By Casey Nelson
May 5, 2021 | 2:44 PM
APPLETON, WI (WTAQ) – State tourism officials say the pandemic caused a 30% decline in direct spending by tourists across Wisconsin last year, but there is optimism that the industry will rebound quickly.
“It is time for us to return to some sense of normalcy,” Governor Tony Evers told reporters. “In turn, we’ve learned a lot of things during this pandemic too, that we want to make sure we continue to implement things to mitigate this happening again.”
The Wisconsin Department of Tourism reports spending dropped about $4 billion last year to $9.8 billion. That’s why Evers visited the Trout Museum of Art in downtown Appleton Wednesday to highlight Wisconsin tourism.