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Tuscaloosa mayor proclaims May 4–10 National Travel and Tourism Week
Summary
Mayor Wall Mattox read a proclamation recognizing National Travel and Tourism Week and highlighted recent visitor-spending figures cited by tourism staff during the May council meeting.
Mayor Wall Mattox read a proclamation on behalf of the Tuscaloosa City Council designating the week of May 4 through May 10, 2025, as National Travel and Tourism Week in Tuscaloosa.
The proclamation said visitor spending across Tuscaloosa County in 2024 amounted to nearly $1,000,000,000 and supported more than 10,500 industry jobs. It also stated that visitor overnight stays generate roughly $11,500,000 in lodging-tax revenue for the city of Tuscaloosa. Kelsey Rush of the Tuscaloosa tourism team told the council that the county’s 2024 visitor-spending figures received last week were $937,000,000.
The proclamation and staff remarks stressed tourism’s role in local economic development and encouraged residents to participate in related events during the week. The mayor and council thanked the tourism team for its work promoting Tuscaloosa County and its hospitality partners.
The proclamation was ceremonial; no formal vote beyond the council’s adoption of the proclamation language was recorded.
