Visitor spending in the Appleton area was up 3.6 percent last year.
Pam Seidl is the executive director of the Fox Cities Convention and Visitors Bureau, and she calls the total a huge milestone. It’s the first time they topped a half-billion dollars, and the record total was $511 million.
She says that translates to over 5,800 jobs and $114 million in income for people in the Fox Cities.
Seidel says statewide visitor spending set a record at $22.2 billion last year.
