After a devastating year for the tourism and hospitality industries, this summer is expected to bring a welcome rebound! Many in Milwaukee are anxiously awaiting a flood of visitors.
Milwaukee tourist spending dropped 37% in 2020
Milwaukee tourist spending down 37% in 2020 amid pandemic
VISIT Milwaukee released data from 2020 showing the devastating impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on the city s tourism economy.
MILWAUKEE - National Travel and Tourism Week ends Saturday, May 8. As part of it, VISIT Milwaukee released data from 2020 showing the devastating impact the COVID-19 pandemic had on the city s tourism economy. However, there is hope for this summer. There’s a lot of reason to be really hopeful for this summer, said VISIT Milwaukee s Claire Koenig.
With summer just around the corner and the vaccine rollout underway, things are looking up for Milwaukee tourism.
Wisconsin officials promote tourism as industry loses millions of dollars amid pandemic
New data from Visit Milwaukee and the Wisconsin Department of Tourism shows the greater Milwaukee area lost hundreds of millions of dollars in 2020.
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MILWAUKEE â New data from Visit Milwaukee and the Wisconsin Department of Tourism shows the greater Milwaukee area lost hundreds of millions of dollars in 2020.
Officials say 2019 was a record-breaking year, totaling $5.9 billion in total business sales in Milwaukee, Washington, Ozaukee and Waukesha counties. In 2020, data shows that figure dropped by more than 25 percent, to $4.395 billion.
In Milwaukee County, visitor spending fell more than 39 percent to $1.33 billion, and jobs dropped 28 percent to just under 24,000.