We know that tourism enriches our economy and bolsters our region's image. But how much, exactly? The numbers tell the story:

• Tourism generates $65.9 million in tax revenue.
• Travelers spend an estimated $1.5 billion in Anne Arundel County.
• Tourism supports 41,608 direct and indirect jobs.
• Tourism pays $645 million in Anne Arundel County wages.
• Spending by travelers in Maryland totaled $10.2 billion in 2005.
• Traveler spending supported 249,496 jobs and $6.991 billion wages in Maryland in 2006.
• Travelers to Maryland generated federal, state, and local tax revenue totaling $2.92 billion in 2006.
• The average household daily trip expenditure to Annapolis & Anne Arundel County is $182.
• The average length of a visitor's stay is 2.8 nights.
• Dollars spent in our area total $1.8 billion.

Annual Events

Every tourism destination has yearly events. Annapolis & Anne Arundel County are special, though---we host unique events that are known the world over and generate a staggering amount of revenue. Here are just a few:

• US Sail and Power Boat Shows
  2004 estimated combined total economic impact*: $51,000,000.
• Renaissance Festival
  2004 estimated combined total economic impact: $19,000,000.
• Annapolis 10-Mile Run
  2005 estimated combined total economic impact: $3,000,000.
• Kunta Kinte Festival
  2005 estimated combined total economic impact: $5,000,000.
• Commissioning Week
  2005 estimated combined total economic impact: $11,000,000.

*Economic impact is the measure of attendees' and exhibitors' expenditures and the resulting ripple effect of their expenditures throughout Anne Arundel County.