U.S. Travel Unveils Tool to Measure Tourism’s Impact on State Economies

U.S. Travel | March 8, 2018

Increases or decreases in visitors can have a significant impact on public services WASHINGTON (March 8, 2018)—Amid calls by some state lawmakers to cut state and destination marketing budgets, the U.S. Travel Association today released the Travel Economic Impact Calculator (TEIC), a tool designed to show the direct impact of an increase or decrease in traveler spending on a state's economy—and how travel-generated tax revenues directly supports public sector jobs—like firefighters, police officers and public school teachers. Travel promotion plays an integral role in driving tourism to destinations. Increased inv...