Nebraska Passport Travel Program underway

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) – The Nebraska Tourism kicked off its passport journey program on Could 1, simply in time for tourism season.

The aim of this system is to assist vacationers uncover Nebraska’s hidden gems by journey adventures, museums, parks, eating places, wineries, retail shops and extra.

This yr, 70 points of interest are taking part in 10 theme classes.

The Espresso Store in downtown North Platte is taking part for the primary time.

“They turned an outdated constructing into one thing that may be a neighborhood landmark, it’s bought a number of its personal taste and I prefer it rather a lot too!,” mentioned Madison Johnson, program coordinator. “It’s good for this program. It’s precisely the place that we wish to have on this system.”

Vacationers could have from Could 1 by Sept. 30 to go to the points of interest and get their stamps for an opportunity to win a prize.

“I’ve had a lot of individuals coming in to get their stamps,” mentioned Brandon Raby, Espresso Store proprietor. “It’s been fairly attention-grabbing and it’s actually thrilling to see how individuals go manner out of their technique to journey throughout Nebraska and these rural communities to see these little locations and what these little cities and communities have to supply.”

Greater than 1,300 individuals visited all 70 stops final yr. In keeping with a 2019 research, this system generated $23.7 million in journey spending.

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