Arizona 2007 Tourism Facts Year-end Summary Table of Contents 2007 Summary .................................................................. 3 Domestic Overnight Travel ............................................... 4 Domestic Overnight Profile ............................................... 5 Domestic Overnight Activities........................................... 6 Domestic Overnight Travel by Region ........................... 7-9 Economic Impact of Travel in Arizona....................... 10-12 Statewide and County Total Direct Spending......... 11 Trends: Total Direct Spending by County ..............12 Statewide Lodging ............................................................13 State of Arizona State & National Parks Visitation.....................................14 Arizona Office of Tourism Arizona Airport Passenger Traffic....................................15 Janet Napolitano, Governor Margie Emmermann, Director AnnDee Johnson, Director of Research and Strategic Planning Top Arizona Attractions by Visitation..............................16 Melissa Elkins, Research Manager Beth Billings, Research Specialist Address: 1100 W Washington St ,Ste 155 Phoenix, AZ 85007 Tel: (602) 364-3700 Fax: (602) 364-3701 E-mail: research@azot.gov Web site: www.arizonaguide.com www.azot.gov 2 2007 Summary • • • • Non-Res Business 15.1% Arizona hosted 35.2 million domestic and international overnight visitors, equal to roughly 96,000 visitors per day in 2007. International 5.6% Direct Travel Expenditures 1998-2007 20.0 18.0 18.7 19.3 17.6 16.0 15.9 14.0 14.2 13.0 12.0 14.7 13.3 13.3 2001 2002 11.8 10.0 8.0 Nearly 2 million international overnight visitors came to Arizona in 2007, reflecting a –1.7% decrease in international visitation. This was primarily due to the decline in Canadian visitors down –8.2% to 455,600 from 2006 while visitation from key overseas markets had a modest increase of 1.2%. Travel spending in Arizona generated a direct impact of 171,500 jobs with earnings of $5.1 billion in 2007. Res Business 6.0% Source: D.K. Shifflet and Associates, Ltd.; US Department of Commerce; Statistics Canada; U of Arizona The largest share of overnight travel came from domestic non-resident travel, up 9.6% over 2006 to 23.3 million visitors based on personstays. Domestic non-resident overnight travel to Arizona is an important segment and represents over 70% of Arizona’s total overnight travel volume. Direct travel spending in Arizona generated $1.5 billion in local and state tax revenues and $1.2 billion in federal tax revenues during 2007. Res Leisure 22.2% Non-Res Leisure 51.2% Billions • 2007 Arizona Overnight Travel Volume Direct travel expenditures by all visitors to Arizona increased 3.8% to $19.3 Billion in 2007, a record year for Arizona Tourism. 6.0 4.0 2.0 0.0 1998 1999 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007p Source: Arizona Travel Impacts, Dean Runyan Associates Annual Arizona Visitation from Canada 2002-2007 (Thousands) • 600 500 400 300 200 100 0 496 423 255 299 2002 2003 Source: Statistics Canada 3 456 356 2004 2005 2006 2007 Arizona Domestic Overnight Resident and Non-Resident Travel Resident Overnight 2007 Arizona Domestic Overnight Travel • • Arizona Domestic Overnight Person-Stays volume increased 4.8% to a record 33.2 million domestic overnight visitors, driven by increases in Non-Resident visitors and Leisure visitors to Arizona. In 2007, Arizona’s domestic overnight leisure share of Air travel was nearly double that of the average US overnight leisure destination (23% vs. 13%). In 2007, Non-Resident Domestic overnight visitors traveled 1,007 miles on average to Arizona. 27.1 26.9 27.8 Non-Resident Overnight 27.8 29.1 19.7 19.0 20.6 8.1 8.8 8.5 2003 2004 2005 31.7 33.2 25.0 Millions of Person Stays • Domestic Overnight Leisure travel was at its highest level in 2007. 26.8 30.0 20.0 18.6 19.0 8.2 8.1 2000 2001 20.4 21.3 23.3 10.4 9.9 2006 2007 15.0 10.0 5.0 6.5 0.0 2002 Source: D.K. Shifflet and Associates, Ltd. Arizona Domestic Overnight Business and Leisure Travel Overnight Business 35.0 26.8 27.1 26.9 27.8 21.6 Overnight Leisure 27.8 29.1 31.7 33.2 24.2 25.8 30.0 Millions of Person-Stays • 35.0 25.0 20.0 22.1 20.0 20.7 19.9 21.7 6.8 6.4 7.0 6.2 6.2 7.0 7.5 7.4 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 15.0 10.0 5.0 0.0 Source: D.K. Shifflet and Associates, Ltd. 2007 Top 10 Originating States of Domestic Overnight Visitors to Arizona by % of Market Share Arizona 31.0% Nevada 2.6% California 25.1% Ohio 2.0% Texas 6.3% Colorado 1.6% Illinois 5.4% Washington 1.5% New Mexico 2.7% Michigan 1.4% Source: D.K. Shifflet and Associates, Ltd. 4 2007 Arizona Domestic Overnight Profile • • • • • • 2007 Average Household Income Arizona Domestic Overnight Travelers 56% of Non-Resident Domestic Overnight visitors have an income of $75,000 or greater. Arizona’s Domestic Overnight market is comprised mostly of couples (37%), adults traveling alone (32%) and families (19%). Visitors in the 35-54 age group comprised the highest share of Arizona Overnight visitors (39%), followed closely by older visitors 55+ (37%) and younger visitors ages 1834 (24%). 2004 2005 2006 2007 Resident $59,600 $58,500 $66,200 $74,700 Non-Resident $79,100 $77,800 $79,900 $86,000 Source: D.K. Shifflet and Associates, Ltd. 2007 Average Party Size Arizona Domestic Overnight Travelers 2004 2005 2006 2007 Resident 2.1 2.3 2.1 2.3 Non-Resident 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.1 Source: D.K. Shifflet and Associates, Ltd. In 2007, Domestic Overnight visitors spent 3.5 nights, on average, in Arizona. Leisure visitors make up 78% of all Domestic Overnight visitors to Arizona. 2007 Average Age Arizona Domestic Overnight Travelers 2004 2005 2006 2007 Resident 42 yrs 44 yrs 45 yrs 47 yrs Non-Resident 47 yrs 49 yrs 49 yrs 49 yrs 67% of Domestic Overnight visitors do not have children in their household, which is greater than the U.S. at 63%. Source: D.K. Shifflet and Associates, Ltd. 2006 vs. 2007 Arizona Domestic Overnight Traveler Generation Analysis Resident Non-Resident 2006 2007 2006 2007 8% 4% 5% 7% GenX (1965-1980) 38% 42% 30% 29% Boomers (1946-1964) 36% 34% 39% 36% Silent (1930-1945) 15% 20% 23% 26% 2% 1% 2% 1% Millennials (after 1981) GI (1929 and earlier) Source: D.K. Shifflet and Associates, Ltd. 5 2007 Arizona Domestic Overnight Travel Primary Activities Non-Resident Overnight Travelers Primary Activities Participation Dining 33% Sightseeing 25% Entertainment 26% Shopping 20% Parks (national/state) 10% Look at Real Estate 7% Visit Historic Site 6% Hike,/Bike 6% Attend Sports Event 5% Golf 5% Museum,/Art Exhibits 5% Night Life 5% Source: D.K. Shifflet and Associates, Ltd. • The 2007 participation rate for Arizona Domestic Overnight visitors is well above the US average on sightseeing, national/state parks, hike/bike and looking at real estate. • The primary activities for overnight non-resident and resident travelers were similar except non-resident travelers are more likely to participate in sightseeing, golf, entertainment, museum/art exhibits, look at real estate, night life & attend sport events than resident travelers. On the other hand resident travelers are more likely to camp, hike/bike, nature/culture & hunt/fish than non-resident travelers. Resident Overnight Travelers Primary Activities Participation Dining 35% Shopping 17% Entertainment 15% Sightseeing 18% Hike/Bike 11% Camping 10% Nature/Culture 9% Parks (national/state) 9% Visit Historic Site 7% Hunt,/Fish 6% Gamble 5% Source: D.K. Shifflet and Associates, Ltd. 6 2007 Domestic Overnight Travel by Region • The data on the following pages provides an analysis of Arizona Domestic Overnight travelers by Arizona Region. The map to the right depicts Arizona’s five regions, the dark orange area represents Northern Arizona, the green area North Central Arizona, the purple area Phoenix & Central, the blue area Tucson & Southern and the light orange area the West Coast. • Domestic Overnight visitation to Arizona’s regions varies in terms of visitor demographics, leisure activities, trip timing and origin region. The following tables provide a comparison between Arizona’s regions. Arizona Domestic Overnight Visitation Northern West Coast North Central Phoenix & Tucson & Central Southern 33.2 M 13.3% 8.4% 9.5% 46.2% 15.2% Average Age 48 47 48 49 48 49 18-34 years 24% 26% 23% 16% 24% 25% 35-54 years 39% 42% 42% 50% 41% 35% 55+ years 37% 32% 35% 34% 35% 40% $82,500 $76,500 $65,500 $80,400 $86,200 $77,100 Average Party Size 2.2 2.5 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.0 Average Length of Stay 3.5 2.2 3.7 2.7 4.0 3.5 Average HH Income Source: D.K. Shifflet and Associates, Ltd. 7 2007 Domestic Overnight Travel by Region Arizona Northern West Coast 1st Qtr (Jan, Feb, Mar) 25% 14% 26% 21% 28% 33% 2nd Qtr (Apr, May, Jun) 26% 32% 18% 29% 25% 21% 3rd Qtr (July, Aug, Sept) 26% 35% 24% 28% 23% 20% 4th Qtr (Oct, Nov, Dec) 23% 19% 33% 22% 24% 26% TRIP TIMING North Phoenix & Tucson & Central Central Southern Source: D.K. Shifflet and Associates, Ltd. • • In 2007, trip timing to Arizona is fairly evenly distributed to all four quarters of the year, but varies when looking at trip timing by region. For instance, first quarter visitation is most popular for the following regions: Tucson & Southern at 33% and Phoenix & Central at 28%. For leisure purpose of stay, most overnight visitors come to Arizona to visit friends and relatives (27%). However, when looking at visitation to Ari- zona’s regions, the primary purpose of stay differs by region. In Northern Arizona, a high percentage of visitors travel there for a general vacation (43%), whereas the North Central region attracts visitors for getaway weekends (35%). • Overnight visitors to Arizona predominately travel as couples (37%), as one adult (32%) or as a family (19%). This travel party distribution is fairly consistent for all Arizona regions. Arizona Northern West Coast North Central Phoenix & Central Tucson & Southern 22% 78% 17% 83% 23% 77% 14% 86% 26% 74% 23% 77% Getaway Weekend 17% 17% 20% 35% 11% 8% General Vacation 17% 43% 14% 20% 11% 10% Visit Friend/Relative 27% 10% 29% 14% 37% 34% Special Event 8% 6% 2% 10% 7% 13% Other Personal 9% 6% 11% 7% 8% 12% PURPOSE OF STAY Business Leisure Source: D.K. Shifflet and Associates, Ltd. TRAVEL PARTY Arizona Northern West Coast North Central Phoenix & Central Tucson & Southern One Adult 32% 22% 34% 34% 36% 38% Couples 37% 41% 29% 39% 36% 37% Two Males or Two Females 4% 5% 3% 5% 4% 5% Three or more Adults 8% 7% 11% 5% 7% 6% Families 19% 26% 23% 18% 16% 15% Source: D.K. Shifflet and Associates, Ltd. 8 2007 Domestic Overnight Travel by Region Arizona Northern West Coast North Central Phoenix & Central Tucson & Southern Arizona 31.0% 40.1% 19.7% 65.7% 19.3% 43.4% California 25.1% 20.5% 55.7% 13.9% 25.2% 21.1% Texas 6.3% 5.5% 3.2% 1.8% 6.7% 5.7% Illinois 5.4% 5.8% 0.3% 1.0% 7.5% 1.3% New Mexico 2.7% 2.0% 0.3% 1.4% 4.2% 2.8% Nevada 2.6% 2.2% 4.9% 2.2% 3.2% 0.9% Ohio 2.0% 1.4% 0.9% 1.0% 2.9% 1.4% Colorado 1.6% 1.5% 0.4% 1.3% 2.5% 1.5% Washington 1.5% 0.9% 3.0% 0.1% 1.5% 2.3% Michigan 1.4% 1.6% 0.0% 1.3% 2.4% 0.6% ORIGIN STATE Source: D.K. Shifflet and Associates, Ltd. • The largest share of overnight visitation comes from Arizona and California, which combined make up 56% of visitation to Arizona. The West Coast benefits the most from visitors from California at 56% while the North Central region is primarily made up of visitors from Arizona at 66%. • Northern Arizona’s visitors enjoy visiting State/National Parks(29%), hiking and biking(16%) and visiting historic sites(16%). West Coast visitors enjoy camping(12%), while North Central visitors enjoy State/National Parks(16%), hiking and biking(16%) and nature and culture(10%). PRIMARY ACTIVITIES* Arizona Northern West Coast North Central Phoenix & Central Tucson & Southern Parks (national/state) 10% 29% 4% 16% 6% 8% Hike, Bike 8% 16% 3% 16% 6% 5% Look at Real Estate 6% 4% 5% 4% 8% 3% Visit Historic Site 6% 16% 4% 8% 3% 6% Attend Sports Event 4% 1% 0% 1% 5% 2% Camping 4% 8% 12% 6% 1% 3% Festival, Craft Fair 4% 5% 4% 5% 3% 4% Gamble 4% 2% 7% 3% 6% 2% Museum, Art Exhibit 4% 4% 2% 3% 5% 5% Nature/Culture 4% 4% 8% 10% 1% 2% Night Life 4% 2% 1% 5% 7% 5% Source: D.K. Shifflet and Associates, Ltd. *Dining, Sightseeing, Shopping and Entertainment were the top four categories for every region. Therefore, they were removed to provide a more detailed comparison among other activities. 9 The Economic Impact of Travel in Arizona • • • Visitor Spending by Type of Traveler Accommodation 2007p Travel is an important contributor to the health of both the state and local economies. In 2007, total direct travel spending in Arizona was $19.3 billion. Travel industry employment witnessed a flattening (-0.3%) in 2007, down to 171,500 direct jobs from 172,000 in 2006. Day Travel, $3.7 , 21% ($Billions) Hotel/Motel, $7.4 , 42% Vacation Home, $0.6 , 3% Private Home, $5.3 , 30% Campground, $0.7 , 4% Source: Arizona Travel Impacts, Dean Runyan Associates Arizona visitors that stayed overnight in lodging establishments accounted for 42 percent of all visitor spending in 2007. TRAVEL EMPLOYMENT 2007 EMPLOYMENT 171,500 147,000 319,000 Direct Secondary Taxes generated by the travel industry are primarily paid by visitors rather than residents. In 2007, 78.5% of the visitor spending in Arizona was by international visitors and residents of other states making the local and state tax revenue generated by travel spending a net benefit to Arizona residents. TOTAL DIRECT EMPLOYMENT BY SECTOR 1. 2. 3. 4. 88,000 45,000 20,000 18,000 Accommodation & Food Services Arts, Entertainment & Recreation Retail Trade Transportation DIRECT PAYROLL $5.1B TOTAL PAYROLL Source: Arizona Travel Impacts, Dean Runyan Associates DIRECT TRAVEL EXPENDITURES 1998-2007 EXPENDITURES $10.5 B Direct Travel Employment 1998-2007 175.0 $19.3 B 170.0 172.0 171.5 2006 2007p 168.8 FEDERAL STATE/LOCAL $2.739 B $1.236 B $1.503 B 163.3 160.0 Thousands TAX REVENUE 165.0 163.0 158.2 158.1 155.0 153.3 150.0 148.8 148.2 145.0 Source: Arizona Travel Impacts, Dean Runyan Associates 140.0 135.0 130.0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Source: Arizona Travel Impacts, Dean Runyan Associates 10 2005 Arizona Travel Impacts 1998-2007p Year Spending Earnings Employment ($Bln) ($Bln) 1998 11.8 3.2 1999 13.1 3.5 2000 14.2 3.8 2001 13.4 3.7 2002 13.3 3.6 2003 14.7 4 2004 15.9 4.3 2005 17.6 4.5 2006 18.7 4.9 2007p 19.3 5.1 Annual Percentage Change 06-07p 3.2 5 98-07p 5.6 5.3 Tax Revenues ($Mln) (Thousand) Local/State Federal Total 148.8 158.1 163.3 153.3 148.2 158.2 163.0 168.8 172.0 171.5 941 1,043 1,138 1,082 1,101 1,211 1,287 1,399 1,464 1,503 630 702 744 777 825 912 988 1,081 1,176 1,236 1,571 1,746 1,882 1,859 1,926 2,122 2,275 2,479 2,640 2,739 -0.3 1.6 2.7 5.3 5.1 7.8 3.7 6.4 Source: Arizona Travel Impacts, Dean Runyan Associates Arizona County Travel Impacts 1998-2007p County Apache Cochise Coconino Gila Graham/Greenlee La Paz Maricopa Mohave Navajo Pima Pinal Santa Cruz Yavapai Yuma Arizona Travel Spending Earnings Related Travel-Generated Impacts Employment Local Taxes State Taxes Total Taxes ($Mln) ($Mln) (jobs) ($Mln) ($Mln) ($Mln) 144 351 921 248 48 216 12,370 464 292 2,230 453 249 722 590 19,299 30 81 254 62 12 31 3,395 109 67 566 111 47 196 140 5,101 1,720 4,460 10,760 2,860 1,180 1,330 94,250 5,220 3,270 24,540 4,660 1,990 9,140 6,160 171,540 3.1 11.8 26.9 3.3 1.2 2.2 337.8 9.6 6.2 48.6 8.5 5.0 16.6 14.0 494.8 5.5 12.8 35.4 7.2 2.0 8.9 392.2 19.0 11.0 85.8 17.1 8.0 24.7 22.1 651.6 8.7 24.6 62.3 10.5 3.2 11.0 730.0 28.6 17.1 134.4 25.6 13.1 41.3 36.1 1146.5* Source: Arizona Travel Impacts, Dean Runyan Associates * Property taxes and sales taxes paid by travel industry employees not included. 11 State Transaction Privilege Taxes Generated By Direct Travel Spending, 2007p Maricopa & Pima The impact of traveler spending is relatively more important to Arizona’s rural counties than urban counties. All Other Counties 0% 2% 4% 6% 8% 10% 12% 14% Percent Travel-Generated Source: Dean Runyan Associates and Arizona Department of Revenue Arizona County Total Direct Spending, 1998-2007p (millions) Annual Percent Chg. 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Apache 80 94 109 101 100 107 113 Cochise 207 234 258 253 271 279 302 Coconino 675 715 741 694 691 741 788 Gila 179 189 206 204 204 213 221 Graham/Greenlee 23 26 31 28 28 30 32 La Paz 126 146 162 160 158 175 186 Maricopa 7,327 7,989 8,779 8,176 7,979 9,069 9,888 Mohave 249 291 322 315 315 361 397 Navajo 179 213 240 220 221 229 238 Pima 1,552 1,725 1,876 1,738 1,788 1,885 2,019 Pinal 206 236 263 257 257 291 323 Santa Cruz 206 226 237 237 298 262 272 Yavapai 426 579 558 543 540 581 590 Yuma 371 407 444 434 485 501 533 Arizona 11,806 13,071 14,225 13,361 13,333 14,725 15,903 Source: Arizona Travel Impacts, Dean Runyan Associates 12 2005 129 320 843 233 36 208 11,069 435 260 2,197 365 274 642 567 17,578 2006 138 328 870 242 45 210 11,908 483 284 2,260 407 254 685 588 18,701 2007p 06-07p 98-07p 144 4.2 6.8 351 7.1 6.1 921 5.8 3.5 248 2.5 3.7 48 6.4 8.3 216 3.1 6.2 12,370 3.9 6.0 464 -3.9 7.2 292 3.1 5.6 2,230 -1.3 4.1 453 11.3 9.2 249 -1.9 2.1 722 5.4 6.0 590 0.3 5.3 19,299 3.2 5.6 2007 Arizona Lodging • • • • • Mountain Region States Montana 2007 brought several changes for the lodging industry in Arizona. The state outpaced the US and the Mountain Region in 2007 in terms of percent increases in ADR, reaching the highest levels in the past six years. Arizona boasted higher occupancy rates than the United States and higher Revenue per Available Room than both the United States and the Mountain Region. Idaho Wyoming Nevada Arizona New Arizona Occupancy Rates 2000-2007 68% 66% 64% 62% 60% 58% 56% 54% 52% 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 US 63.70% 59.80% 59.10% 59.10% 61.30% 63.10% 63.40% 63.20% Mountain Region 65.80% 61.80% 60.90% 61.00% 63.20% 65.00% 66.60% 66.50% Arizona 61.60% 58.30% 58.30% 59.50% 62.80% 65.80% 67.00% 66.30% Source: Smith Travel Research Arizona RevPAR Rates 2000-2007 $70 The Average Daily Rate (ADR) for Arizona in 2007 was $105.17, an increase of 6.5% over 2006. The US’s ADR increased 5.9% to $103.64 and the Mountain Region increased 5.9% to a rate of $100.20. In 2007, the average RevPAR rate of $69.69 for the state exceeded the average RevPAR rates both nationally and regionally. This reflected an increase of 5.4% over 2006. ADR drove the increase in RevPAR in 2007. Colorado Source: U.S. Census Bureau Demand for lodging in Arizona decreased -0.6% over 2006 compared to the US increase of 1.2% and the Mountain region increase of 1.0%. Arizona’s room supply increased 0.4% in 2007 while the US and Mountain Region witnessed increases of 1.4% and 0.4% respectively. Decreased lodging demand and increased room supply in 2007 drove decreases in occupancy rates in Arizona lodging. Statewide occupancy decreased an average of -0.9% for the year to a rate of 66.3%. Utah $65 $60 $55 $50 $45 $40 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 US $54.79 $50.49 $49.24 $49.11 $52.88 $57.39 $61.69 $65.50 Mountain Region $55.07 $51.80 $50.72 $51.13 $55.52 $58.41 $62.58 $66.67 Arizona $53.57 $50.34 $48.09 $49.13 $53.06 $59.47 $65.74 $69.69 Source: Smith Travel Research 13 Arizona National Park Visitation 1998-2007 12.4 12.3 12.2 Millions 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.8 11.7 Top Visited National Parks 2007: 1. Grand Canyon NP 2. Lake Mead NRA 3. Glen Canyon NRA 4. Canyon de Chelly NM 5. Saguaro NP 11.6 11.6 11.6 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.4 Arizona’s National Parks welcomed 11,855,317 visitors in 2007, an increase of 2.8% from 2006, performing better than most of the previous ten years. 11.5 11.2 11.0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 Source: National Park Service Arizona State Park Visitation 1998-2007 2.6 2.4 Millions 2.56 2.54 2.5 2.41 Top Visited Arizona State Parks 2007: 1. Lake Havasu State Park 2. Slide Rock State Park 3. Patagonia Lake State Park 4. Kartchner Caverns State Park 5. Catalina State Park 2.3 2.29 2.28 2.26 2.27 2004 2005 2.24 2.2 2.25 2.19 2.1 2.0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2006 Source: Arizona State Parks 14 Visitation at Arizona’s State Parks increased in 2007 with 2,560,832 visitors (2.6%), performing better than the previous ten years. 2007 2007 Arizona Airport Passenger Traffic Arizona Airport Passenger Traffic 1998-2007 50 • There was a 2.0% increase in total passenger enplanements/deplanements in 2007 for Arizona airports. In 2006, Domestic passenger traffic for Arizona was 45.8 million with a modest increase of 2.1% from 2006. 38.5 41.0 40.0 39.9 41.8 44.2 45 46.4 46.6 44.6 44.9 47.6 45.8 42.7 40 40.0 37.7 35 Millions • 36.5 40.4 38.9 38.6 35.7 30 25 20 15 • There were 1.75 million International passenger enplanements/deplanements for Arizona reflecting a flattening in passenger traffic. 10 5 0.84 0.86 0.99 1.13 1.23 1.41 1.55 1.76 1.76 1.75 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 0 International • Sky Harbor International Airport recorded a record high of 42,177,374 passengers in 2007, up 1.8% from 2006. • Tucson International Airport counted a record 4,429,905 passengers in 2007, up 4.8% from 2006. • Grand Canyon National Park’s airport passenger traffic was down -3.5% from the previous year, with 747,010 enplanements/deplanements. • Yuma International Airport recorded 143,236 passengers, up 12.5% from the previous year. • Flagstaff Pulliam passenger traffic was up 8.3% from the previous year, with 91,760 enplanements/deplanements. Domestic Source: Activity reports provided by Flagstaff Pulliam, Grand Canyon, Phoenix Sky Harbor, Tucson International & Yuma International Airports 15 Top Arizona Attractions by Visitation Top 25 Natural Attractions Top 25 Private Attractions Attraction 2007 Visitation Attraction 2007 Visitation Grand Canyon National Park 4,413,668 Tempe Town Lake 2,782,000 South Mountain Park 3,000,000 Chase Field 2,699,178 Saguaro National Park 2,847,313 London Bridge 1,500,000 Glen Canyon NRA 1,894,114 The Phoenix Zoo 1,474,000 Lake Mead NRA 1,824,297 U.S. Airways Center 1,392,526 Coronado NF & Sabino Canyon NRA 1,000,000 Jobing.com Arena 1,200,000 Canyon de Chelly 825,320 University of Phoenix Stadium 1,180,149 Grand Canyon West 700,000 Tlaquepaque Arts & Crafts Village 1,000,000 Lake Pleasant Regional Park 697,479 WestWorld of Scottsdale 625,000 Montezuma Castle NM 597,611 ASU Sun Devil Stadium 551,895 Petrified Forest National Park 563,590 Reid Park Zoo 478,794 Organ Pipe Cactus NM 338,594 Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum 460,000 Lake Havasu State Park 329,529 Wildlife World Zoo 405,000 Slide Rock State Park 305,759 Phoenix International Raceway 400,000 Wupatki National Monument 239,603 Rawhide Western Town & Steakhouse 350,000 Sunset Crater Volcano NM 231,855 Scottsdale Center for the Arts 322,421 Meteor Crater 216,860 Phoenix Art Museum 312,147 Patagonia Lake State Park 204,047 Desert Botanical Garden 295,000 Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park 202,204 Grand Canyon Railway 295,000 Kartchner Caverns State Park 172,372 Arizona Temple and Visitors' Center 257,260 Tohono Chul Park 169,240 Mesa Art Center 250,000 Catalina State Park 152,587 San Xavier Mission 250,000 Dead Horse Ranch State Park 136,345 Sunrise Park Resort 196,778 Walnut Canyon National Monument 126,187 Old Tucson Studios 189,000 Tucson Museum of Art & Historic Block 180,756 Cattail Cove State Park 111,510 Source: Reporting Entities 16