Finance
Report: Wake County tourism tax collection reached record highs in 2022
WAKE COUNTY, N.C. (WTVD) — Go to Raleigh has launched the year-end 2022 Wake County Tourism Business Report and it reveals hospitality, meals and beverage taxes improved considerably all through 2022.
Each recorded the best 12 months on report in 2022, exceeding report numbers from 2019.
Leisure journey, sporting occasions and tournaments, conferences and festivals contributed to the financial system within the space all through 2022.
Go to Raleigh and the Larger Raleigh Sports activities Alliance (GRSA) hosted 321 occasions, tournaments, conferences and teams in 2022, bringing greater than 4.7 million individuals to the world.
“Curiosity in Raleigh and Wake County continues to rebound each domestically and internationally, as exhibited by new and returning world-class occasions, the addition of latest home flights and carriers, in addition to a report variety of direct worldwide flights coming out and in of RDU Worldwide Airport,” mentioned Dennis Edwards, President and CEO of Go to Raleigh.
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