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Roswell tourism impact detailed
By Mark Woolsey
May 29, 2015A study done for the Roswell Convention and Visitors Bureau by North Star Destination Strategies Inc. found that in the past year, tourism brought in $91.1 million to the city. The report calculated only direct spending by visitors, not property tax, jobs and salaries/wages.
The group said based on survey results, the convention and visitors bureau’s Visit Roswell program directly accounted for $55.5 million, or more than 60 percent of tourism spending.
The report also said that for every dollar invested in the convention and visitor’s bureaus tourism budget, the city gets a return of nearly $111 in tourism-related economic activity.
The report was presented at the group’s recent annual meeting.
