Do you work in the St. Louis hospitality industry?
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Yes:
16%
No, not directly but my job depends on it:
17%
No:
66%
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Do you think that the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission is doing a better job today than it was five years ago?
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Yes:
45%
No:
17%
About the same:
38%
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In the Industry | Not in the Industry |
Yes:
81%
No:
7%
About the same:
12%
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Yes:
39%
No:
19%
About the same:
42%
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Which group do you think the Convention & Visitors Commission does a better job at attracting to St. Louis? |
Conventions:
69%
Visitors and tourists:
31%
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In the Industry | Not in the Industry |
Conventions:
76%
Visitors and tourists:
24%
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Conventions:
67%
Visitors and tourists:
33%
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Do you think that real tourists have to be visiting St. Louis from a foreign country, or do you think that visitors from other states or other parts of Missouri or Illinois also count as tourists? |
Tourists have to come from a foreign country:
1%
Tourists have to come from a foreign country or from a state other than Missouri and Illinois:
16%
Tourists just have to live or work someplace other than the St. Louis metro area:
83%
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Do you think that St. Louis is an interesting enough city for a tourist to visit? |
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Do you think St. Louis is too expensive for a tourist to visit? |
It's cheap compared to other major cities:
63%
Prices are fine:
30%
Prices are expensive, but worth it:
1%
It's outrageously expensive:
6%
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Which of the following country's tourists get your votes as St. Louis's best tourists -- based on manners and behavior? |
Germany:
4%
Japan:
23%
France:
2%
Great Britain:
9%
Australia:
6%
Italy:
8%
Ireland:
2%
Ireland:
4%
Mexico:
2%
Canada:
10%
United States, excluding Chicago:
13%
United States:
17%
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In the Industry | Not in the industry |
Germany:
3%
Japan:
16%
France:
4%
Great Britain:
10%
Australia:
3%
India:
0%
Italy:
1%
Ireland:
1%
Mexico:
1%
Canada:
13%
United States, excluding Chicago:
12%
United States:
35%
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Germany:
4%
Japan:
24%
France:
2%
Great Britain:
9%
Australia:
7%
India:
2%
Italy:
9%
Ireland:
5%
Mexico:
2%
Canada:
9%
United States, excluding Chicago:
14%
United States:
13%
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Which of the following country's tourists get your votes as St. Louis's best tourists -- based on generosity and willingness to spend money? |
Germany:
9%
Japan:
27%
France:
2%
Great Britain:
13%
Australia:
6%
India:
1%
Italy:
4%
Ireland:
9%
Mexico:
4%
Canada:
15%
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In the Industry | Not in the industry |
Germany:
18%
Japan:
28%
France:
2%
Great Britain:
13%
Australia:
2%
India:
2%
Italy:
3%
Ireland:
3%
Mexico:
2%
Canada:
27%
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Germany:
11%
Japan:
35%
France:
2%
Great Britain:
13%
Australia:
7%
India:
0%
Italy:
4%
Ireland:
10%
Mexico:
5%
Canada:
13%
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Which of the following is the activity you would be most likely to suggest to a tourist as something to do in St. Louis that they could (or would) not do back home? |
Eating at local restaurants:
10%
Drinking at local bars and clubs:
2%
Listening to music:
7%
Exploring local neighborhoods:
21%
Shopping at local stores and shops:
1%
Watching local television or reading the local newspaper:
0%
Visiting cultural institutions:
42%
Watching a professional sporting event:
9%
Living here:
9%
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Which of the following places would you be most likely to suggest to a tourist as a "must-see in St. Louis"? |
The Arch:
34%
City Museum:
18%
Anheuser-Busch Brewery:
10%
Forest Park:
19%
The Old Courthouse:
3%
Missouri Botanical Garden:
15%
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Which of the following City neighborhoods would you be most likely to show to a tourist as St. Louis’s most interesting? |
The Ville:
1%
Soulard:
12%
Benton Park:
0%
Shaw:
1%
Lewis Place:
3%
Central West End:
37%
Old North St. Louis:
1%
Lafayette Square:
8%
The Loop:
1%
St. Louis Hills:
15%
Skinker-DeBaliviere:
1%
Tower Grove:
1%
The Hill:
5%
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Do you think that St. Louis is more ready to receive and entertain tourists than it was five years ago? |
Yes:
60%
No:
9%
About the same:
31%
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In the Industry | Not in the industry |
Yes:
81%
No:
5%
About the same:
14%
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Yes:
56%
No:
10%
About the same:
34%
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Do St. Louis's schools and universities do a good enough job preparing people to work in the local hospitality industry? |
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In the Industry | Not in the industry |
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Which of the following things do you think it is most important that St. Louis do better for tourists? |
Improve the airport:
23%
Teach taxi drivers to be more helpful to tourists:
3%
Install more signage to help people find things in St. Louis:
11%
Install more signage in languages other than English:
6%
Market St. Louis more strongly in countries -- like Lebanon, Italy, Germany, and Bosnia -- that have been big parts of our heritage:
13%
Reconnect Downtown to the riverfront:
44%
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In the Industry | Not in the industry |
Improve the airport:
16%
Teach taxi drivers to be more helpful to tourists:
3%
Install more signage to help people find things in St. Louis:
15%
Install more signage in languages other than English:
2%
Market St. Louis more strongly in countries – like Lebanon, Italy, Germany, and Bosnia -- that have been big parts of our heritage:
11%
Reconnect Downtown to the riverfront:
53%
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Improve the airport:
25%
Teach taxi drivers to be more helpful to tourists:
3%
Install more signage to help people find things in St. Louis:
10%
Install more signage in languages other than English:
7%
Market St. Louis more strongly in countries -- like Lebanon, Italy, Germany, and Bosnia -- that have been big parts of our heritage:
13%
Reconnect Downtown to the riverfront:
42%
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If you were to ask a tourist to St. Louis what they most liked about us, which of the following do you think they would most likely mention first? |
The architecture:
18%
The sports:
9%
The parks:
9%
The monuments, like the Arch:
13%
The cultural institutions, like the Zoo and the Art Museum:
27%
The people they met:
19%
The food:
3%
The shopping:
2%
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Do you think that United States has gotten more or less welcoming to visitors from other countries since 9/11? |
More welcoming:
11%
Less welcoming:
46%
Stayed about the same:
42%
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Do you plan to be a tourist yourself somewhere in the next year? |
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