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Economic Impact

The travel sector is an integral part of the Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø economy, generating a total economic impact of $13.4 billion in 2024, including indirect and induced impacts.  This impact sustained over 91,000 jobs and generated $843 million in state and local tax revenue.

Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics Company, conducts an annual economic impact study of tourism in Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø using the most current data available. This report enables us to quantify, track, and compare the travel and tourism for Â鶹´«Ã½¹ÙÍø's vitality.

What our research provides:

• Measures tourism in the categories that allow it to be compared to other sectors and which matter to policymakers, such as taxes, income, and jobs
• Provides the ability to benchmark the visitor economy to other sectors on an "apples-to-apples" basis
• Allows benchmarking to other destinations
• Tracks the economic contribution of tourism over time
• Provides county-level analysis
   

Economic Impact Reports:

Regional & County Reports: