Greenville tourism numbers.

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By the numbers: 
• $1.3 billion. The direct spending in our community generated annually by visitors.
• 10,600. The number of jobs created by tourism in Greenville.
• $223. The amount the Greenville City/County earns in visitor spending for every dollar VisitGreenvilleSC invests in advertising.
• In 2018, weekday hotel occupancy was 70% (up from 61% in 2011) + weekend hotel occupancy was 74% (up from 59% in 2011).
• $5 million. Greenville’s PR value for the year 2018. Check out some highlights here.
• 234. The number of media stories in 2018 which featured Greenville (that VisitGreenvilleSC was behind).
• $895. The tax burden lifted each year in local + state taxes due to tourism.

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Thanks for sharing this on here! Those hotel numbers are pretty impressive!