A leisurely jog through Buffalo Park, stargazing at Lowell Observatory or a casual evening at a local restaurant will likely result in overhearing conversations in languages other than English or with accents spoken by visitors. Flagstaff is a destination with year-round appeal for both domestic and international travelers, for people traveling solo, as friends and couples or multi-generational families. Tourism is an economic driver for Flagstaff resulting in steadily increasing bed, board … [Read more...] about Tourism: Benefiting the Community
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Tourism Research Assists In Path Forward
Did you know Flagstaff receives nearly five million day and overnight visitors annually; and the effect from these visitors reaches nearly $1 billion in economic impact to our economy? Exactly where are these visitors coming from? Forty percent of all Flagstaff visitors are from Arizona. Fifty-five percent of the Arizona visitors are from the Phoenix metro area. Forty-nine percent of the total visitors arrive in Flagstaff from the other 49 states, primarily from … [Read more...] about Tourism Research Assists In Path Forward
Long-Haul Visitors, Boost to Local Economy
Did you know that Flagstaff welcomes more than 500,000 international visitors annually? And, those long-haul visitors have an economic impact of nearly $70,000,000 on our local economy. It is Flagstaff’s time to shine on the international stage. Our destination is appealing to the international traveler – especially the repeat international visitor who has already experienced some of the top destinations in the United States such as New York and San Francisco. Flagstaff represents an … [Read more...] about Long-Haul Visitors, Boost to Local Economy
