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The right wing NRA types won't like this!!
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The right wing NRA types won't like this!!
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says... On Fri, 28 Dec 2012 09:07:36 -0500, iBoaterer wrote: What does DC have to offer the US in the form of revenue and expansion? Tourism. Most people who visit DC stay in Maryland or Virginia. Other than street vendors, DC does not make much money off of them,. Virtually all of the attractions are free. Tourists seldom get out of the national monument area. Tour guides advise them to stay south of Pennsylvania avenue. Those would be the areas the government would hold on to in any circumstance. Tourists need food, transportation, lodging, etc. Ever look at the taxes generated by lodging alone? Tourists generate more than half of D.C's sales tax alone!! http://tinyurl.com/cmryjf3 Which says in part: "As the seat of the U.S. government and heart of American democracy, Washington, D.C., is a city that relies heavily on the tourism industry ? so much so that visitors regularly generate more than half of the city's annual sales taxes. So it should come as something of a relief to city officials, especially after a year in which they were forced to close a $322 million budget gap, that the $5 billion tourism industry grew strongly in 2010 and is expected to close out 2011 on a high note. Regardless, a weaker forecast for conventions means the city will have to continue drawing in leisure travelers, with more and more of them coming from abroad, while picking up the convention pace in the coming years. "In 2012 we won't realize as many citywide [conventions] as we did in 2011, however we're optimistic as we're going to focus our efforts and initiatives on going after the domestic market and the international visitors market," said Elliott Ferguson, president and CEO of Destination DC, the city's tourism marketing agency. In 2010, according to the agency, 15.54 million domestic visitors flocked to the nation's capital, a 5.1 percent increase over the prior year. They spent $5.68 billion, up 8.2 percent from 2009, with lodging and food accounting for a large portion of that total. Things seem to be looking up for 2011, too. Comparing July 2010 to the same month a year later, occupancy is roughly holding steady, while average daily rates ticked up 1.5 percent, according to Smith Travel Research" |
The right wing NRA types won't like this!!
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says... On Fri, 28 Dec 2012 12:02:38 -0500, iBoaterer wrote: In article , says... On Fri, 28 Dec 2012 09:07:36 -0500, iBoaterer wrote: What does DC have to offer the US in the form of revenue and expansion? Tourism. Most people who visit DC stay in Maryland or Virginia. Other than street vendors, DC does not make much money off of them,. Virtually all of the attractions are free. Tourists seldom get out of the national monument area. Tour guides advise them to stay south of Pennsylvania avenue. Those would be the areas the government would hold on to in any circumstance. Tourists need food, transportation, lodging, etc. Ever look at the taxes generated by lodging alone? Tourists generate more than half of D.C's sales tax alone!! http://tinyurl.com/cmryjf3 Those "conventions" and most of the hotel stays are to lobby congress. The price of a decent hotel in DC is far beyond the budget of the average tourist. (you have to have "lobbyist money for that) Of course there are still some flop houses that you might be able to afford but I wouldn't go there without a police escort. Most tourists will stay in Maryland or Virginia and hop the Metro to get into town. The last time we were there we stayed in Old Town (Alexandria) Gee, that's not what the cite says...... |
The right wing NRA types won't like this!!
On Friday, December 28, 2012 1:26:47 PM UTC-5, wrote:
Most tourists will stay in Maryland or Virginia and hop the Metro to get into town. The last time we were there we stayed in Old Town (Alexandria) Last time we were there we stayed at the Crowne Plaza near the Whitehouse. I had a bunch of points I turned in for the room (from work travel), so I'm not sure how much the rooms were, but not cheap. We spent the money on other things instead. Nice restaraunts and car rental to drive to Mount Vernon and a couple of other places. Ate at The Palm one night and saw Dee Dee Myers there. Rode the underground tram from the Capital to the Senate Building (was a while back). Walked a LOT. Everyone needs to go at least once in their lives. |
The right wing NRA types won't like this!!
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The right wing NRA types won't like this!!
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The right wing NRA types won't like this!!
On Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:11:59 -0500, wrote:
On Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:54:21 -0500, ESAD wrote: On 12/27/12 2:41 PM, wrote: Critical mass? You mean population? D.C. has about the same population as Alaska, Vermont, and North Dakota though, obviously, much smaller geographic area. D.C. doesn't want to be part of another state. It wants its own political clout and independence. Alaska and North Dakota have natural resources and a real economy. DC just sucks on the government tit. The federal government is the only industry they have. A lot of that is moving north to the I-270 corridor. The biggest industry downtown is K street. (essentially legal bribery) You seem to forget about all that Mideaster Heroin that's flooding the market in DC. |
The right wing NRA types won't like this!!
On 12/28/12 8:23 PM, GuzzisRule wrote:
On Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:11:59 -0500, wrote: On Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:54:21 -0500, ESAD wrote: On 12/27/12 2:41 PM, wrote: Critical mass? You mean population? D.C. has about the same population as Alaska, Vermont, and North Dakota though, obviously, much smaller geographic area. D.C. doesn't want to be part of another state. It wants its own political clout and independence. Alaska and North Dakota have natural resources and a real economy. DC just sucks on the government tit. The federal government is the only industry they have. A lot of that is moving north to the I-270 corridor. The biggest industry downtown is K street. (essentially legal bribery) You seem to forget about all that Mideaster Heroin that's flooding the market in DC. From where, down the street from you in nearby Springfield? |
The right wing NRA types won't like this!!
On Friday, December 28, 2012 7:29:40 PM UTC-6, ESAD wrote:
On 12/28/12 8:23 PM, GuzzisRule wrote: On Fri, 28 Dec 2012 00:11:59 -0500, wrote: On Thu, 27 Dec 2012 14:54:21 -0500, ESAD wrote: On 12/27/12 2:41 PM, wrote: Critical mass? You mean population? D.C. has about the same population as Alaska, Vermont, and North Dakota though, obviously, much smaller geographic area. D.C. doesn't want to be part of another state. It wants its own political clout and independence. Alaska and North Dakota have natural resources and a real economy. DC just sucks on the government tit. The federal government is the only industry they have. A lot of that is moving north to the I-270 corridor. The biggest industry downtown is K street. (essentially legal bribery) You seem to forget about all that Mideaster Heroin that's flooding the market in DC. From where, down the street from you in nearby Springfield? So, Herr Krause, you admit to know where the good drugs are. That's understandable. |
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