 225 248 234 225 206 201 201 Destination Spending 731 733 802 739 710 695 683 687 Visitor Spending by Commodity Purchased ($Million) Accommodations 88 97 106 91 87 108 105 99 Food Service 120 134 141 127 124 139 145 143 Food Stores 25 27 29 26 25 28 28 27 Local Tran. & Gas 333 299 345 333 324 255 241 259 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 49 54 54 48 46 51 51 50 Gaming 41.8 41.5 44.0 38.7 33.9 36.3 35.8 34.8 Retail Sales 74 81 83 75 71 77 77 74 Destination Spending 731 733 802 739 710 695 683 687 Industry Earnings Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Accom. & Food Serv. 76 86 88 80 79 87 89 89 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 33 43 42 38 36 40 41 39 Retail** 19 21 22 21 21 21 22 21 Ground Tran. 15 15 17 17 17 17 17 18 Other Travel* 11 11 10 9 10 15 10 11 Total Direct Earnings 155 176 177 164 162 180 181 178 Industry Employment Generated by Travel Spending (Thousand Jobs) Accom. & Food Serv. 3.7 4.0 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.5 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 1.6 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.9 Retail** 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 Ground Tran. 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 Other Travel* 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 Total Direct Employment 7.1 7.5 7.4 6.9 6.7 6.9 7.1 6.9 Government Revenue Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Local Tax Receipts 6 7 8 7 7 9 9 8 State Tax Receipts 58 59 61 56 54 57 58 57 Total Direct Gov't Revenue 64 66 69 63 61 66 66 66 Details may not add to totals due to rounding. *Other Travel includes air travel and travel agencies. **Retail includes gasoline. PAGE 24

Total Direct Travel Spending ($Million) Mountain Lakes Travel Impacts, 2008-2017p 2008 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017p Destination Spending 197 191 214 208 208 176 172 171 Other Travel* 2 1 1 2 1 2 2 2 Total Direct Spending 198 191 216 210 209 178 174 173 Visitor Spending by Type of Traveler Accommodation ($Million) Hotel, Motel 79 81 93 89 90 75 75 70 Campground 12 12 13 13 13 12 11 12 Private Home 45 41 46 45 45 39 38 39 Vacation Home 12 11 13 12 12 11 11 11 Day Travel 49 45 51 49 48 39 38 39 Destination Spending 197 191 214 208 208 176 172 171 Visitor Spending by Commodity Purchased ($Million) Accommodations 24 26 29 29 31 28 28 25 Food Service 29 32 34 34 35 33 35 33 Food Stores 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 Local Tran. & Gas 97 83 98 93 89 65 59 65 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 16 17 18 17 17 16 17 16 Gaming 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Retail Sales 21 22 23 23 23 22 22 20 Destination Spending 197 191 214 208 208 176 172 171 Industry Earnings Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Accom. & Food Serv. 19 21 22 23 24 23 24 23 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 9 12 12 12 13 12 13 12 Retail** 7 7 7 8 8 7 8 7 Ground Tran. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Travel* 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total Direct Earnings 36 41 43 43 45 44 45 43 Industry Employment Generated by Travel Spending (Thousand Jobs) Accom. & Food Serv. 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 Retail** 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Ground Tran. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Other Travel* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Total Direct Employment 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.0 2.0 1.9 Government Revenue Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Local Tax Receipts 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 State Tax Receipts 12 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 Total Direct Gov't Revenue 14 15 16 15 15 14 14 14 Details may not add to totals due to rounding. *Other Travel includes air travel and travel agencies. **Retail includes gasoline. PAGE 25

Total Direct Travel Spending ($Million) New River/Greenbrier Valley Travel Impacts, 2008-2017p 2008 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017p Destination Spending 669 580 686 703 664 596 577 631 Other Travel* 8 7 8 8 8 8 9 9 Total Direct Spending 677 587 694 711 672 604 586 641 Visitor Spending by Type of Traveler Accommodation ($Million) Hotel, Motel 375 305 378 405 372 342 334 376 Campground 7 7 8 8 7 6 6 6 Private Home 129 127 138 131 132 116 112 114 Vacation Home 12 12 13 13 13 12 12 12 Day Travel 147 129 149 146 140 119 114 124 Destination Spending 669 580 686 703 664 596 577 631 Visitor Spending by Commodity Purchased ($Million) Accommodations 119 93 119 133 124 122 118 129 Food Service 123 112 130 137 130 128 132 145 Food Stores 29 27 31 32 31 30 30 32 Local Tran. & Gas 235 200 236 225 217 156 142 157 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 85 71 81 83 77 76 75 84 Gaming 0.0 6.9 9.5 12.4 10.7 9.7 8.1 8.9 Retail Sales 78 70 79 81 75 73 72 76 Destination Spending 669 580 686 703 664 596 577 631 Industry Earnings Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Accom. & Food Serv. 101 86 102 111 108 109 109 118 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 53 56 62 65 63 63 62 69 Retail** 20 20 21 22 21 20 21 22 Ground Tran. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Travel* 4 4 4 4 4 4 5 5 Total Direct Earnings 178 165 189 202 196 197 197 213 Industry Employment Generated by Travel Spending (Thousand Jobs) Accom. & Food Serv. 4.2 3.4 3.8 4.2 4.0 3.9 3.9 4.1 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.2 Retail** 0.8 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 Ground Tran. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Other Travel* 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Total Direct Employment 7.4 6.4 6.8 7.4 7.0 6.7 6.7 7.1 Government Revenue Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Local Tax Receipts 5 5 7 8 7 7 7 7 State Tax Receipts 44 41 46 47 45 44 43 46 Total Direct Gov't Revenue 49 47 53 55 52 51 49 53 Details may not add to totals due to rounding. *Other Travel includes air travel and travel agencies. **Retail includes gasoline. PAGE 26

Total Direct Travel Spending ($Million) Potomac Highlands Travel Impacts, 2008-2017p 2008 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017p Destination Spending 292 273 276 285 287 266 272 280 Other Travel* 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 Total Direct Spending 294 275 278 287 289 269 274 283 Visitor Spending by Type of Traveler Accommodation ($Million) Hotel, Motel 146 134 126 138 141 136 143 147 Campground 6 7 7 7 7 6 6 7 Private Home 46 44 49 47 47 42 41 43 Vacation Home 31 30 33 32 32 30 29 29 Day Travel 62 58 61 61 60 53 52 55 Destination Spending 292 273 276 285 287 266 272 280 Visitor Spending by Commodity Purchased ($Million) Accommodations 56 51 48 54 57 57 60 60 Food Service 58 57 54 58 59 59 64 67 Food Stores 25 24 25 26 26 26 26 27 Local Tran. & Gas 80 68 80 76 73 53 48 53 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 34 33 30 32 32 32 33 34 Gaming 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Retail Sales 41 40 39 40 40 39 40 40 Destination Spending 292 273 276 285 287 266 272 280 Industry Earnings Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Accom. & Food Serv. 41 39 36 40 43 43 44 46 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 15 19 17 18 19 19 20 20 Retail** 12 12 12 12 13 12 13 13 Ground Tran. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Travel* 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Total Direct Earnings 69 72 65 72 75 76 79 80 Industry Employment Generated by Travel Spending (Thousand Jobs) Accom. & Food Serv. 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.2 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 1.0 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.1 Retail** 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.4 Ground Tran. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Other Travel* 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Total Direct Employment 3.9 3.8 3.5 3.7 3.8 3.7 3.9 3.8 Government Revenue Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Local Tax Receipts 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 State Tax Receipts 18 18 17 17 18 17 18 18 Total Direct Gov't Revenue 22 21 20 21 21 21 21 22 Details may not add to totals due to rounding. *Other Travel includes air travel and travel agencies. **Retail includes gasoline. PAGE 27

Total Direct Travel Spending ($Million) Eastern Panhandle Travel Impacts, 2008-2017p 2008 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017p Destination Spending 899 915 974 923 904 905 937 961 Other Travel* 3 5 5 5 5 5 5 6 Total Direct Spending 902 920 979 928 909 910 942 966 Visitor Spending by Type of Traveler Accommodation ($Million) Hotel, Motel 128 111 115 108 110 112 118 158 Campground 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Private Home 52 55 61 62 62 57 57 56 Vacation Home 10 10 11 12 12 11 11 11 Day Travel 708 738 786 741 720 724 750 736 Destination Spending 899 915 974 923 904 905 937 961 Visitor Spending by Commodity Purchased ($Million) Accommodations 41 35 36 36 38 41 43 56 Food Service 176 192 203 210 220 234 258 272 Food Stores 38 40 43 44 46 49 51 53 Local Tran. & Gas 83 71 84 80 77 56 51 56 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 24 23 23 22 23 23 24 29 Gaming 438.2 448.8 476.9 421.2 387.5 386.9 386.5 368.3 Retail Sales 98 105 108 110 112 116 123 126 Destination Spending 899 915 974 923 904 905 937 961 Industry Earnings Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Accom. & Food Serv. 87 93 95 100 108 115 129 133 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 80 92 92 87 83 84 87 85 Retail** 19 20 20 21 22 22 25 25 Ground Tran. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Travel* 2 3 2 3 2 3 3 3 Total Direct Earnings 188 208 209 210 215 223 243 247 Industry Employment Generated by Travel Spending (Thousand Jobs) Accom. & Food Serv. 5.0 4.8 4.7 5.1 5.4 4.7 5.1 5.2 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 3.0 3.2 3.1 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 Retail** 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 Ground Tran. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Other Travel* 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Total Direct Employment 8.8 8.9 8.6 8.9 9.1 8.4 8.9 9.0 Government Revenue Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Local Tax Receipts 10 12 17 14 12 13 12 12 State Tax Receipts 206 209 214 186 174 181 182 171 Total Direct Gov't Revenue 216 221 231 200 186 194 195 183 Details may not add to totals due to rounding. *Other Travel includes air travel and travel agencies. **Retail includes gasoline. PAGE 28

Total Direct Travel Spending ($Million) Mountaineer Country Travel Impacts, 2008-2017p 2008 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017p Destination Spending 348 372 477 460 461 437 410 414 Other Travel* 7 7 7 8 8 8 8 8 Total Direct Spending 355 380 485 467 469 445 418 422 Visitor Spending by Type of Traveler Accommodation ($Million) Hotel, Motel 149 185 268 253 257 254 233 230 Campground 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 Private Home 105 96 100 101 101 91 90 94 Vacation Home 9 8 9 9 9 8 8 8 Day Travel 83 81 96 93 92 81 77 80 Destination Spending 348 372 477 460 461 437 410 414 Visitor Spending by Commodity Purchased ($Million) Accommodations 47 61 93 91 95 101 90 86 Food Service 66 81 105 102 104 108 107 107 Food Stores 16 19 24 23 24 24 23 23 Local Tran. & Gas 143 122 144 137 132 95 87 96 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 32 38 47 45 45 47 45 45 Gaming 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Retail Sales 45 52 64 61 61 62 59 58 Destination Spending 348 372 477 460 461 437 410 414 Industry Earnings Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Accom. & Food Serv. 43 55 73 73 77 84 83 82 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 18 27 33 32 33 34 34 33 Retail** 12 14 16 16 16 16 16 15 Ground Tran. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Travel* 3 2 3 3 2 3 3 3 Total Direct Earnings 76 98 124 123 128 137 135 133 Industry Employment Generated by Travel Spending (Thousand Jobs) Accom. & Food Serv. 2.4 2.8 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.3 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 0.8 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 Retail** 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 Ground Tran. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Other Travel* 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Total Direct Employment 3.8 4.5 5.5 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.3 5.1 Government Revenue Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Local Tax Receipts 3 4 6 6 6 7 6 6 State Tax Receipts 22 25 30 29 30 30 28 29 Total Direct Gov't Revenue 25 29 36 35 36 37 35 34 Details may not add to totals due to rounding. *Other Travel includes air travel and travel agencies. **Retail includes gasoline. PAGE 29

Total Direct Travel Spending ($Million) Hatfield-McCoy Mountains Travel Impacts, 2008-2017p 2008 2010 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017p Destination Spending 164 151 178 168 163 139 131 138 Other Travel* 17 20 22 19 19 18 16 18 Total Direct Spending 181 171 200 187 182 157 148 156 Visitor Spending by Type of Traveler Accommodation ($Million) Hotel, Motel 13 13 28 21 18 21 19 20 Campground 5 5 6 6 5 4 4 4 Private Home 91 82 88 87 86 71 67 70 Vacation Home 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 Day Travel 53 47 54 52 50 40 38 40 Destination Spending 164 151 178 168 163 139 131 138 Visitor Spending by Commodity Purchased ($Million) Accommodations 3 4 7 6 5 7 6 6 Food Service 21 23 26 25 25 26 26 26 Food Stores 6 6 7 6 6 6 6 6 Local Tran. & Gas 108 92 109 103 100 72 65 72 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 9 10 11 10 10 10 10 10 Gaming 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Retail Sales 17 17 19 18 17 18 17 17 Destination Spending 164 151 178 168 163 139 131 138 Industry Earnings Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Accom. & Food Serv. 9 10 12 11 11 11 12 11 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 4 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 Retail** 6 6 7 7 7 6 7 6 Ground Tran. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Other Travel* 2 3 3 3 3 5 3 3 Total Direct Earnings 21 23 26 25 25 28 26 26 Industry Employment Generated by Travel Spending (Thousand Jobs) Accom. & Food Serv. 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.6 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 Retail** 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 Ground Tran. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Other Travel* 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 Total Direct Employment 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 Government Revenue Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Local Tax Receipts 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 State Tax Receipts 10 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 Total Direct Gov't Revenue 11 12 12 12 11 11 11 11 Details may not add to totals due to rounding. *Other Travel includes air travel and travel agencies. **Retail includes gasoline. PAGE 30

West Virginia Regional Travel Impacts, 2017p Northern Panhandle Mid-Ohio Valley Metro Valley Mountain Lakes Total Direct Travel Spending ($Million) Destination Spending 704.2 182.1 687.1 170.8 Other Travel* 6.0 4.7 77.8 1.8 Total Direct Spending 710.2 186.9 764.9 172.6 Visitor Spending by Type of Traveler Accommodation ($Million) Hotel, Motel 127.4 73.3 316.8 69.7 Campground 0.5 1.3 0.8 11.7 Private Home 48.5 58.2 164.0 39.5 Vacation Home 3.5 6.5 4.9 10.9 Day Travel 524.2 42.8 200.7 39.1 Destination Spending 704.2 182.1 687.1 170.8 Visitor Spending by Commodity Purchased ($Million) Accommodations 45.9 24.4 99.0 24.7 Food Service 205.3 41.4 143.2 33.3 Food Stores 37.6 10.2 27.1 11.8 Local Tran. & Gas 69.7 64.6 259.0 64.8 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 20.3 17.3 50.3 15.9 Gaming 232.9 0.0 34.8 0.0 Retail Sales 92.6 24.2 73.8 20.3 Destination Spending 704.2 182.1 687.1 170.8 Industry Earnings Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Other Travel* 3.1 2.5 10.5 0.9 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 56.6 10.7 39.0 11.8 Accom. & Food Serv. 97.8 24.3 88.9 22.8 Retail** 19.4 7.8 21.2 7.3 Ground Tran. 0.0 0.0 18.0 0.0 Total Direct Earnings 176.9 45.3 177.6 42.8 Industry Employment Generated by Travel Spending (Thousand Jobs) Other Travel* 0.0 0.1 0.2 0.0 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 1.7 0.5 1.9 0.6 Accom. & Food Serv. 5.4 1.1 3.5 1.1 Retail** 0.7 0.3 0.7 0.3 Ground Tran. 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 Total Direct Employment 7.9 2.0 6.9 1.9 Government Revenue Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Local Tax Receipts 9.0 2.0 8.3 1.7 State Tax Receipts 112.9 13.0 57.2 12.0 Total Direct Gov't Revenue 121.9 15.1 65.6 13.7 Details may not add to totals due to rounding. *Other Travel includes air travel and travel agencies. **Retail includes gasoline. PAGE 31

West Virginia Regional Travel Impacts, 2017p New River/ Greenbrier Potomac Highlands Eastern Panhandle Mountaineer Country Hatfield- McCoy Mts. Total Direct Travel Spending ($Million) Destination Spending 631.4 280.3 960.7 414.2 137.5 Other Travel* 9.3 2.6 5.7 7.5 18.4 Total Direct Spending 640.7 282.8 966.4 421.7 155.9 Visitor Spending by Type of Traveler Accommodation ($Million) Hotel, Motel 375.8 146.9 157.6 230.2 20.0 Campground 6.5 6.6 0.6 2.4 4.5 Private Home 113.5 42.7 56.3 93.8 70.4 Vacation Home 11.6 29.4 10.6 8.3 2.4 Day Travel 124.0 54.7 735.6 79.6 40.3 Destination Spending 631.4 280.3 960.7 414.2 137.5 Visitor Spending by Commodity Purchased ($Million) Accommodations 129.1 59.6 56.0 85.9 6.2 Food Service 145.0 66.6 272.4 107.3 26.2 Food Stores 31.5 26.6 52.7 22.8 6.2 Local Tran. & Gas 156.7 53.1 55.8 95.6 72.1 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 84.1 34.2 29.5 44.8 10.2 Gaming 8.9 0.0 368.3 0.0 0.0 Retail Sales 76.1 40.2 125.9 57.8 16.7 Destination Spending 631.4 280.3 960.7 414.2 137.5 Industry Earnings Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Other Travel* 4.8 1.3 2.9 2.9 2.9 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 69.3 20.1 85.4 33.2 5.0 Accom. & Food Serv. 117.7 45.8 133.4 81.5 11.4 Retail** 21.7 13.0 24.9 15.4 6.4 Ground Tran. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Total Direct Earnings 213.4 80.2 246.7 133.1 25.8 Industry Employment Generated by Travel Spending (Thousand Jobs) Other Travel* 0.1 0.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 Arts, Ent. & Rec. 2.2 1.1 2.8 1.2 0.3 Accom. & Food Serv. 4.1 2.2 5.2 3.3 0.6 Retail** 0.7 0.4 0.9 0.5 0.3 Ground Tran. 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 Total Direct Employment 7.1 3.8 9.0 5.1 1.2 Government Revenue Generated by Travel Spending ($Million) Local Tax Receipts 7.0 3.7 12.0 5.7 0.8 State Tax Receipts 46.0 18.1 170.7 28.5 10.3 Total Direct Gov't Revenu 53.0 21.8 182.8 34.2 11.1 Details may not add to totals due to rounding. *Other Travel includes air travel and travel agencies. **Retail includes gasoline. PAGE 32

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V. COUNTY TRAVEL IMPACTS 2008-2017p PAGE 34

The analysis of travel impacts at the county level provides a valuable overview of how the economic benefits of travel and tourism are distributed throughout the state. Travel impacts, in absolute terms, are highest in the state s Eastern Panhandle (Berkeley, Jefferson, and Morgan counties), just a short distance from Washington D.C. and Baltimore. The area offers visitors a variety of historic sites and attractions, including Harpers Ferry National Historic Park, Berkeley Springs State Park, and Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races. It is also notable that the size of the travel industry in relation to the total economy of a locale is quite significant in a number of smaller communities and rural areas of the state, which tend to be more orientated to scenic and outdoor recreational opportunities. For example, in the counties of Greenbrier, Tucker, and Pocahontas the travel industry is an extremely significant component of the total local economy as measured by the proportion of travel-generated employment and earnings. Day travelers are particularly notable for some areas. Day visitors are most significant in the counties of Hancock, Ohio, and Jefferson where the racetracks lie within close proximity to major population centers in Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Washington D.C. Shopping destination areas also receive a higher proportion of day visitation, and visitors tend to spend a higher proportion of their total spending on retail expenditures. Travel Generated Earnings The significance of the visitor impact to local economies can be very substantial in some of the state s destination areas. A useful measure of the relative significance of the visitor impact in each area is travel-generated earnings in relation to total earnings (See the table on pages 43-44). A high percentage of travel-generated earnings indicate a relatively high reliance on income generated from visitor spending. PAGE 35