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Butler County tourism generates $802 million in 2007
Press release from the Butler County Visitors Bureau:
The Butler County Visitors Bureau today released statistics detailing the impact of tourism in Butler County for 2007. The statistics are a result of an integrated consumer-based research study organized by the Ohio Department of Development’s Tourism Division and conducted by Longwoods International and Tourism Economics.
Butler County Visitors Bureau is one of 57 county/city convention and visitor bureaus, cities and economic development boards that took part in the study.
“Visitor spending and employment figures are essential factors to consider when evaluating the importance of travel and tourism to Butler County’s economy,” Mark Hecquet said. “The report highlights tremendous trickle down effect of tourism and its considerable importance to the economic make up of Butler County.”
According to the report, Butler County’s direct sales to travelers totaled $524,000,000 in 2007. For Butler County:
- Tourism contributed more than $52 million in combined state and local taxes;
- More than 10,000 jobs were sustained by visitors to Butler County last year with total income of $210 million.
The research model, which has a sample size of 200,000 consumers, provides detailed information on the Ohio tourism industry, including economic impact, visitor profile, image, advertising awareness/effectiveness and return on investment.
“This model helps us measure the importance of tourism to the state’s economy, while capturing critical visitor profile information that will assist the Division with its marketing efforts,” said State Tourism Director, Amir Eylon.
The Butler County Visitors Bureau, located at 8750 Union Centre Blvd. in West Chester, promotes tourism countywide through small meetings, conferences, conventions, and promotion of tourist events and attractions.
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