Kuwonjezeka kwa zisonyezo zazikulu zokopa alendo ku Atlantic City mu 2008 kudathetsa zomwe zikuchitika mdziko muno ndipo zidawonetsa kuti apaulendo aku US akufunafuna malo opumira apanyumba omwe ali pafupi ndi anzawo kumadera akutali adzikolo ndi kutsidya kwa nyanja. Malinga ndi United States Travel Association (USTA), kuyenda kwa njanji ku Amtrak kudatsika ndi 1.2 peresenti poyerekeza ndi chaka chatha. Kufunika kwa zipinda, panthawiyi, kudatsika ndi 3.6 peresenti m'dziko lonselo.
Mosiyana kwambiri ndi ziwerengerozi, ziwerengero zomwe zatulutsidwa posachedwapa za 2008 zikuwonetsa kuwonjezeka ku Atlantic City kudutsa magulu omwewo. Ofika njanji adakwera kuposa 12 peresenti, malinga ndi South Jersey Transportation Authority. Kuchuluka kwa zipinda zokhalamo usiku m'mahotela 11 a kasino komwe akupitako kudakweranso 4.4 peresenti, malinga ndi Casino Control Commission. Momwemonso, kuchokera ku gulu lazamalonda, lipoti laposachedwa ndi bungwe la Atlantic City Convention & Visitors Authority (ACCVA) likuwonetsa kuchuluka kwa zipinda zokhala ndi anthu opezeka pamisonkhano ndi misonkhano ku Atlantic City Convention Center kudakwera ndi 21 peresenti mgawo loyamba. ya 2009 munthawi yomweyi chaka chatha. Nthumwi zina pafupifupi 50 peresenti zinapezeka pamisonkhano yachigawo, ziwonetsero zamalonda, ndi misonkhano ndipo ndalama zonse zomwe zimagwiritsidwa ntchito pazochitikazi zasonyeza kuwonjezeka kwa 11 peresenti m'gawo loyamba.
"Si chinsinsi kuti ziwerengero zokopa alendo zikuchepa chifukwa cha chuma chofooka," adatero Jeff Vasser, pulezidenti wa ACCVA. "Malo monga Atlantic City omwe akupereka lipoti labwino, komabe, akutsimikizira kuti ogula ndi okonzeka komanso okonzeka kupanga njira zina m'malo mongosiya tchuthi chawo choyenera. Ziwerengero za 2008 zikuwonetsa kuti anthu ochulukirachulukira oyenda komanso okonzekera misonkhano akupeza kuti Atlantic City ndiyosavuta komanso yotsika mtengo.
Mzinda wa Atlantic ndiwofikirika kuposa kale lonse mu 2009 chifukwa cha maulendo atsopano a ndege ndi njanji kuchokera ku New York City, Boston, Atlanta, ndi Orlando. Sitima yapamtunda ya ACES yotumizira ku Amtrak's Penn Station yolunjika ku Atlantic City idayamba mu February 2009 ndipo yawonjezera kukopa komwe amapitako ngati ulendo wothamangirako kumapeto kwa sabata kwa New Yorkers. Kukwezedwa kwatsopano kwa mpweya kudzera ku Spirit Airlines osayima kupita ku Atlantic City International Airport (ACY) kuchokera ku Boston Logan International Airport (BOS) ndi Orlando International Airport (MCO) nawonso awonjezedwa. Ku Atlanta, Orlando ndi misika yolumikizira kumwera konse, AirTran Airways ikukhazikitsa ntchito zosayimitsa kuyambira Juni 11 ndi 12, motsatana.
Mzinda wa Atlantic City wachitapo kanthu pakusintha malonda ake kukhala ochulukirapo kuposa malo ochitira masewera, popeza adapeza ndalama zokwana $ 1.5 biliyoni m'chaka chathachi chokha. Izi zikuphatikiza mahotelo atsopano ndi malo achisangalalo, ambiri okhala ndi masipatala apamwamba padziko lonse lapansi, kuphatikiza ndi malo ogulitsira komanso malo ogulitsira. Malo omwe ali m'mphepete mwa nyanja ndi malo omwe akubwera kumene ali ndi malo odyera osiyanasiyana omwe amapereka chilichonse kuchokera ku New Jersey zokonda zam'mphepete mwa nyanja kupita kumalo odyera otchuka ophika. Ena mwa osangalatsa otsogola mdziko muno amabwera kudzera ku Boardwalk Hall, yomwe ikhala ndi Fleetwood Mac, American Idols Live Tour, ndi Jimmy Buffett pakati pa ena chilimwe chino. Kusiyana kwina kwakukulu kuchokera kwa omwe akupikisana nawo kum'mawa ndi kuchuluka kwa zosangalatsa zakunja zomwe zimapezeka ku Atlantic City komwe kuli ndi malo ochitira gofu opitilira 25 pafupi ndi magombe aukhondo aulere.
ZOMWE MUNGACHITE PA NKHANIYI:
- 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.
