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Fuzz · 07-21-2021, 01:41 PM

I'm not about to math it out, but a quick glance at the Alberta tourism dollars will tell you that number is totally out to lunch.

https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-visitor-profiles.aspx

Also, Banff gets about 4 million visitors a year, about half of which are international. Lets pretend you could capture every international visitor and extract $500 from them in Calgary. That gets you a billion. According to this:

https://calgaryherald.com/news/postp...nal-visitation

International visitors to Banff spend on average $1100. So even $500 sounds like a stretch, and that's capturing EVERY visitor. Aww crap, I just mathed it out. The numbers are bull####, and buddy needs to get called out on it. I despise fake numbers being tossed out like this in an attempt to get public support or opposition for something. Use real numbers, or STFU.

07-21-2021, 01:41 PM	#274
Fuzz Franchise Player Join Date: Mar 2015 Location: Pickle Jar Lake Exp:	I'm not about to math it out, but a quick glance at the Alberta tourism dollars will tell you that number is totally out to lunch. https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-visitor-profiles.aspx Also, Banff gets about 4 million visitors a year, about half of which are international. Lets pretend you could capture every international visitor and extract $500 from them in Calgary. That gets you a billion. According to this: https://calgaryherald.com/news/postp...nal-visitation International visitors to Banff spend on average $1100. So even $500 sounds like a stretch, and that's capturing EVERY visitor. Aww crap, I just mathed it out. The numbers are bull####, and buddy needs to get called out on it. I despise fake numbers being tossed out like this in an attempt to get public support or opposition for something. Use real numbers, or STFU.