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Record 27.7 million people visited Alabama spending $15.5 billion in 2018

Wednesday, May 22, 2019

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AlabamaMore than 27.7 million people visited Alabama in 2018. The tourists spent U.S. dollars 15.5 billion, registering an increase of 8.5 percent from 2017 as per Governor Kay Ivey. More than U.S. dollars 954 million in state and local taxes were generated by tourism last year, saving each household U.S. dollars 507 in additional taxes.

 

 

 

The data showed spikes in visitors to Montgomery and the continued popularity of Alabama’s beaches in Baldwin County.

 

 

 

The surge in tourists augured well for the tourism and the economy. Almost 200,000 direct and indirect jobs were maintained by the industry last year, setting yet another record.

 

 

 

Ivey said, “We are excited our tourism industry grew by 8.5 percent in 2018, and we are proud to welcome millions of visitors to every region of our state, from the Tennessee Valley to the Wiregrass, to experience our hiking trails, beaches, restaurants and historical sites each year.”

 

 

 

While the report from the state tourism department did not spell out specific popular tourist sites, it’s clear that visitors like Alabama’s beaches. Baldwin County had more than 6.5 million visitors last year – almost twice as many as second-most visited Jefferson County with almost 3.5 million visitors.

 

 

 

Madison County – home of the state’s most popular tourist venue in the U.S. Space & Rocket Center – jumped Mobile County into third place with 3.35 million visitors.

 

 

 

Lee Sentell, State Tourism Director said in the announcement that they are proud that they received largest growth in visitors and expenditures in the state’s history. He added, “We substantially exceeded our goals by attracting more than one million additional visitors and increasing expenditures by $1.2 billion.”

 

 

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