State of the State Mid-Year 2024: Arkansas tourism continues to be a strong industry

by Tina Alvey Dale (tdale@talkbusiness.net)

Arkansas Tourism Director Dalaney Thomas said the state’s 2% tourism tax collections continue to rise with fiscal year 2024 (June 2023-July 2024) closing out at a record $26.363 million, up 5.13% compared with the recent fiscal year.

“Arkansas’ travel industry continues to see growth in large part thanks to the expansion of the state’s marketing footprint and the return of strong business and corporate travel,” Thomas said.

The tax collections are directly allocated toward promotion of the state, and Thomas said those efforts are working.

State of the State Mid-Year 2024: Arkansas tourism continues to be a strong industry

AAA: Summer travel ‘will be on fire,’ over $4 per gallon gas in all states

by Jeff Della Rosa (JDellaRosa@nwabj.com)

According to AAA, U.S. travel volume this Memorial Day weekend is expected to rise by 8% to 39.2 million from last year, as fuel prices continue to increase before the unofficial start to summer.

Still, the travel volume is projected to be down 8% from 2019 levels. Vehicle travel is projected to be down 7%, while air travel is expected to decrease 6% from 2019 levels.

Compared to last year, vehicle travel is projected to rise by 5% to 34.9 million travelers, and air travel is expected to increase by 25% to 3.01 million travelers.

Memorial Day is May 30.

https://talkbusiness.net/2022/05/aaa-summer-travel-will-be-on-fire-over-4-per-gallon-gas-in-all-states/