Los Angeles County set another record in tourism, with visitors sparking $36.6 billion in economic impact in 2018, a 4.9% increase over the previous year.
to the county last year spent $23.9 million while in the region.When spending by hotels employees, restaurant staff and other workers who benefited from the spending is calculated, the visitors’ spending sparked $36.6 billion in total economic impact, the board said.
“Tourism is a powerful force in the growth and development of the Los Angeles economy, supporting jobs for our families and producing significant revenue that goes toward the betterment of our community,” said Ernest Wooden Jr., president and chief executive of the convention board.tourists spent $140.6 billion in 2018,In Los Angeles County, tourist spending generated $2.9 billion in state and local tax revenues, the board reported.
Tourism supported more than 534,000 jobs last year, the highest total on record, or 1 for every 8.5 workers in the county, according to the tourism board.
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