Governor Bill Haslam, Tennessee Department of Tourist Development announce Record-Setting High for Economic Impact
September 3, 2018
Tennessee Department of Tourist Development
Nashville, TN – Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam and the Tennessee Department of Tourist Development Commissioner Kevin Triplett announced that Tennessee tourism’s direct domestic and international travel expenditures reached a new all-time record high of $20.7 billion in 2017, up 6.3 percent over the previous year, as reported by the U.S. Travel Association. The announcement was made at the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum.
The economic impact of domestic travel in Henry County was $57.26 million with $7.35 million generated in local tax receipts.
