WATCH: Tourism Works for Missouri’s Economy
May 7, 2019
Missouri welcomed 42 million visitors in fiscal year 2018. Those visitors and the jobs created by the tourism industry generated an economic impact of $17.2 billion.
May 5-11, 2019, marks the 36th annual National Travel and Tourism Week, which unites communities across the country to celebrate how travel matters to American jobs, economic growth and personal well-being.
This video produced by the Missouri Division of Tourism shows how our state’s tourism industry supports communities large and small, and contributes to Missouri’s economic well-being.