Arkansas Tourism Down For First Part Of Summer
By: Import User
Updated: January 7, 2009
Tourism tax revenue was down for the early
part of the summer, but state officials are hopeful they will see
an increase for the months of July and August.
State tourism director Joe David Rice says worries about the
military conflict in Iraq, the economy and bad weather reduced the
number of visitors in May and June.
The state`s two-percent tourism tax collections in May dropped
one-point-nine percent from last year, and June was down
three-point-one percent from last year.
But Rice says the collections for July and August should look
better, because July is typically Arkansas` best month for tourism.
But an official with the American Automobile Association says
July and August could have been better because of reduced anxiety
over the war and signs of an earnest economic recovery.
