Estimated visitor spending at San Antonio's missions was up 23% over the previous year, with hotels getting the biggest chunk of the $165 million economic impact.
The San Antonio Missions, including Mission San José broke a fiancial impact record held for almost a decade, generating more than $160 million in 2021.San Antonio Missions National Historic Park last year generated its biggest economic impact in at least nine years, drawing an estimated $165 million into the area through visitor spending and job wages, reports the National Park Service.
The total estimated economic output of $165 million is the highest since 2012, the earliest year for which estimates are readily available, when the park service estimated the financial impact at $41.9 million. It was established as a national park in 1983. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, or UNESCO, designated the park and the Alamo a World Heritage site in 2015 — the only one in Texas.
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