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Westchester County Breaks Tourism Record For Second Straight Year
Building on a record-breaking 2014, Westchester County's tourism industry went even higher in 2015, county officials have noted, with visitor spending increasing by $60 million, to $1.8 billion.
Since 2009, the end of the Great Recession, visitor spending has soared 29 percent -- an increase of over $400 million.
"These numbers show that Westchester County continues to be a leading destination for business and pleasure in the State of New York," said County Executive Robert Astorino. "Year after year, Westchester attracts more visitors, and that's great news for the growth of our economy and county as a whole."
In 2015, visitor spending supported 24,036 jobs in Westchester, 5 percent of all jobs in the county. And tourism has generated $216.9 million in tax revenue for local municipalities and the state. Westchester's tourism industry -- which ranks third in the state behind New York City and Long Island -- represents 53 percent of all visitor spending in the Hudson Valley region.
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http://somers.dailyvoice.com/business/westchester-county-breaks-tourism-record-for-second-straight-year/677985/
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