HARTFORD, Conn: Connecticut’s tourism industry continues to be a proven generator of business sales, tax revenues and statewide jobs. In one of the strongest years in the past decade, tourism posted $15.5 billion in total business sales in 2017—a 5.5% increase over 2015. This finding and others are outlined in an economic impact study announced […]
SALES: $15.5 billion in business sales supported by traveler spending—up 5.5% since 2015 TAXES: $2.2 billion in tax revenues, including $960 million in state/local taxes JOBS: 84,254 jobs directly supported by tourism (total of 123,500 both direct/indirect jobs)—reflecting seven consecutive years of increasing tourism employment and making tourism the 8th largest employment sector in the state SPENDING: Visitors drove
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