Collected by: Tennessee State Library and Archives

Archived since: Dec, 2006

Description:

The Tennessee Department of Tourist Development is one of the leaders among state organizations in the United States tourism industry. Tennessee's $12.4-billion-a-year tourism industry drew 48.9 million overnight and day-trip visitors in 2005. For the first time state and local revenue surpassed $1 billion and, for the first time since 1997, all 95 counties saw an increase in tourism expenditures

Subject:   Government - US States,  Tourism - Tennessee,  Tourism - Government policy - Tennessee