The document compares the top GDP-producing U.S. markets to the top hotel rooms revenue markets. While the top four GDP markets - New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Washington D.C. - also ranked highly for hotel rooms revenue, the top revenue markets were New York, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Washington D.C., with Chicago in fifth. By state, over half of total U.S. hotel rooms revenue in 2013 came from California, Florida, and New York, with California generating the most revenue.

1. hotel rooms revenueDo the top GDP-producing U.S. markets also produce the most hotel rooms revenue?
NYC
LOS ANGELES
CHICAGO
DC
TOP GDP-PRODUCING
MARKETS
TOP ROOMS REVENUE
MARKETS
TOP ROOMS REVENUE
STATES
1. NEW YORK
2. LOS ANGELES
3. CHICAGO
4. WASHINGTON D.C.
5. DALLAS
6. HOUSTON
SOURCE: THE WEEK SOURCE: STR
BASED OFF OF YEAR-END 2013 DATA
SOURCE: STR
1. NEW YORK
2. LAS VEGAS
3. LOS ANGELES
4. WASHINGTON D.C.
5. CHICAGO
6. ORLANDO, FL
came from California, Florida and New York
1. CALIFORNIA
2. FLORIDA
3. NEW YORK
4. TEXAS
5. NEVADA
6. ILLINOIS
7. HAWAII
8. PENNSYLVANIA
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Data compiled and analyzed by: Jan Freitag, STR, and Ali Hoyt, STR Analytics
Illustrated by: Dana Shelton, Hotel News Now
BY MARKET
BY STATE
$16.8
billion
$10.8
billion
$11.8
billion
$122.3 billion
2013 total U.S. rooms revenue
52.1% of total U.S. rooms revenue in 2013 came from 8 states
32.3
%