Good news for Kansas tourism.

 

 A recent report from the Kansas Tourism Division of the Department of Commerce says the number of tourists visiting the Sunflower State finally returned to pre-Covid levels last year. In 2023, an estimated 37.9 million people visited the state and spent around $8 billion in local economies. More than half of that was spent on transportation and food and beverage sales.

 

The report also says tourist visits to the state sustained nearly 100,000 jobs and generated $823 million in combined state and local taxes.

 

One out of every 22 jobs in Kansas exists because of the travel and tourism industry.