The State Department of Tourism releases the economic impact tourism report for 2021. Whitewater’s Chamber of Commerce and Tourism Executive Director Kellie Carper says the department released information June 8 that Wisconsin experienced tourism increase in 2021. Carper says they wanted to join the celebration, saying Whitewater, as an outdoor recreation hub, also experienced a record year for tourism coming off the pandemic. She says Walworth County faired well with all 72 Wisconsin counties experiencing double digit increases in tourism spending comparing 2021 to 2020. Walworth County ranked sixth in the state for direct traveler spending. They saw a significant increase county-wide and local county communities can benefit from that with increased tax revenues and tourism traffic fueling great business growth.

 

Photo courtesy of Walworth County’s website.