2024 Governor’s Conference
Learn MoreMDT’s annual report showcases the past fiscal year and highlights both the division’s and the tourism industry’s efforts with results for key performance measures. Included in these reports are the top tourism numbers for visitation, plus the spending and employment numbers by industry classification codes by county.
This report summarizes the statewide economic impact of the Missouri travel industry. For more than 15 years, this has been the most quoted report for overall annual trending information. It is often sought for details on the number of visitors to Missouri as well as information on visitor expenditures.
Included within this section is detailed information about leisure visitors to Missouri from across the country/all markets and includes Missouri residents who travel within the state. Information reported includes:
This area looks specifically at the originating states and DMAs of visitors to Missouri
Included within this section is detailed information about the leisure visitors to Missouri from MDT’s out-of-state target markets as well as Missouri residents who travel within the state.
Base markets: State of Missouri, Springfield, Des Moines, Oklahoma City, Tulsa, Memphis, Wichita, Little Rock, Fayetteville, Terre Haute and Peoria-Bloomington
Opportunity markets: Indianapolis, Topeka, Nashville, Dallas/Fort Worth, Chicago, Moline, Omaha, Evansville, Cedar Rapids/Waterloo/Iowa City/Dubuque, Monroe and Lincoln
Spill markets: Bowling Green, Chattanooga, Fort Wayne, Jackson, Jonesboro, Knoxville, Lafayette, Louisville, North Platte, Quincy, Keokuk, Rockford, Sioux City, South Bend, Tri-Cities, Sherman Ada and Wichita Falls
Expansion markets: Sioux Falls, Minneapolis/St. Paul, Milwaukee, La Crosse/Eau Claire, Madison, Green Bay, Rochester, Mankato, Shreveport, Jackson, Greenwood/Greenville, Columbus/Tupelo/Westpoint/Houston, Dayton, Cincinnati, Huntsville, Birmingham and Lexington