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Research on Travel and Tourism in the Philadelphia Region

As the official research arm of the Philadelphia region tourism industry, GPTMC's in-house research department tracks visitor statistics and measures tourism's impact on the region.

You can download and view any of the reports and publications below.

All reports are in Adobe Acrobat format. (*see bottom of the page for information about Adobe Acrobat reader)

If you have any questions about the reports or GPTMC's research, please e-mail research@gptmc.com.

Facts at Your Fingertips _

1. Top Facts
2. Visitor Volume
3. Overnight Leisure Visitor Volume
4. Economic Impact
5. Hotel Market Mix
6. Hotel Facts and Figures
7. Hotel Visitor Spending
8. Regional Tourist Attractions Attendance
9. Regional Population

RESEARCH REPORTS: _

GPTMC's Research Reports: 

Tourism 2008 Report to the Region: More Partners, More Promotions, More People	6.3 MB
Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation: In A Nutshell	2.5 MB
2007 Greater Philadelphia Tourism Monitor: What's In A Place?	3.5 MB
2007 Greater Philadelphia Tourism Monitor: Executive Summary	1 MB
Greater Philadelphia Tourism Timeline (1985 - 2007)	100k
Tourism 2007: Report to the Industry - GPTMC's Annual Report	12.9 MB
2006 Greater Philadelphia Tourism Monitor: Executive Summary	1.8 MB
2006 Greater Philadelphia Tourism Monitor: Branding Builds Business	2.2 MB
Winter 2006-07 Hotel Survey Findings	117k
Tourism 2006: Report to the Industry - GPTMC's Annual Report	7.2 MB
Summer 2006 Hotel Visitors	112k
Economic Impact of the Benjamin Franklin: In Search of a Better World Exhibition	196k
July 4th Tourism: Report on the Holiday Weekend	185k
Winter 2006 Hotel Visitor Survey Report	1.7 MB
2005 Greater Philadelphia Tourism Monitor: The Changing Landscape of Tourism Marketing	5.4 MB
2005 Greater Philadelphia Tourism Monitor: Executive Summary	195k
2005 The Hispanic Traveler	4.25 MB
Summer 2005: Visitor Survey Report	705k
2005 Dali Hotel Package Report	292k
2005 - The Role of Hotel Packaging for Destination Marketing Organizations	46k
Gay Tourism 2005	667k
2005 - Think Outside Executive Summary Promoting Natural assets and experiences of the Philadelphia region.	854k
2005 Winter Hotel Package Survey Report	253k
2007 Social Media Dictionary A newly produced guide to Social Media terminology	27k
2005 Research Dictionary A guide to research and hospitality related terminology	33k
2004 Greater Philadelphia Tourism Monitor: Executive Summary	1.2 MB
2004 Greater Philadelphia Tourism Monitor: Making the Case for Investing in Tourism Marketing	2.3 MB
GPTMC's Annual Reports:
2008	6.3 MB
2007	12.9 MB
2006	7.2 MB
2005	1.4 MB
2004	1.2 MB
2003	6 MB
2002	1 MB
2001	1 MB

GPTMC's Publications: _

Philadelphia's Tourism Timeline Major Tourism Milestones 1985 - 2004 and beyond	937k
GPTMC in a nutshell A short description detailing who we are and what we do to market the Philadelphia region	591k

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