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Chamber and Visit Wenatchee tell council tourism drew $308 million in visitor spending last year
Summary
A chamber representative told the council Visit Wenatchee’s promotions helped attract 3.1 million overnight visitors in 2024 who spent an estimated $308 million in the valley; the presenter also outlined membership, events and sports-tourism efforts.
WENATCHEE — A representative of the Wenatchee Chamber and Visit Wenatchee told the council Monday that overnight visitors generated an estimated $308 million in spending in 2024 and that the organizations continue to focus on sports tourism, Hispanic/Latino business outreach and regional promotion.
“First of all, thank you for choosing the Chamber to promote tourism here in this Valley,” said Steve, a chamber representative. He told the council Visit Wenatchee estimates 3.1 million overnight visitors in 2024 and said his organization used a per-visitor spending estimate of about $98 per day to compute $308 million in visitor…
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