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Sweetwater County tourism officials report rising lodging-tax revenue and visitor activity in 2025
Summary
Janessa Meredith told commissioners the county's local lodging tax rose to just over $1.5 million in the last fiscal year and that tourism marketing influenced roughly $77 million in visitor spending and about 59,000 visits; the board heard plans for a history app and event recruitment.
Sweetwater County’s tourism leaders reported rising lodging-tax receipts and continued growth in visitor-driven spending during a Feb. 17 update to the Board of County Commissioners.
Janessa Meredith, CEO of Sweetwater County Travel & Tourism, told commissioners that local-option lodging-tax collections recovered following the COVID downturn and totaled a little over $1.5 million in the most recent fiscal year. Meredith said the local…
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