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2007 Annual International CHRIE Conference & Exposition 
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Visitation of the Blue Ridge Parkway, USA 
Visitations of The Blue Ridge Parkway, USA
1960 - 2005: forecasting 2006 & 2007
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Non-resident travel parties are expected to spend an average of $509.08 per party in the surrounding 
counties along the Blue Ridge Parkway during the year of 2007. The average expenditures for non-resident travel 
party spending are presented in Table 2. Analysis of the results shown in the Table 2 reveals that 32 percent of the 
direct expenditures made in the surrounding counties along the Blue Ridge Parkway by non-resident travel parties 
were for lodging, and nearly 28 percent were for eating and drinking. Other substantial categories of expenditures 
were “transportation” which made up 15.5% of the total, and 11.04% for the “recreation and entertainment fees” 
category. Total non-resident travel party spending was estimated by multiplying the average expenditures per party 
visit by the Parkway visitation figures. 
Table 2 
Forecasted Average Travel Expenditures of Non-resident Travel Parties to the Blue Ridge Parkway, USA 
Economic Sectors 
Percent (%) 
Dollars ($) 
Lodging 32.09 
$163.34 
Food 27.81 
$141.56 
Transportation 15.50 $78.75 
Recreation 11.04 
$56.22 
Souvenirs 9.75 
$49.62 
Film 1.50 
$7.81 
Other Expenditures 
2.31 
$11.78 
TOTAL 100.00 
$509.08