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San Francisco Travel Association Publicizes Financial Impact Figures Of 2012

San Francisco Travel Association

<p>The San Francisco Travel Association stated that last year &lpar;2012&rpar;&comma; a population 16&period;51 million guests were received in San Francisco&comma; an increase of one percent from the year 2011&period; Likewise an amount of &dollar;8&period;93 million was spent by these visitors&comma; a 5&period;5&percnt; increase that was spent in the year 2011&period;The information was revealed during the 8<sup>th<&sol;sup> yearly Northern California Visitor Industry Outlook &amp&semi; Marketing Conference held at San Francisco’s Hilton Union square&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The President &amp&semi; CEO of San Francisco travel&comma; Mr&period; Joe D&&num;8217&semi;Alessandro said that in the year 2012&comma; the spending by the guests attained maximum level&period; He further added that the guests’ numbers are also gradually on the increase&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;medusamagazine&period;com&sol;&quest;attachment&lowbar;id&equals;2850" rel&equals;"attachment wp-att-2850"><img class&equals;"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2850" alt&equals;"San Francisco Travel Association" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;medusamagazine&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2013&sol;03&sol;San-Francisco-Travel-Association&period;jpg" width&equals;"755" height&equals;"230" &sol;><&sol;a>In San Francisco&comma; a sum of &dollar;562 million was collected in taxes by the tourism industry&comma; which is a 6&period;7&percnt; rise from last year&period; In the year 2012&comma; seventy four thousand jobs were supported by the tourism industry&comma; which is a 3&period;6 percent increase when compared to the year 2011&period; The yearly payroll rose to &dollar;2&period;18 billion&comma; which is a 6&period;2 percent increase from the year 2011&period;  &period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>In 2012&comma; on an average nearly 131&comma; 128 guests visited daily to San Francisco&period; The guest spending amounted to &dollar;24&period;46 everyday &lpar;comprising of expenditure pertinent to conference and summits&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>At midyear&comma; the traditional bookings were at 48&percnt; at the middle of the year&period; The e objective is to attain the yearly goal of 2&comma;105&comma;500 ordered room nights that is a 5&percnt; raise when compared to the last year&period; In the past 6 months &comma; in San Francisco six convention had a record smashing visitors attendance persisting a tendency which has been pursued ever since from the year 1998&period; The probability of bearing a houseful occasion is a notable attraction for gathering the planners  in view of San Francisco&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Some tot the significant events that will keep the tourism industry active in San Francisco are<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>An excellent art piece called the Bay lights fixed on the western span and which visible from is the points north and San Francisco&period; The start of the lights on March 5 was shown by the Media all around the globe&period;  For a period of 2 years&comma; the Bay light will remain on the bridge and is ventured to ninety seven million dollars to the local economy&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>This year&comma; on April 17&comma; the innovative Exploratorium&comma; the globally acclaimed science and art museum in San Francisco will commence on Piers fifteen and pierce seventeen&comma; the significant northern waterfront situated on Green and Embarcadero streets&period; Nearly 150 exhibits&comma; outdoor gallery&comma; bay observatory&comma; and free civic space will be kept on display in this new museum&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Media attention and sailing enthusiasts will be brought by the America’s cup from all around the globe for an event series&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The cup challengers’ series held in America&comma; the Louis Vuitton cup commences from July 4<sup>th<&sol;sup> to August 20<sup>th<&sol;sup>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Likewise the Red Bull Youth America’s Cup is opened for these sailor team aged between 19 to 23 years of age from Sept 1<sup>st<&sol;sup> to 4<sup>th<&sol;sup>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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