{"id":12938,"date":"2017-06-23T15:59:28","date_gmt":"2017-06-23T22:59:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/?p=12938"},"modified":"2023-10-18T19:59:29","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T02:59:29","slug":"wallets-on-wheels-cycle-tourism-is-great-for-the-economystudies-show-that-tourists-on-bicycles-spend-more-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bikeroute.com\/NationalBicycleGreenwayNews\/2017\/06\/23\/wallets-on-wheels-cycle-tourism-is-great-for-the-economystudies-show-that-tourists-on-bicycles-spend-more-money\/","title":{"rendered":"Wallets on Wheels: Cycle Tourism is Great for the Economy, Studies show that tourists on bicycles spend more money."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Until this heat wave paralyzed Davis (11 straight triple digit days), this awareness is was what I was planning to show Davis more business owners when I invite them to be a part of our National Bicycle Greenway attractions map for Davis per – https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/edit?mid=z-aFnloT8tI8.k9tpJBpP020U<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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And showing cyclists where to eat, sleep. shop and play in all 20 of the anchor cities that connect San Francisco to Washington DC in this way is what I hope to be looking to acquire funding for this Fall when I begin our crowdfunding campaign…<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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S<\/span><\/strong>tudies have been proving for years that\u00a0bicyclists are good for business<\/a>. Cycling customers are more likely to linger, make spur-of-the-moment decisions and purchases, and overall spend more money at bars, restaurants, caf\u00e9s, and convenience stores in comparison with their car-driving counterparts. However, it is only now that cities and states\u00a0are recognizing pedal power\u2019s economic potential in tourism.<\/p>\n

A term is coming into play a lot more these days: \u201cWallets on Wheels.\u201d Similar to the business model of bicyclists spending more money, tourism officials are finding that cycling tourists stay longer in a state and spend more per day than other tourists.\u00a0Tourists on bikes spend more money<\/a>, to put it simply.<\/p>\n

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Why Businesses Want Bike Riding Customers<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

For instance, one state that has tried to profit from this idea is Oregon. Oregon was also the first state to create a Bike Friendly Business Program that focuses on helping businesses market to bicycling tourists. The state has since found that cycling tourism\u2019s contribution to its economy amounts to $400 million USD per year \u2013 about $1.1 million per day.<\/p>\n

Norma Polovitz Nickerson, director of the Institute for Tourism and Recreation Research at the University of Montana, conducted a study in late 2013 that found touring cyclists in Montana who were approximately middle aged, spent an average $75 per day and stayed eight nights or more.<\/p>\n

Following\u00a0the release of the study, Montana constructed\u00a0more bike-in camping spots at state parks and \u00a0began to work on ways to make the highway rumble strips more bike-friendly.<\/p>\n

It goes without saying \u2013 all cities, states, and countries are interested in boosting their local economy. As it were, cycle tourists\u00a0tend to be middle to later aged, affluent, and especially valuable to a state\u2019s economic growth. These tourists stay in small towns, support locally-owned hotels, motels, or bed-and-breakfasts. They go to local caf\u00e9s and craft breweries, generally preferring local businesses to larger chains.\u00a0Moreover, bicycling has little impact on the regional landscape. So with it\u2019s added economic bonus, it\u2019s a win-win to support bicycle tourism.<\/p>\n

While most states spend, on average, less than 2% of state budgets of federal funds on bike and pedestrian infrastructure, the numbers are increasing. More and more states are recognizing the benefits of the bicycle in helping create a healthier place, but also in attracting economic growth and tourism.<\/p>\n

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Why You Should Explore Cities by Bike<\/a><\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Some other states beside Oregon who are pursuing similar strategies in hopes of appealing to touring cyclists are Colorado (which has committed to spending $100 million over four years to create\u00a0\u201cthe best state for bicycling\u201d<\/a>), Washington (ranked the most bike-friendly state for eight consecutive years), and Florida (which approved $25 million annually to connect bike paths into a state network).<\/p>\n

Massachusetts has likewise set a goal of tripling its number of biking, walking, and mass transit trips between 2010 and 2030 by studying protected\u00a0bike paths.<\/p>\n

We know bicycling is the perfect machine, for your health, for your happiness, for the city.\u00a0As is turns out, it\u2019s the perfect machine for rural economies as well.<\/p>\n

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source:\u00a0https:\/\/momentummag.com\/wallets-wheels-tourists-bikes-spend-money\/<\/p>\n

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