Patrick Morrisey: “Visitor volume reached 77.2 million travelers.”

“I know she had mentioned and I talked about it earlier this year that the West Virginia Department of Tourism announced that our State had surpassed 9.1 billion in annual tourism economic impact. And that's the first time ever. So kudos. Pretty cool. Visitor volume reached 77.2 million travelers. is that right? That seems unbelievable with visitors spending 6.6 billion. And that's a new all time record. That's actually a 4.1-preserver 2023. So tourism is alive and well in the mountain state now.” (03:38–03:44)

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