IOWA TOURISM SPENDING BY VISITORS SET AN ALL TIME RECORD IN 2023.
CHELSEA LERUD, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF IOWA TRAVEL INDUSTRY PARTNERS, SAYS TOURISTS SHELLED OUT AN AVERAGE OF 20-MILLION DOLLARS — PER DAY, A TOTAL OF
SEVEN-POINT-THREE BILLION DOLLARS FOR THE YEAR.
THE FIGURES REPRESENT AN INCREASE FROM THE PREVIOUS YEAR OF BETTER THAN FIVE-PERCENT.
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SHE SAYS TOURISM IS ALL ABOUT IMPORTING DOLLARS FROM OUTSIDE THE STATE SO LOCAL RESIDENTS DON’T HAVE TO PAY FOR ALL OF THE SERVICES WE ENJOY AND NEED.
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THE STUDY FOUND TRAVEL-GENERATED STATE AND LOCAL TAX RECEIPTS EXCEEDED ONE-BILLION DOLLARS LAST YEAR, ENOUGH TO PAY THE SALARIES OF MORE THAN 19-THOUSAND PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS.
IOWA HAS A HOST OF ATTRACTIONS THAT ARE WELL ADVERTISED TO BRING TOURISTS HERE:
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THE REPORT SAYS TOURISM SUPPORTS NEARLY 71-THOUSAND JOBS, WHICH ACCOUNTS FOR MORE THAN FIVE-PERCENT OF ALL EMPLOYMENT IN THE STATE.
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