Posted May 3, 2016, 4:55 AM
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Here’s what’s driving California’s strong travel, tourism business
Visit California’s report shows that travel and tourism generated nearly $51 billion in visitor spending and sustained about 441,000 jobs for the five-county area, which includes Los Angeles, Orange, San Bernardino, Riverside and Ventura counties.
Broken out by region, Orange County saw the biggest increase, with tourism spending rising 4.1 percent to $11.3 billion.
That was followed by Riverside County ($7.4 billion, up 3.3 percent), L.A. County ($25.9 billion, up 2.6 percent), San Bernardino County ($4.6 billion, up 2.5 percent) and Ventura County ($1.6 billion, up 1.7 percent).
Beteta said the Chinese market has become particularly important for California’s tourism industry.
“That’s the fastest growing market I’ve seen in my career,” she said. “When we entered that market we saw 899 percent growth in 10 years, and between 2014 and 2018 we’re looking at 65 to 70 percent growth. There’s about $2.6 billion in overall spending coming out of that country.”
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http://www.sgvtribune.com/lifestyle/...urism-business
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