Washington was the only Western state not to see growth in visitor spending during the first quarter of 2023 versus 2019.
It showed the state was among the five worst-performing states in tourism recovery from the pandemic and that Washington did not see growth in visitor-generated tax revenue.
Visitor spending in the state was down 3% in the first three months of 2023 compared to four years ago.Industry officials say it will take another year or two for tourism to fully recover from the pandemic as international segments continue to lag and business travel slowly improves. The stronger return of business travel and conventions is critical to long-term recovery for hotels, officials claim. Those segments have steadily improved and should continue to do so with the opening of the convention center’s Summit addition.
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