How Sioux Falls is Celebrating National Travel & Tourism Week
Last year was not a good year for the majority of businesses in this country. The travel industry was hit particularly hard. Travel, in general, became more of a, dreaming of the future, sort of virtual exploration of National Parks, zoos, museums, and other faraway places.
Here in South Dakota, tourism is our second leading industry. That means a lot of interested travelers. In 2019, visitor spending generated more than $84 million in state and local tax revenue in Minnehaha County alone. In 2020, Visitors to South Dakota spent $3.4 billion, a decline of 18% from 2019.