Wisconsin
Study: Tourists spent 31% more in Wisconsin in 2021
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A brand new examine has discovered that vacationers spent practically $13 billion in Wisconsin final yr because the state rebounded from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Wisconsin State Journal reported Wednesday that the state Division of Tourism-commissioned examine from Tourism Economics discovered tourism spending jumped 31.1% from 2020.
Each county within the state noticed a double-digit improve in direct spending, starting from 14% extra in Rusk County to 54.6% extra in Sauk County, which is dwelling to numerous sights within the Wisconsin Dells space.
The general affect of tourism within the state final yr was $20.9 billion, in keeping with the report.
Tourism officers count on the state this yr will eclipse the report marks of $13.6 billion in direct tourism spending and $22.2 billion in general financial affect. Each of these data have been set in 2019.