Title
Impacts of Travel and Tourism on Boise’s Economic Development
Document Type
Student Presentation
Presentation Date
4-17-2017
Faculty Sponsor
Samia Islam
Recommended Citation
Bales, Kailee; Burt, Nathan; and Faith, Gregory, "Impacts of Travel and Tourism on Boise’s Economic Development" (2017). 2017 Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Conference.
https://scholarworks.boisestate.edu/business_17/5
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Comments
Impacts of Travel and Tourism on Boise’s Economic Development
The introduction of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST) in 2015 required metropolitan planning organizations to include travel and tourism in the development of long term transportation plans. In this project, we will examine key factors to determine the impact on Boise’s local economy and its transportation system. To calculate the impact of travel and tourism on the Boise-Nampa Metropolitan Statistical Area’s local economy, we will examine the number of jobs created, the overall increase in gross metropolitan product, and the increase in tax base as a result of travel and tourism. We expect to demonstrate the benefits of travel and tourism on Boise’s economy.