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Posted May 4, 2012 10:40 amMinnesota’s Lodging Performance through the 1st Quarter of 2012
Minnesota’s lodging industry started 2012 with moderate 1st quarter year-over-year growth in five of six reported metrics, and a small decline in the sixth metric – room supply. The year-over-year 1st quarter change for all six metrics was lower than the year-over-year change a year earlier (i.e., 1st quarter of 2011 compared with 1st quarter of 2010).
Posted February 13, 2012 11:09 amMinnesota’s December and Full Year 2011 Lodging Performance
This article and graphs are provided under permission granted by STR (Smith Travel Research, Inc.), the source of the data.
Minnesota’s lodging industry ended the year with annual year-over-year growth for each of six reported metrics – occupancy, supply, demand, revenue, room rate and revenue per available room (RevPAR). Also, December monthly changes included year-over-year growth [...]
Posted January 12, 2012 7:26 am2012 Tourism & the Economy Brochure
2012 Tourism and the Economy Brochure
Posted October 24, 2011 10:57 amMinnesota’s Lodging Recovery Continues through 3rd Quarter
This article and graphs are provided under permission granted by STR (Smith Travel Research, Inc.), the source of the data.
Minnesota’s lodging industry continued its recovery through the 3rd quarter of 2011, including growth in all six reported lodging metrics. Two sets of graphs illustrate this. The first set of graphs shows lodging metric changes through [...]
Posted August 5, 2011 2:03 pmMinnesota’s Lodging Continues Recovery thru First Half, Approaching Pre-Recession Levels
This article and graphs are provided under permission granted by STR (Smith Travel Research, Inc.), the source of the data.
Minnesota’s lodging industry continued its positive growth through the first half of 2011, including growth in all six reported lodging metrics. Two sets of graphs illustrate this. The first set of graphs shows lodging metric changes [...]
Posted April 25, 2011 11:00 amMinnesota’s Lodging Performance through the First Quarter of 2011
This article and graphs are provided under permission granted by STR (Smith Travel Research, Inc.), the source of the data.
Minnesota’s lodging industry performance for the first quarter of 2011 picked up where it left off at the end of 2010, with continued growth in all six reported lodging metrics. Two sets of graphs illustrate this. [...]
Posted February 10, 2011 4:22 pmMinnesota 2010 Lodging Performance
This article and graphs are provided under permission granted by STR (Smith Travel Research, Inc.) – the source of the data.
Minnesota’s lodging industry ended the year on a positive note, with December and annual year over year growth statewide for each of six reported lodging metrics. Minnesota’s December monthly growth in four metrics exceeded both [...]
Posted January 21, 2011 1:06 pm2011 Tourism & the Economy Brochure
Revised with final 2009 gross sales and state sales tax statistics for Minnesota’s Leisure and Hospitality industry.
2011 Tourism and the Economy Brochure
Posted December 1, 2010 11:00 amEconomic Impact of Traveler Expenditures, June 2007-May 2008
Economic Impact of Traveler Expenditures, June 2007-May 2008
Posted December 1, 2010 10:00 amReports covering June 2007-May 2008 for MN’s 4 tourism regions
These reports provide region-specific results from a year-long study of travelers in Minnesota, including traveler profiles and related economic impact estimates. Note: The four Minnesota tourism regions represented in these reports were modified into a new five-region configuration in 2009.
Minnesota’s Southern Region – Economic Impact and Traveler Profile, June 2007-May 2008
Minnesota’s Northeast Region – Economic Impact and Traveler Profile, June [...]

