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PAD-83-54 1 (1983-09-30)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabndq0001 and id is 1 raw text is: Lira 3UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D C 20548 PROGRAM ANALYSIS DIVISION B-205470 SEPTEMBER 30,1983 The donorable Larry Pressler Chairman, Subcommittee on Business, Trade and Tourism Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation United States Senate Dear Mr. Chairman: Subject: Estimates of Job Generation in the Travel and Tourism Industry (GAO/PAD-83-54) You asked us to compare and contrast the estimated effects of different categories of spending on employment. As agreed with your office, we used the estimates made by the travel and tourism industry and estimates others nave made of the job crea- tion effects of expenditures on defense, exports, and public works construction projects. We did not make estimates of our own, nor did we evaluate the statistical validity of existing employment estimates. After conducting our study, we found that the employment estimates vary widely botn within and among tne expenditure categories (see enclosure). Furtnermore, the estimates are not directly comparable because they (1) are derivec from different types of models; (2) are not estimates of the identical effects, i.e., joos are defined differently; (3) are based on spending in different years; and (4) are based on different data sources. SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY To obtain estimates of the effects of travel industry spend- ing on U.S. employment, we interviewed travel and tourism indus- try representatives. These representatives included tne director of the Travel Data Center and a policy analyst on the staff of the Travel and Tourism Government Affairs Council. We also talked to tne director of researcn of tie U.S. Travel and Tourism Administration of the Commerce Department (DOC). The U.S. Travel Data Center was tne only organization we were acle to identify that estimated zhe amount of emoloyment generated per bill-on dollars of travel and tourism expenditures. O)L0Jg _ (971907)

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