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Comprehensive Plan Introductory Element <br />Visitors with Family, Friends and Relatives <br />In addition to those tourists staying in hotels, motels, recreational vehicle parks and camps, a number <br />of visitors to the county seek lodging with family, friends and relatives. In 2001, the Indian River <br />County Chamber of Commerce hired a consultant to study tourist behavior and tourism's economic <br />impact upon the County. As part of the study, surveys of non -county residents were taken at thirteen <br />different sites from January 15, 2001 to October 1, 2001. Among the survey questions were: <br />purpose of visit; type of lodging; duration of stay within the county; and destinations. These data <br />were used to produce a profile of travelers and visitors to Indian River County. <br />According to the Indian River County tourism study, 25.23% of overnight visitors to Indian River <br />County stayed with family, friends and relatives. For the first quarter of 2001, lodging with family, <br />friends and relatives in Indian River County represented 42.7% of lodgings in hotels and motels. It <br />is estimated that 1,543 people will stay with family, friends, and relatives during the 2010 peak <br />season. Additionally, it is projected that 1,750 people will stay with family, friends, and relatives <br />during the 2030 peak season. <br />TABLE 1.20 <br />VISITORS WITH FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND RELATIVES <br />Year <br />Hotel Visitors <br />Family, Friends & Relatives <br />Visitors <br />2010 <br />3,614 <br />1,543 <br />2015 <br />3,736 <br />1,595 <br />2020 <br />3,857 <br />1,647 <br />2025 <br />3,979 <br />1,699 <br />2030 <br />4,100 <br />1,750 <br />Source: Indian River County Planning Division <br />Community Development Department <br />Indian River County <br />26 <br />