Report: Minnesota tourism made $16B in 2018
24 Feb 2020
Minnesota's tourism industry raked in $16 billion-worth of gross sales in 2018, making it the strongest year for that figure on record.
According to newly released figures from state tourism agency Explore Minnesota, that's an increase of approximately 4.5% from 2017. Director John Edman attributed the bump to the agency's aggressive marketing efforts and an economy that encouraged spending.
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