This is not public information, but gives a clue to where the US travel industry is headed. Just wait for January 5th, airlines will have to start fare sales.
Arkansas – So far we seem to be holding our own compared with 2007.
Arizona – statewide room demand is down 4.1% September CYTD.
Florida – a drop of 3.2% in visitor volume to the state
Florida Keys – occupancy is -1.8%
Hawaii – Visitor days: -7.6%; Visitor arrivals: -9.1%; Domestic arrivals: -10.6%;
International arrivals: -4.5%
Illinois – Down 1.1 percent for room demand through September YTD
Iowa – January – September had a -3.1% drop in visitation to attractions. January – October had a -6.6% drop in travel parties to the welcome centers. January – October casinos are down -1.4%.
Las Vegas – year-to-date visitation thru September is -2.5%; 10% drop in visitation for the month of September
Massachusetts – rooms sold dropped 4.5% in September and October looks even worse
Michigan – hotel occupancy declined 9.2% in September 2008, as compared to the same month in 2007.
Missouri – Hotel occupancy down statewide: – 3.2%
Montana – down 3.7% through September.
New Hampshire – for June-August, experienced a 5.5% drop in lodging occupancies and a 2% drop in visitor trips.
North Carolina – YTD room demand is down 4.2% through September. September was the worst month of the year with a 10% decrease in demand.
Pennsylvania – Welcome Centers experienced a strong downturn in the number of visitors assisted in July and August (more than 20% drop each month compared to 2007. Calls to the state's toll-free tourism number have also really dropped off. Some of this is due to the ever increasing use of the internet for travel information, but the total number of travel guides ordered via the state's tourism website and tourism number are both way down — when the total number ordered has been relatively stable over the past several years.
South Carolina – Room demand was down 3.7% September CYTD.
Vermont – vacation planning requests have gone to an 30 year low, except for overseas international requests since mid September.
Washington State – September shows demand for this year down 2.5% over September 2007
