Tourism dollars show double digit increase for second year
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Tourism in Tennessee saw another record year of visitor spending in 2023. New data from Tourism Economics and the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development shows that the state received $30.6 billion in direct visitor spending and saw 144 million visitors in 2023. This marks a 6.2% increase from 2022 and follows two consecutive years of double-digit growth. Visitors spent an average of $84 million each day in 2023, and that in turn created $3.2 billion in direct state and local tax revenues. The report also said that visitor spending sustained one of every 24 jobs in the state.