The State of Utah's travel and tourism industry 2021

Update Item Information
Publication Type policy brief
School or College David Eccles School of Business
Research Institute Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
Creator Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
Title The State of Utah's travel and tourism industry 2021
Date 2023
Description In 2021, direct visitor spending totaled a record $10.56 billion in Utah, a 42.5% increase from 2020. As a result, Utah travel and tourism spending supported 130,600 jobs and generated $1.81 billion in total tax revenue. Despite COVID's disruptive impact on travel in 2020, Utah's parks, ski resorts, and business travel sector returned to-if not surpassed-baseline 2019 numbers in 2021. Increases in regional auto travel, short-term rental bookings, and rural exploration spurred during the pandemic continued in 2021 and into 2022. However, elevated gas prices and inflation generally, a strong US Dollar, and concerns of a potential recession in the United State led to softening in Utah's travel and tourism industry beginning in the late spring of 2022 and persisting throughout the summer.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
DOI 10.7278/S5d-wey9-287a
Language eng
Series Informed Decisions
Rights Management (c) Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
Format Medium application/pdf
ARK ark:/87278/s6nfj0dx
Setname ir_kcg
ID 2460013
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6nfj0dx
Back to Search Results