Focusing on internet traffic and not bricks and mortar tourism agencies is the wave of the future. That was the word from Muskoka Tourism during the District of Muskoka’s most recent community and planning services committee meeting. Micheal Lawley of Muskoka Tourism told councillors that since 2011, they have seen a 57 percent decrease in […]
The Kenai Peninsula Tourism Marketing Council — a nonprofit, public-private partnership aimed at promoting the Kenai Peninsula as a “world class visitor destination”— was defunded Tuesday evening when the Kenai Peninsula Borough Assembly voted to sustain a budgetary, line-item veto made by Mayor Charlie Pierce earlier that day. Pierce vetoed the $100,000 in funding for
LeClaire hiring new advertising agency to partner with tourism manager Quad City Times A familiar face and a new advertising agency will be driving LeClaire’s tourism efforts after the city’s Tourism Board recommended renewing Tourism Manager … Source link
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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
Connecticut’s tourism industry is proving to be a silver lining in the dark clouds that appear to be gathering around the state’s economy. The industry produced $15.5 billion in total business sales in 2017, according to a new economic study released Monday by the Connecticut Office of Tourism. That represents a 5.5 percent increase in
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Seven business owners and employees crowded in the corner of Purcellville’s Bush Tabernacle on Friday morning to participate in a seminar on marketing small businesses to ideal tourists. The Small Business Week program was hosted by the Purcellville Economic Development Advisory Committee and the Loudoun County Chamber of Commerce and orated by Kris Brinker, the
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Many people in the Grand Rapids area play an important role in attracting and serving visitors to Grand Rapids. According to Explore Minnesota and Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development: tourism brings $75,799,245 and over 1,500 jobs to Itasca County. In Minnesota, tourism is an $15.3 billion industry that generates more than 270,000 jobs
In the news release, Study: Tourism Contributes $15.5 Billion to Connecticut Economy, Supports Seven Consecutive Years of Job Growth, issued 06-May-2019 by Connecticut Office of Tourism over PR Newswire, we are advised by the company that the infographic has been updated from the original release. The complete, corrected release follows: Study: Tourism Contributes $15.5 Billion
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The set for play “Hamilton” as it appeared during its run at the Bushnell Performing Arts Center in Hartford in December 2018. The set for play “Hamilton” as it appeared during its run at the Bushnell Performing Arts Center in Hartford in December 2018. Photo: Luther Turmelle /Hearst Connecticut Media / Photo: Luther Turmelle /Hearst
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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
