For the first four months of Fiscal Year 2014, Idaho lodging properties and private campgrounds outperformed the first four months of FY 2013 by a whopping 8.7 percent. Southwest Idaho showed exceptionally strong growth over the same period last year with a 4-month gain of 13.9 percent. Eastern Idaho wasn’t far behind with growth of 12.3 percent.
Here are the details of how the seven tourism regions fared:
| Lodging Tax Receipts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul-Oct 2012 | Jul-Oct 2013 | Abs Chg | Pct Chg | |
| North | $926,073 | $1,008,144 | $82,071 | 8.9% |
| North Cent. | $197,883 | $209,819 | $11,936 | 6.0% |
| Southwest | $1,096,156 | $1,248,780 | $152,624 | 13.9% |
| Southcentral | $270,974 | $275,541 | $4,567 | 1.7% |
| Southeast | $258,810 | $260,470 | $1,660 | 0.6% |
| Eastern | $493,707 | $554,589 | $60,882 | 12.3% |
| Central | $392,862 | $396,931 | $4,069 | 1.0% |
| State | $3,636,465 | $3,954,274 | $317,809 | 8.7% |
| Source: Idaho Tax Commission | ||||
Total lodging receipts by month, going back to 1993, are available at https://bit.ly/1ekizW0.