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Georgia Olympic Forecast

The 1996 Summer Olympic Games: Summary of Out-of-State Visitors

Expenditure Category Number of Visitors Number of Visitor Days
     
PRE- AND POST-OLYMPIC GAMES 273,519 2,943,498
     
Broadcast 6,245 661,680
     
Cultural Olympiad 50,200 50,200
     
Marketing 14,180 113,803
     
Olympic Family 8,965 44,207
     
Press 7,850 164,250
     
Purchasing 2,288 6,864
     
Security 8,075 153,425
     
Sports Program 112,012 610,709
     
Savannah 51,558 112,930
     
Training 12,146 1,025,430
     
OLYMPIC GAMES 818,642 5,376,031
     
Sponsors 67,894 407,364
     
Broadcast 20,543 326,642
     
International 65,000 650,000
     
General Public 603,205 3,016,025
     
Olympic Family 35,500 639,000
     
Athletes/Officials 16,500 297,000
     
Yachting Spectators 10,000 40,000
     
GRAND TOTAL 1,092,161 8,319,529

Source: Atlanta Committee for the Olympic Games, IRE Advisors, and The Selig Center for Economic Growth, Terry College of Business, The University of Georgia (1995).

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