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Fox Cities Tourism Takes Major Hit in 2020, Already Seeing Track for Recovery in 2021

Fox Cities Tourism Takes Major Hit in 2020, Already Seeing Track for Recovery in 2021 By Casey Nelson May 3, 2021 4:08 PM APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – Ten years of growth in visitor spending was brought to an abrupt halt in the Fox Cities last year. Tourism brought in $333 million in 2020 across the Fox Cities. That’s down a bit from the record-high of $511 million in 2019. While the $333 million is still a substantial amount, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was evident. “Absolutely all of this spending decline was pandemic-related. Here in the Fox Cities, our tourism is really based on large group activities,” said Pam Seidl, Executive Director of the Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau. “[It was a] perfect storm with this pandemic being a disease where you they don’t want groups of people gathering, and our tourism economy is based on large groups like meetings, conventions, sports tournaments.”

Fox Cities Tourism Takes Major Hit in 2020, Already Seeing Track for Recovery in 2021

Fox Cities Tourism Takes Major Hit in 2020, Already Seeing Track for Recovery in 2021 By Casey Nelson May 3, 2021 | 4:08 PM APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – Ten years of growth in visitor spending was brought to an abrupt halt in the Fox Cities last year. Tourism brought in $333 million in 2020 across the Fox Cities. That’s down a bit from the record-high of $511 million in 2019. While the $333 million is still a substantial amount, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was evident. “Absolutely all of this spending decline was pandemic-related. Here in the Fox Cities, our tourism is really based on large group activities,” said Pam Seidl, Executive Director of the Fox Cities Convention & Visitors Bureau. “[It was a] perfect storm with this pandemic being a disease where you they don’t want groups of people gathering, and our tourism economy is based on large groups like meetings, conventions, sports tournaments.”

11 venues split grant money

Mar 5, 2021 11:54 AM The Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau is awarding $225,000 in grant money to 11 local businesses impacted by the pandemic. Executive Director Pam Seidl says this one time grant will go the hardest hit businesses. The Fox Cities Performing arts Center, Fox Valley Symphony, The Building for Kids, Trout Museum of Art, Bubolz Nature Preserve, Attic Theatre, Bergstrom Mahler Museum of Glass, Paper Discovery Center, Friends of Grignon Mansion, Octoberfest and Appleton Downtown Incorporated also received money.

Waterloo, Wis , couple named 2021 Outstanding Young Farmers

Photos courtesy of Wisconsin OYF OUTSTANDING FARMERS: Five couples competed for Wisconsin’s 2021 Outstanding Young Farmer Award. They are (front, from left) runners-up Joe and Ashley Dudkiewicz, Crivitz, and winners Jennifer and Shane Sauer, Waterloo. In back (from left) are Leslie and Scott Svacina, Deer Park, and Jenny and Michael Jenson, Elk Mound. Clint and Erin Hodorff, Eden, are not in the photo. Shane and Jennifer Sauer farm 650 acres and milk 150 cows. Shane and Jennifer Sauer of Waterloo, Wis., were selected as the Wisconsin 2021 Outstanding Young Farmers during the 67th annual OYF awards weekend, held Jan. 22-23 in Neenah, Wis.

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