O le siʻitia o nisi o faʻailoilo taua a turisi i le Aai o Atlantika i le 2008, na unaʻia ai le le lelei o faiga a le atunuʻu, ma faʻaalia ai o loʻo sailia e tagata femalagaaʻi i Amerika ni nofoaga lata mai, o tafaoga a le atunuʻu, e maua ai le tele o faʻafiafiaga i luga oa latou paʻaga i atunuʻu mamao ma atunuʻu mamao. Ae faimai foi le United States Travel Association (USTA), o nofoaafi i Amtrak na paʻu i lalo i le 1.2 pasene pe a faatusatusa i le tausaga talu ai. O le manaoga o le potu i le taimi lea, na magoto ifo i le 3.6 pasene i le lautele o le atunuu.
I se eseʻesegaga eseʻese mai nei fuainumera, talu ai nei faʻamalolo 2008 fuainumera faʻaalia faʻaopoopoina i le Aai Atlantika i le tutusa vasega. Ua ova atu ma le 12 pasene le aofaʻi o tagata na taunuʻu mai i nofoaafi, e tusa ai ma le pulega o femalagaiga a South Jersey. O le aofai o potu potu na nofo ai i le nofoaga o le 11 kasino faletalimalo na siitia foi 4.4 pasene, e tusa ai ma le Casino Control Commission. E faʻapena foi, mai le vaʻai pisinisi a vaega, o se lipoti talu ai nei na faʻasalalau e le Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority (ACCVA) o loʻo faʻaalia ai le aofaʻi o potu potu na nofoia e tagata na auai i tauaofiaga ma fonotaga i le Atlantic City Convention Center na siʻitia i le 21 pasene i le kuata muamua o le 2009 i le vaitaimi lava lea e tasi i le tausaga ua tuanaʻi. Toeititi 50 pasene sili atu sui usufono na auai i tauaofiaga, fefaatauaiga, ma fonotaga ma aotelega o tupe faaalu mo nei mea na tutupu na faaalia ai le siitia 11 pasene i le kuata muamua.
"E le o po se lilo o le numera o turisi a le atunuu ua faaitiitia ona o le vaivai o le tamaoaiga," o le tala lea a Jeff Vasser, peresitene o le ACCVA. "O taunuʻuga e pei o le Atlantic City o loʻo lipotia tala lelei, peitaʻi, o loʻo faʻamaonia mai le sauni ma le naunau o tagata faʻatau e faia nisi fuafuaga nai lo le lafoa atoa o latou tafaoga e sili ona tatau. O numera o le 2008 na faʻaalia ai o le toʻatele o tagata femalagaaʻi ma fono fuafuaga, ua latou mauaina le faigofie ma le gafatia e le Aai o Atalani. ”
Atlantic City e sili atu ona faigofie iai nai lo se isi lava taimi i le 2009 ona o le fou vaʻalele ma nofoaafi femalagaaʻiga auaunaga mai New York City, Boston, Atlanta, ma Orlando. O le nofoaafi ACES lelei a Amtrak's Penn Station faʻatonu i le Aai o Atlantika na amataina ia Fepuari 2009 ma ua faʻaopopo i le apili o le taunuʻuga o se vave vaiaso malologa mo New Yorkers. O le ea fou e ala i le Spirit Airlines e le taofia i le Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) mai le Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) ma le Orlando International Airport (MCO) ua faʻaopopo foi. Mo Atlanta, Orlando ma fesoʻotaʻi maketi i le itu i saute, ua tatalaina AirTran Airways auaunaga le muta amata ia Iuni 11 ma le 12, faʻatulagaina.
Ua faia e Ausetalia ni tulaga maoaʻe i le faagaioiga o ana oloa e sili atu nai lo se mea e taunuu i ai taʻaloga, i le maeʻa ai lea o le US $ 1.5 piliona i tupe teu faafaigaluega fou i totonu o le tausaga talu ai nei. E aofia ai fale talimalo ma fale talimalo fou, tele e iai vaʻavaʻai faʻavaomalo i le lalolagi atoa, e faʻaopoopo i faleoloaoloa ma faleoloa o faʻatau atu. O le matafaga matafaga o se alualu i luma culinary taunuuga ma le eseʻese 'aiga' aʻai e ofoina mea uma mai masani New Jersey talafatai fiafia i tagata lauiloa chef faleʻaiga. O nisi o faʻafiafia muamua a le atunuʻu e oʻo mai i le Boardwalk Hall, lea o le a talimalo ai Fleetwood Mac, le American Idols Live Tour, ma Jimmy Buffett faʻatasi ai ma isi i lenei taumafanafana. O le isi eseʻesega eseʻesega mai ona tagata tauva i sasaʻe o le tamaoaiga o tafaoga i fafo o loʻo avanoa i le Aai o Atlantika e ova atu ma le 25 tapolo tapolo latalata ane ma maila o le leai o ni matafaga.
OA MEA E AVEA MAI LENEI TUSI:
- Visitors Authority (ACCVA) shows the number of occupied room nights by attendees to conventions and meetings at the Atlantic City Convention Center rose by 21 percent in the first quarter of 2009 over the same period the year prior.
- The deluxe ACES train serving Amtrak’s Penn Station direct to Atlantic City made its debut in February 2009 and has added to the appeal of the destination as a quick weekend getaway for New Yorkers.
- An increase in some key tourism indicators in Atlantic City in 2008 bucked negative national trends and demonstrated that US travelers are seeking nearby, domestic vacation destinations that offer a full range of leisure experiences over their counterparts in farther reaches of the country and overseas.
