TOURISM IMPACT
Hospitality developers continue to invest in Bucks County providing more options and opportunity for visitors and locals alike. The visitor spending in Bucks County not only fuels the local economy, but supports and creates jobs.
2021 Bucks County Visitor Spending Impact:
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Bucks County saw 7.58 million visitors in 2021.
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Tourism generated a total of $986 million in economic impact.
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There were 25,300 leisure and hospitality jobs in Bucks County.
- Front Desk
- Soap Opera Company
National Travel & Tourism Week
National Travel and Tourism Week is an annual tradition for the U.S. travel community sponsored by the U.S. Travel Association. It’s a time when travel and tourism professionals across the country unite to celebrate the value travel holds for our economy, businesses and personal well-being. Each May, Visit Bucks County pops in to hotel and attraction partners with treats, destination guides and latest edition of Well Seasoned to prepare them for the busy spring/summer season. The VBC team also utilizes this week to get out and give back to the local community with an annual road clean-up.
Advocacy
VBC participates in U.S. Travel’s Destination Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. and the Pennsylvania Restaurant & Lodging Association’s Legislative Day in Harrisburg, where staff meet with legislators at the federal and state level to discuss matters affecting the hospitality industry. Recently, a new Board of Directors Committee was formed to focus on advocacy to address legislative issues and topics impacting Bucks County’s hospitality industry.