Park City Pulse
This winter, we saw how travel and tourism can bounce back, reviving locally owned businesses, major resorts and the hundreds of small businesses and employees that support them. It’s proof of “the power of travel” to restore and rebuild, and one reason we are celebrating National Travel and Tourism week May 2-8.
Jennifer Wesselhoff, president and CEO of the Park City Chamber/Bureau.
Park Record file photo
Travel numbers are powerful, indeed. Approximately 11,500 Summit County jobs are tied to tourism, and the economic impact exceeds $1 billion annually. As travelers returned, unemployment dropped from 21.4% in April 2020 to 4.8% today. Tourism is by far our largest industry. We depend on it to continue our recovery into the summer and beyond and we rely on it to support our quality of life.