The tourism economic-impact figure of nearly $115 billion exceeds $100 billion for the fifth straight year, Cuomo’s office said in a Monday news release. In addition, visitors generated an “all-time high” $71.8 billion in direct spending.
The nearly $115 billion in economic impact represents a $6.1 billion, or 5.6 percent increase, over 2017, and nearly $28 billion more than 2011, when Cuomo first took office, his office said.
The $71.8 billion in direct spending in 2018 was up more than $4 billion, or 6 percent, from the prior year. Direct visitor spending was up nearly $18 billion — or more than 33 percent— since 2011, per the release.
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New York State tourism generated $8.9 billion in state and local taxes in 2018, a nearly 5 percent increase over 2017, saving each household an average of $1,221 in taxes, the governor said.
Tourism statistics were provided by Tourism Economics, a travel-data firm that has its U.S. headquarters in Wayne, Pennsylvania. It uses the impact analysis for planning (IMPLAN) input-output model for New York. The model follows the flow of sales through the economy to the generation of GDP, jobs, wages, and taxes, Cuomo’s office said.
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