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Fast facts about Pennsylvania hospitality & tourism

25,846: Eating & drinking place locations in Pennsylvania in 2017
$21.5 Billion: Projected sales in Pennsylvania restaurants in 2017
582,800: Restaurant and foodservice jobs in Pennsylvania in 2017 (equals 10 percent of employment in the state)

127,000: Hotel rooms at 1,500 properties in Pennsylvania in 20175
121,516: Hotel jobs in Pennsylvania in 2017

National industry breakdown

​RESTAURANTS

• 1 million+ eating & drinking places nationwide
• 15.1 million people employed by the restaurant industry
• ​$800 billion of projected sales for 2017

Data provided by the National Restaurant Association

HOTELS

• 54,200+ Hotel properties nationwide
• 4.5 million people employed by the hotel industry
• $1.1 trillion in hotel revenue, guest spending, and taxes contributed by U.S. hotel sales.

​Data provided by the American Hotel & Lodging Association