Figure 4. Accommodation Types Growth in Lodging Units by Accommodation Type, 2004-2011 Figure 5, below, converts the growth in lodging units by accommodation type into percentages. This information shows that the largest increase in the average number of lodging units has occurred at resorts, at 30 percent, followed by campsites at 24 percent. Figure 5. Accommodation Types Percentage Growth in Lodging Units by Accommodation Type, 2004-2011 Finally, except for the metropolitan area, Figure 6 indicates that the number of lodging units steadily declined in other regions of the state until about 2008 or 2009, when this trend appeared to reverse. This reversal is most strongly observed in the Northcentral/West Region of the state. Figure 6. Lodging Units Regional Growth in Lodging throughout Minnesota, 2004-2011 Summary From 2004 to 2011, Public/State campgrounds increased as an accommodation type (6 percent - Figure 3) and in average number of units (24 percent - Figure 5). “lodging” While the number of resorts has declined during this period (-22 percent - Figure 3), they
Figure 4. Accommodation Types Growth in Lodging Units by Accommodation Type, 2004-2011 Figure 5, below, converts the growth in lodging units by accommodation type into percentages. This information shows that the largest increase in the average number of lodging units has occurred at resorts, at 30 percent, followed by campsites at 24 percent. Figure 5. Accommodation Types Percentage Growth in Lodging Units by Accommodation Type, 2004-2011 Finally, except for the metropolitan area, Figure 6 indicates that the number of lodging units steadily declined in other regions of the state until about 2008 or 2009, when this trend appeared to reverse. This reversal is most strongly observed in the Northcentral/West Region of the state. Figure 6. Lodging Units Regional Growth in Lodging throughout Minnesota, 2004-2011 Summary From 2004 to 2011, Public/State campgrounds increased as an accommodation type (6 percent - Figure 3) and in average number of “lodging” units (24 percent - Figure 5). While the number of resorts has declined during this period (-22 percent - Figure 3), they
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