Report recaps county’s ‘impressive’ year in 2017

Posted July 13, 2018 By Nathan Green In Research

Tourism in Arkansas increased impressively in 2017 over 2016, with over 3 million visitors spending nearly $800 million in Garland County alone, ranking the county second in the state for total travel expenditures, according to a report prepared by inVeritas for Visit Hot Springs.

The report was released just two months after the CEO of Priceline named Hot Springs the No. 1 emerging travel destination in the United States.

Each year, Garland County draws millions of visitors with its variety of offerings, from one-of-a-kind entertainment and shopping to its natural beauty and wealth of outdoor activities, according to the report.