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The Problem...
Excerpt
Travel Industry Association of American
2005-2006 Survey of U.S. State & Territory Tourism Office Budgets
Table A: 2005-2006 Projected State Tourism Office Budgets by Rank
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FY 2005-2006
Total Budget
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FY 2005-2006
Total Budget
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1
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Hawaii |
$69,200,000
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26
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Colorado |
$10,198,856
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2
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Illinois |
$47,816,637
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27
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Alabama |
$ 9,855,647
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3
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Pennsylvania |
$31,832,000
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28
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Oklahoma |
$ 9,720,055
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4
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Florida |
$30,761,456
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29
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Minnesota |
$ 9,522,933
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5
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Texas |
$28,373,924
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30
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Mississippi |
$ 8,816,617
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6
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West Virginia |
$24,432,108
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31
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South Dakota |
$ 8,802,408
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7
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Arizona |
$18,361,935
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32
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Massachusetts |
$ 8,353,282
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8
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Louisiana |
$18,042,206
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33
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Oregon |
$ 8,297,378
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9
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South Carolina |
$16,977,286
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34
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Montana |
$ 8,296,035
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10
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Tennessee |
$16,694,600
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35
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Maine |
$ 7,554,190
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11
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Virginia |
$16,580,905
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36
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Wyoming |
$ 7,432,367
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12
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California |
$16,064,502
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37
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Ohio |
$ 6,812,845
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13
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Utah |
$15,972,700
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38
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Idaho |
$ 6,389,724
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14
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Michigan |
$15,769,189
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39
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Indiana |
$ 6,160,032
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Where Michigan is now with one-time placement of $15 million.
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Where Michigan will rank at the end of two years if Travel Michigan's budget reverts back to just $5.7 million.
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15
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Kentucky |
$15,723,300
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40
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Connecticut |
$ 5,563,935
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16
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Wisconsin |
$14,456,600
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41
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New Hampshire |
$ 5,548,159
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17
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Arkansas |
$14,278,840
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42
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Vermont |
$ 5,126,656
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18
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Nevada |
$13,637,154
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43
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Kansas |
$ 4,815,654
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19
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New Mexico |
$13,247,100
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44
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Nebraska |
$ 4,613,136
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20
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Missouri |
$13,231,882
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45
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North Dakota |
$ 3,788,939
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21
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North Carolina |
$13,000,000
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46
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Washington |
$ 3,588,958
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22
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New Jersey |
$12,760,000
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47
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Iowa |
$ 3,442,767
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23
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Georgia |
$11,096,169
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48
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Delaware |
$ 2,116,000
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24
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Maryland |
$11,094,953
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49
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Rhode Island |
$ 1,678,632
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25
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Alaska |
$10,732,825
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50
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New York |
No data
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TOTAL
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$666,633,476 |
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AVERAGE
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$ 13,604,765 |
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