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Pocono Mountain Vacation Bureau: Carbon County visitor economy about $853 million; bureau highlights grants, safety and product development
Summary
At the May meeting, a Pocono Mountain Vacation Bureau representative told commissioners that Carbon County accounts for roughly 3.6 million visitors a year and an $853 million visitor economy. The bureau described local grant programs, safety campaigns and product-development work aimed at spreading visitation beyond Jim Thorpe.
Chris Barrett of the Pocono Mountain Vacation Bureau presented the bureau’s annual report to the Carbon County Board of Commissioners, saying Carbon County accounts for about 12% of the destination’s visitation — approximately 3.6 million people — and a visitor economy the bureau estimates at about $853 million.
“Guest spending, it's up 32% since '19,” Barrett said. He told the board the bureau estimates direct guest spending of about $600,000,000 and said the industry in the county employs roughly 4,735 people, with $134,000,000 in labor income. Barrett said about 50% of visitors come from…
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