Air and land guided tours and outfitted travel

Commercially guided or outfitted outdoor experiences conducted on land or by air.

Includes: Guided hiking tours, jeep tours, air tours, hot-air balloon rides, guided hunting trips, guided horseback trail rides

Value Added (2024)

$9.21B

2024

YoY Growth (2024)

+6.4%

2023 → 2024

Total Growth

+28%

2012 → 2024

% of Total (2024)

1.3%

2024

Air and land guided tours and outfitted travel: Value Added vs Gross Output Value AddedAn activity's net contribution to GDP — what it earns minus what it spends on inputs from other industries.Gross OutputTotal dollar value of everything an industry produces, including intermediate inputs. Always larger than value added.Intermediate InputsMaterials/services one industry buys from another to produce its output (e.g., a ski resort buying snowmaking equipment).

Gross Output measures total economic output including intermediate inputs. Value Added measures contribution to GDP. The difference represents intermediate inputs purchased from other industries.

Air and land guided tours and outfitted travel: Nominal vs Real Nominal (Current Dollars)Dollar values in the year they occurred, not adjusted for inflation.Real (2017 Dollars)Inflation-adjusted values using 2017 as a fixed reference point. Shows true growth without price distortion.

Comparing current dollars to inflation-adjusted (2017 dollars) shows the true growth trajectory.

Air and land guided tours and outfitted travel: Year-over-Year Growth

Annual percentage change shows volatility and trend patterns.

Air and land guided tours and outfitted travel: Share of Total Economy

Percentage of total outdoor recreation value added over time.

Air and land guided tours and outfitted travel: Value Added by State (2024) Value AddedAn activity's net contribution to GDP — what it earns minus what it spends on inputs from other industries.

State-level value added for air and land guided tours and outfitted travel in 2024.

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