Wisconsin Tourism Posts Growth for 4th Year in a Row

Dane County among Wisconsin's 13 counties registering a growth in direct visitor spending of 6% or more.

Map prepared by Tourism Economics

Wisconsin tourism was good for business in 2013.  (Wisconsin State Journal, 5/3/2014)

Rebounding.  State tourism has seen positive growth in each of the last four years, after a 7.8 percent decline in 2009 in the midst of a down economy. Tourism supported one in 13 jobs in Wisconsin in 2013 and generated $1.4 billion in state and local tax revenue and $1 billion in federal tax revenue, according to the report.