18 million tourists spent record $3 billion in Wake County last year, report says
Visitor spending in Wake County grew to near pre-pandemic levels last year.
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Visitor spending in Wake County grew to near pre-pandemic levels last year.
A report released Thursday from the Greater Raleigh Convention and Visitors Bureau revealed that nearly 18 million tourists visited Wake County in 2022, spending a record-breaking $3 billion.
Visitor volume, spending and tax revenue all increased in 2022.
The number of visitors is nearly back to pre-pandemic levels, just 0.2% shy of the 17.9 million visitors in 2019. A record $287 million in state and local tax was generated by those tourists.
Officials said each household in Wake County would pay an extra $601 in additional taxes if it wasn't for the revenue generated by tourism.
The money will also helping to fund improvements at PNC Arena and the Raleigh Convention Center.
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