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Experience Prince George's outlines tourism impact: 34,000 jobs and $3 billion in visitor spending
Summary
Leslie Graves, president and CEO of Experience Prince George's, told the delegation the county supports roughly 34,000 tourism jobs, about $285 million in payroll and roughly $3 billion in visitor spending, highlighting conventions, sports events and regional marketing partnerships.
Leslie Graves, president and CEO of Experience Prince George's (the county's destination marketing organization), briefed the delegation on March 28 about tourism assets and economic impact in Prince George's County.
Graves said the county has about 12,000 hotel rooms and that tourism supports approximately 34,000 jobs with an estimated payroll of $285,000,000. She said visitor spending in Prince George's County is about $3,000,000,000 and cited approximately $572,000,000 in lodging revenue; she also said entertainment venues and events contribute to local and state tax collections (the transcript cited about $18,600,000). Graves described the county's role in hosting major regional events (Scripps spelling bee centennial, the Marine Corps Marathon anniversary and World Bridal 2025) and noted regional cooperative marketing through a partnership called 'Meet in Maryland.'
Graves offered to provide written materials and visitor guides to delegation members for follow‑up and said Experience Prince George's seeks continued collaboration with legislators to support tourism and convention development.
