{"id":14345,"date":"2015-09-11T15:41:22","date_gmt":"2015-09-11T22:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/?page_id=14345"},"modified":"2015-09-11T15:49:34","modified_gmt":"2015-09-11T22:49:34","slug":"tourism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wabikes.org\/index.php\/challenges\/tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Bicycle Travel &#038; Tourism Development"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Be a part of the economic success story of bicycle travel &amp; tourism in Washington state!<\/h3>\n<p>When Washington Bikes great bicycle adventures are found in every corner of the state.\u00a0<strong><a href=\"info@wabikes.org\" target=\"_blank\">Contact Washington Bikes<\/a><\/strong> to develop strategies to tap into the multibillion-dollar business of bicycle travel &amp; tourism.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/suEd8bWFOS8\" height=\"383\" width=\"680\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>A recent study,\u00a0<em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rco.wa.gov\/documents\/ORTF\/EconomicAnalysisOutdoorRec.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Economic Analysis of Outdoor Recreation in Washington State<\/a><\/em>, commissioned by Governor Inslee&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.rco.wa.gov\/boards\/TaskForceDocs.shtml\" target=\"_blank\">Task Force on Parks and Outdoor Recreation<\/a>\u00a0illustrates the significant economic impact of bicycling in Washington state.<\/p>\n<p>Among the highlights:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bicycle riding is #3 in recreational activities by total expenditures in Washington state with over $3.1 billion spent statewide.<\/li>\n<li>Bicycle riding comes in as the fourth biggest recreational activity by measuring the total number of participant days occurring in Washington state.<\/li>\n<li>As compared to many activities where equipment purchases provide the significant economic impact to their activity,\u00a0 bicycle riders\u2019 trip-related expenditures account for a whopping 96% of the economic impact of bicycling. This means that bicyclists like to contribute to local economies via shopping, lodgings, and eating. Bicyclists are <strong>\u201c<em>wallets on wheels<\/em>.\u201d<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Attracting bicycle riders to your town, restaurant, store, or hotel is within your reach. <a title=\"contact WAbikes\" href=\"info@wabikes.org\" target=\"_blank\">Contact Washington Bikes<\/a> to grow travel and tourism in your community.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Services offered by Washington Bikes to foster economic development for you include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Content creation focused on promoting bicycle rides and adventures<\/strong> in Washington state. Examples include <a title=\"Skagit Land O' Lakes Loop\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2015\/07\/23\/skagits-land-o-lakes-loop\/\" target=\"_blank\">country rides<\/a>, <a title=\"Stampede and Tacoma Pass Loop\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2015\/06\/22\/stampede-tacoma-pass-loop\/\" target=\"_blank\">wilderness loops<\/a>, and <a title=\"Manchester State Park\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/2015\/07\/06\/easy-overnighter-manchester-state-park\/\" target=\"_blank\">overnight bike camping adventures<\/a>.<a href=\"http:\/\/rideoregonride.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Application support for <a title=\"Bicycle Friendly Business Program\" href=\"http:\/\/bikeleague.org\/business\" target=\"_blank\">Bicycle Friendly Business<\/a> and <a title=\"Bicycle Friendly Community\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bikeleague.org\/community\" target=\"_blank\">Bicycle Friendly Community<\/a> designation<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Production of the annual <a title=\"Washington Bike Summit\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/summit\/\"><strong>Washington Bike Summit<\/strong><\/a> that connects staff, advocates, and elected officials to grow bicycling statewide.<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><strong>Development of <a title=\"US Bicycle Route System\" href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/growing-bicycling\/us-bicycle-route-system\/\" target=\"_blank\">U.S. Bicycle Route System<\/a> in Washington state<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>Strategic advice and consulting<\/strong> for businesses, tourism bureaus and others to find opportunities to improve bike infrastructure, business services, and other economic development opportunities for bicycling in cities, towns, counties or regions.<\/li>\n<li><strong>State and federal legislative education and policy work<\/strong> to grow economic development opportunities around bicycling and outdoor recreation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Production of multimedia promotions<\/strong> for businesses and places, such as <a href=\"http:\/\/wabikes.org\/destinations\/bike-snohomish-county\/\" target=\"_blank\">Bike Snohomish County<\/a> (see video below).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/g8GLUvxt_B4\" height=\"383\" width=\"680\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Be a part of the economic success story of bicycle travel &amp; 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