Jamestown, ND (KCSi-T.V. News Oct 31, 2012) – Buffalo City Tourism has issued the 2012 Status Report, with year to date information as of October 25, 2012.

The report includes such items as a breakdown in tax revenues, visitor numbers to the World’s Largest Buffalo, National Buffalo Museum, and Frontier Village.

Other items include dollars in grant awards, brochure distributions, media/promotion expenditures, return on investments by the Buffalo City Tourism Foundation from the JSDC, City Of Jamestown, Stutsman County, and the 2012 year to date economic impact associated with the BCTF.

Highlights of the report:

Tourism/visitors up four percent, as was the Hospitality Tax revenue.

Visitors to The World’s Largest Buffalo Monument, the National Buffalo Museum and Frontier Village showed an increase of over 134,000 visitors from 2011.

Visitors were from all 50 states and 33 foreign countries. Visitors from Minnesota led the way, followed by North Dakota, Wisconsin, Texas, and Florida.

So far in 2012, lodging and restaurant tax revenues increased by almost $10,000 from the year-to-date revenues from 2011.

The 2012 Year To Date Economic Impact: $7,656,640.

134,232 visitors, including 44,744 vehicles, and 38 tour buses.

16 events (two yet to be reported) were recorded in 2012, including 12 two day events, in addition to Pelican Point and Lakeside Campgrounds had an economic impact of $6,783,000.

The total economic impact was $14,500,000, for those directly associated with the Buffalo City Tourism Foundation.

The report says for every tax dollar invested, (JSDC Funds, Lodging Tax, and Restaurant Tax,) the BCTF yields $33.

The Jamestown City Council is presently reviewing the BCTF contract, set to expire on December 31, 2012.

At issue is the Buffalo City Tourism Foundation operated independently from the City of Jamestown.