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Visit Ithaca: 2024 outreach, conferences and eclipse events boosted local visitor spending
Summary
Visit Ithaca and the Tompkins County Chamber presented a 2024 annual report to the county committee, citing expanded conference bookings at the new Downtown Conference Center, a high-profile April eclipse campaign and $35 million in visitor spending that supports local services.
Representatives of Visit Ithaca and the Tompkins County Chamber of Commerce presented their 2024 annual report to the Housing and Economic Development Committee on June 4, highlighting marketing, conference sales and special-event activity that county officials say supports local tax revenue and jobs.
Peggy Coleman, president and CEO of the Tompkins County Chamber and sponsor of Visit Ithaca, said the CVB’s 2024 work drove web traffic and partner referrals and helped fill hotel rooms during peak events. "Tourism is economic development," Coleman said, and she provided county-level figures for 2023 (the latest…
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