MEMPHIS FACT SHEET TOURISM STATISTICS

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1 For further information, contact the Public Relations Staff of the Memphis CVB: Regena Bearden, Jackie Reed, Alissa Clark, MEMPHIS FACT SHEET TOURISM STATISTICS Average visitors annually: More than 10 million visitors Average expenditure per convention delegate per day: $397 Average daily expenditure per general visitors staying in hotels / motels: Average length of stay for general visitors: $ nights Average daily room rate (2009): $78.58 Hotel occupancy (2009): 53% Top producing international markets: Average length of stay for international visitors: Top reasons for visiting Memphis: Leading attractions visited: UK, Germany, Netherlands and France 3 nights Beale Street, Music, Blues, Elvis Presley & Graceland, Southern Culture & History Beale Street, Graceland, Sun Studio, National Civil Rights Museum, Memphis Zoo

2 VISITOR PROFILE Profile of hotel guests staying overnight in Memphis accommodations. Average age: Average length of stay in city: 2.53 days First time visitors: 36.99% Gender: Male: 76.33%, Female: 23.67% POPULATION City of Memphis and surrounding areas: The 2009-estimated population of the Memphis metro area, 1,288,506. Shelby County, Tennessee is 920,232 and the City of Memphis is 635,626. Major ethnic groups (July 2008): White: 44.5%, Black: 52%, Hispanic: 4.5%, Asian: 2.2% Males / Females and Median age: Population of Tennessee: Males: 47.3%, Females: 52.7%. Media resident age: ,296,254, the 17th largest state GENERAL INFORMATION Total area in square miles the city of Memphis: square miles Memphis park services: 166 parks with a total of 3,219 acres. 110 playgrounds. 28 local community centers. 48 athletic fields. 130 basketball courts (indoor and outdoor). 7 tennis centers. Tallest buildings: Buildings designated historical landmarks: Historic districts: 100 North Main: 430 ft., 37 stories; Commerce Square: 396 ft, 31 stories; Sterick Building: 365 ft., 31 stories; Clark Tower: 365 ft., 32 stories; Morgan Keegan Tower: 341 ft., 23 stories Beale Street, Chucalissa, Graceland, Sun Studio Beale Street Entertainment District, Cooper-Young Entertainment District, Overton Square Entertainment District, and South Main Historic Art District

3 CONVENTION FACILITIES Memphis Cook Convention Center: 350 square feet of convention space. 31 break out rooms. 28,000 square foot ballroom accommodating 2,000 people. Cannon Center for the Performing Arts: 2,100 seat multi-purpose facility. FedExForum: FedEx Institute of Technology: Agricenter International: A capacity of 18,600, FedExForum is a sports and entertainment arena with multiple additional meeting rooms. State-of-the-art facility with 190-seat tiered amphitheater, 85-seat highdefinition presentation theater and 17 meeting rooms. 14,000 square foot facility with 800 seat amphitheater / auditorium and five additional meeting rooms. LODGING Total number of hotel rooms available citywide: 23,000 Total number of hotel rooms available in the Downtown Memphis area: 2,900 TRANSPORTATION Public transportation: Licensed taxis: Air Terminal: Rail service: Bridges: Each weekday, nearly 40,000 riders are transported on the fleet of 244 transit vehicles including buses and vintage rail trolleys. Checker Cab, Yellow Cab and Premier Transportation Memphis International Airport, "America's Aerotropolis" is a world-class facility serving more than 10 million passengers a year. Central Station with Amtrak service since 1971 Frisco: 1892; Harahan: 1916; Memphis & Arkansas: 1949; Hernando De Soto: 1973

4 ATTRACTIONS Number of attractions: 60+ Average yearly visitors to local attractions: 2,854,043 Total visitors to Graceland: 600,000+ Music-themed attractions: Restaurants: Theaters and small theaters: Art Museums: Memphis, Home of the Blues and Birthplace of Rock 'n' Roll has many mustsee music-themed attractions including: Beale Street Historic District, Center for Southern Folklore, Graceland, Gibson Guitar Factory, Memphis Rock 'n' Soul Museum, Stax Museum of American Soul Music, Sun Studio and the W.C. Handy Home and Museum. With approximately 100 restaurants in the downtown area alone, Memphis is home to world-famous barbecue, rich soul food, eclectic and fine dining. Memphis offers multiple choices when it comes to live theatre, dance, classical concerts and performance art. Of special notes is the Orpheum Theatre, Playhouse on the Square, Circuit Playhouse, and Theatre Memphis. Memphis is rich with arts, sculpture and painting exhibits offering pieces from Rodin to Renoir. Be sure to visit Dixon Gallery and Gardens, Memphis Botanic Garden, Memphis Brooks Museum of Art and the National Ornamental Metal Museum.

5 QUICK FACTS Official city flower: Official city tree: Largest city in Tennessee: Colleges and University: Major businesses headquartered in Memphis: Elevation: Crape Myrtle Dogwood Memphis Christian Brothers University founded 1871; LeMoyne-Owen College founded 1871; University of Memphis founded 1912; Rhodes college founded 1848; Shelby State Community College founded 1972; State Technical Institute founded 1968; University of Tennessee College of Medicine founded 1911 FedEx, International Paper, AutoZone, ServiceMaster, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Ducks Unlimited, First Horizon National Corporation, Thomas & Betts Airport: 331 feet above sea level. Mississippi River: 188 feet above sea level. Founded: Incorporated Climate: Precipitation: Government: Average annual: January average: July average: Average annual rainfall is 48.6 inches. Mayor and City Council Updated July 2010 Memphis Convention & Visitors Bureau 47 Union Avenue Memphis TN Fax: MemphisTravel.com ILoveMemphisBlog.com