Calaveras County sees good times in tourism

Friday, March 1, 2019

Tourism is seeing good times in Calaveras County, according to the latest statistics released by the local visitor’s bureau.

Calaveras County Visitor’s Bureau Executive Director Lisa Boulton said that visitor spending in 2017 was $193-million, which is an increase of 2.4-percent from 2016.

Calaveras continues to be a growing region when it comes to winter snow activities, fun on the water during the summer, and year-round wine tasting.

As for the numbers, the food service industry accounted for $55.7-million in visitor spending; lodging was $45.2-million; entertainment/recreation was $28.6-million; gas/transportation was $23.9-million; retail was $17.8-million and grocery spending was $13.6-million.

The maximum numbers of domestic tourists are from California, followed by Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Texas, Florida, Arizona and Colorado. The most international guests are from Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia and France.

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