February 2015 Volume 15, Issue 2 A publication of the Manhattan Convention & Visitors Bureau
Tourism Economic Impact Figures Released
The travel sector is an integral part of the Kansas economy contributing more than $9 billion in expenditures and sustaining over 90,000 jobs. Tourism Economics, an Oxford Economics Company, conducted an economic impact study of tourism in Kansas using the most current data from 2013. The report enables Kansas to quantify, track and compare the travel and tourisms importance for Kansas vitality. According to the Tourism Economics study:
• Kansas hosted 33.7 million travelers in 2013. The majority of the travelers were day travelers (60%).
• While representing only 40% of all trips, overnight travelers spending accounts for nearly 75% of all traveler spending, generating $4.5 billion.
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