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2008 Current Visitor Statistics

4th Quarter

Indicator

Oct

Nov

Dec

4th Qtr
2008

4th Qtr 2007

% Qtr
Change 08-07

Salt Lake Int'l Airport

1,540,496

1,402,147

1,556,580

4,499,223

5,162,136

-12.84%

Nat'l Park Rec Visits

500,882

215,328

101,475

817,685

863,725

-5.33

     Arches

80,194

29,604

13,569

123,367

121,202

1.79%

     Bryce Canyon

64,776

26,575

15,046

106,397

138,888

-23.39%

     Canyonlands

45,861

14,501

4,603

64,965

72,762

-10.72%

     Capitol Reef

55,865

18,060

5,571

79,496

81,469

-2.42%

     Zion

254,186

126,588

62,686

443,460

449,404

-1.32%

Nat'l Monument & Rec Areas

305,099

157,401

29,545

492,045

386,309

33.60

Utah State Parks

248,621

121,703

91,598

461,922

559,641

-17.46%

Utah Welcome Centers

30,411

19,382

15,279

65,072

50,017

30.10%

Utah Hotel/Motel Occupancy Rate

62.2%

47.1%

46.0%

51.77%

58.76%

-11.90%

3rd Quarter

Indicator

July

Aug

Sept

3rd Qtr
2008

3rd Qtr 2007

% Qtr
Change 08-07

Salt Lake Int'l Airport

1,988,983

1,944,989

1,512,954

5,446,926

5,969,786

-8.76%

Nat'l Park Rec Visits

769,586

818,913

748,665

2,337,164

2,113,017

10.61%

     Arches

121,037

129,843

124,268

375,148

338,515

10.82%

     Bryce Canyon

183,100

173,837

156,547

513,484

407,091

26.13%

     Canyonlands

42,178

60,215

62,861

165,254

155,330

6.39%

     Capitol Reef

79,735

86,279

92,383

258,397

221,852

16.47%

     Zion

343,536

368,739

312,606

1,024,881

990,229

3.50%

Nat'l Monument & Rec Areas

534,756

496,740

351,967

1,383,463

1,380,545

0.21%

Utah State Parks

960,888

728,774

425,081

2,114,743

2,117,111

-2.64%

Utah Welcome Centers

68,468

65,277

45,286

179,031

244,847

-26.88%

Utah Hotel/Motel Occupancy Rate

71.7%

84.2%

66.0%

73.97%

74.80%

-1.11%

2nd Quarter

Indicator

Apr

May

June

2nd Qtr
2008

2nd Qtr 2007

% Qtr
Change 08-07

Salt Lake Int'l Airport

1,712,864

1,727,252

1,902,356

5,342,472

5,578,571

-4.23%

Nat'l Park Rec Visits

504,702

688,769

768,721

1,962,192

1,926,313

1.86%

     Arches

83,695

133,195

124,451

341,341

310,708

9.86%

     Bryce Canyon

75,143

107,709

172,120

354,972

347,072

2.28%

     Canyonlands

51,242

64,088

51,055

166,385

153,756

8.21%

     Capitol Reef

52,504

85,845

78,268

216,617

213,922

1.26%

     Zion

242,118

297,932

342,827

822,877

900,855

-2.00%

Nat'l Monument & Rec Areas

163,969

304,025

467,904

935,898

1,003,015

-6.69%

Utah State Parks

307,146

479,374

732286

1,518,806

1,768,094

-14.93%

Utah Welcome Centers

26,780

38,271

56,406

121,457

174,413

-30.36%

Utah Hotel/Motel Occupancy Rate

64.8%

62.2%

69.0%

65.33%

69.20%

-5.59%

1st Quarter

Indicator

Jan

Feb

March

1st Qtr
2008

1st Qtr 2007

% Qtr
Change 08-07

Salt Lake Int'l Airport

1,721,008

1,726,320

1,960,800

5,408,128

5,334,040

1.39%

Nat'l Park Rec Visits

86,801

106,041

360,968

553,810

542,536

2.08%

     Arches

9,095

13,435

66,408

88,938

89,750

-0.90%

     Bryce Canyon

11,024

14,488

42,956

68,468

62,664

9.26%

     Canyonlands

3,148

5,925

31,036

40,109

36,670

12.45%

     Capitol Reef

7,397

10,149

32,754

50,300

37,662

25.6%

     Zion

56,137

62,044

187,814

605,995

285,729

10.9%

Nat'l Monument & Rec Areas

38,722

51,031

116,897

209,650

206,829

1.36%

Utah State Parks

115,213

125,946

216,166

457,325

480,431

-4.81%

Utah Welcome Centers

13,702

13,191

21,137

48,030

73,449

-34.61%

Utah Hotel/Motel Occupancy Rate

62.2%

69.5%

69.4%

67.03%

70.93%

-5.49%

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