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New Report Finds Phoenix Hotels Drive $7.2 Billion, 42,000 Jobs

An AHLA-commissioned Oxford Economics study is being used to press for new investment.

Overview

  • The study reports $7.2 billion in annual economic activity from hotel operations and guest spending in Phoenix.
  • Combined federal, state, and local tax revenue tied to the sector totals about $1.1 billion a year.
  • The industry supports 42,237 direct and indirect jobs, including 9,776 hotel positions that pay $627.9 million in wages annually.
  • Hotel guests spend more than $4 billion a year in the city, averaging roughly $641 per occupied room night.
  • Phoenix counts 25,164 rooms across 168 properties with nearly 6.5 million room nights sold annually, and 2,312 more rooms are in development.