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Tourism story ideas

  • Tourism brings in billions for Ohio: Tourism is the third largest industry in Ohio, adding more than $38 billion to Ohio's economy.

  • Tourism Creates Jobs: tourism employs more than 454,000 people in Ohio and brings in $9.4 billion in wages into the state. Tourism is about letting others know that Ohio is a great place to live, play and work. In today's New Economy, more and more business owners seek locations that offer their employees a high quality of life. For more information go to TourismCreatesJobs.com.

Click here for Ohio Tourism Statistics.

Questions? Contact OTA Executive Director Marc McQuaid at mmcquaid@ohiotravel.org. or call 1-800-896-4OTA, ext. 1#.

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