A NEW NATIONAL PARK SERVICE REPORT SHOWS THAT 747-THOUSAND-42 VISITORS TO MAMMOTH CAVE NATIONAL PARK IN 20-24……SPENT JUST OVER 73-
MILLION DOLLARS IN COMMUNITIES NEAR THE PARK…..SPENDING THAT SUPPORTED THE LOCAL AREA…..
THE NEW SPENDING ANALYSIS…..USING SOCIO-ECONOMIC MONITORING…..REVEALED VISITORS SPENT MORE TIME AND MONEY DURING THEIR VISIT…. .COMPARED
TO THE GENERALIZED DATA THAT WAS USED….
OVERALL…..THE 20-24 VISITOR SPENDING ESTIMATES MORE ACCURATELY REFLECT LOCAL VISITOR SPENDING PATTERNS….AS-WELL-AS CHANGES IN INFLATION,
ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND VISITATION……