Memphis Tourism Annual Report. Learn more about how Memphis Tourism supports the local industry in our annual report. You'll find tourism statistics, insight into the Memphis visitor and origin markets, media coverage highlights and more.
Memphis Fact Sheet
For quick info about Memphis, Tennessee, including leisure traveler profiles and travel motivators, event venues, top attractions, transportation services and local tourism industry statistics, journalists and members of the media can reference this Memphis Fact Sheet provided by Memphis Tourism's Public Relations Team.
Memphis tourism: How many people visited the city in 2021?
More than 10.7 million people visited the Memphis-metro in 2021, according to Memphis Tourism. About 12.4 million people visited the Memphis area in 2019, by comparison.
Memphis tourism: How many visitors, hotel rooms were booked in 2022
An estimated 11 million people visited the Memphis metro in 2022, according to Memphis Tourism. About 10.7 million people visited the Memphis area in 2021, by comparison.
Tourism in Memphis: How many people visited the Bluff City in 2022?
Memphis welcomed more than 11.1 million visitors through a 12-month period ending in October 2022, a 10% or 1 million-visitor increase from the previous period in 2021. The visitors include a ...
Memphis tourism hits record high since 2019
That is huge for us. 2019 was a record year before we went into COVID and the pandemic. We thought it would be 2023 maybe even 2024 before we got back to 2019 levels which was a record year for ...
When Memphis Tourism held its annual meeting on April 27, in one way it reflected the hospitality industry's recovery from the height of the pandemic. This was the first time since COVID started ...
Tourism numbers rebound to pre-pandemic levels for Memphis
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis continues to rebound from the pandemic, according to new tourism numbers. The number of hotel rooms sold in the first three months of 2022 increased significantly compared to 2021. The numbers are similar to those seen a year before the pandemic, according to Memphis Tourism.
Recent data from Memphis Tourism shows that many people continued to
Memphis Tourism found that the top 10 visitor origin markets included Nashville, Chicago, Philadelphia, Chattanooga, Atlanta, St. Louis, and Jackson, Tennessee. There were also a few unexpected ...
Memphis tourism heading towards full pre-pandemic recovery; new focus
Day trips to Memphis increased by over 18%. Downtown Memphis hotels have seen a full recovery, with demand growing by 35%. Travel party size has rebounded as well. The President of Memphis Tourism Kevin Kane says getting more tourists to Memphis isn't by chance. "So everything we do is based on research.
Memphis Tourism hoping travel will continue to increase in 2022
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis Tourism CEO Kevin Kane has high hopes for the year to come. "We're very encouraged as we look forward to 2022," Kane said. 2021 tourism numbers in the Bluff City were above the national average, despite setbacks from the coronavirus pandemic. For instance, the Shelby County hotel market routinely ...
Tourism Economic Impact
TOURISM STATISTICS . 2022 Annual Visitors: 11M Leisure & Hospitality Jobs in Shelby County in 2021*: 40.7K Leisure & Hospitality Businesses in Shelby County in 2021*: 2,200+ Annual Economic Impact of Domestic Visitors in 2021*: $3.461B State Tax Receipts Generated in 2021*: $166.4M Local Tax Receipts Generated in 2021*: $109.7M *Most recent full year of data available.
Memphis hotel market numbers returning to pre-pandemic levels
The Memphis area had more than 12 million visitors in 2023 and booked the most hotel rooms Downtown ever. ... "Memphis and Shelby County got off to a really strong start," Memphis Tourism CEO Kevin Kane said. ... we started to see some troubling statistics. ...
Memphis reports record jobs; hospitality, tourism industry rebounds
According to the center's July 2022 jobs report, leisure and hospitality industry jobs rose 0.42% above the industry's pre-pandemic total in 2019 after suffering a 36% loss in the pandemic. The ...
Memphis Tourism, sits on $27 million, gets tax dollars
Federal tax filings show Memphis Tourism spent about 85% of the money it received over the past five years as it sits on a cash pile. Convention and visitor bureaus promoting larger cities — Atlanta, Nashville and San Diego — have different spending habits.
About Memphis Tourism
About Memphis Tourism. Memphis Tourism is the official destination marketing organization for Memphis, Tennessee. Learn how we work to drive millions of visitors to the home of blues, soul and rock 'n' roll annually, creating billions of dollars in economic impact and supporting tens of thousands of businesses and jobs in our local leisure and ...
Tourists speak their minds about crime in Downtown Memphis
Tourists in the city said they did consider the crime when it came to planning trips to Memphis. Beale Street, for instance, continues to be a popular stop for many Memphis tourists.
Memphis Business News
The Memphis Business Journal features local business news about Memphis. We also provide tools to help businesses grow, network and hire. ... Travel & Tourism. Partner Insights (Sponsored Content)
Memphis Tourism encourages locals to explore Bluff City's top sights
Memphis and Shelby County saw an economic impact of $4 billion in 2022. Each of these statistics indicate a promising outlook for the travel and tourism industry in our destination. Additionally, Memphis Tourism's Travel & Trade Sales reached 221,000+ room nights, resulting in an economic impact of $1.29 million in 2023.
Memphis' tourism industry trending upward as COVID pandemic continues
Through September 2021, more than 6.8 million people have visited the Memphis metro area this year — a 67.1% increase over 2020, according to Memphis Tourism. Overnight stays, during the same ...
Memphis Hotels, Events & Attractions
02:50. The official site of Memphis Tourism. Find the best things for visitors to do in Memphis, Tennessee: attractions, events, restaurants, places to stay and things to do, including Graceland, Beale Street, Memphis Zoo, barbecue, live music events and hotels.
Women Who Lead in Entertainment & Hospitality: Shirley Davis Conner of
For Memphis Business Journal's next group of Women Who Lead, honoring women who are in high-level roles in the entertainment and hospitality industry seemed to be another logical choice.
Memphis and Shelby County tourism: 11.8 million tourists visit in 2018
Memphis Commercial Appeal. 0:03. 1:24. In 2018, Memphis and Shelby County welcomed about 11.8 million tourists and that number is expected to rise even higher in 2019, according to Memphis Tourism ...
Women Who Lead in Entertainment & Hospitality: Alisa Bradley of the
For Memphis Business Journal's next group of Women Who Lead, honoring women who are in high-level roles in the entertainment and hospitality industry seemed to be another logical choice.
COVID-19 Updates & Resources for Visitors
The safety of our visitors is our highest priority and the team at Memphis Tourism encourages all travelers to follow guidance issued by public health officials. We are continually monitoring the rapidly changing situation regarding COVID-19 to keep you informed and provide helpful resources should you decide to visit Memphis today, tomorrow or ...
China extends visa-free entry to Poland along with 11 other European
In 2023, China recorded 35.5 million entries and exits by foreigners, according to immigration statistics. That compares to 97.7 million for all of 2019, the last year before the pandemic.
Hotels in Memphis: The latest on occupancy rates, new projects & more
Downtown Memphis' occupancy registered 60.2% in 2023, a decrease from 69.4% in 2019. The citywide occupancy was 64.7% in 2023. In addition, figures show that Downtown weekday occupancy in 2023 ...
Women Who Lead in Entertainment & Hospitality: Michelle Tavares of The
Director of food and beverage, The Peabody Memphis With a whopping 42 years in the industry — 10 and counting at iconic The Peabody Memphis — Michelle Tavares has seen trends come and go.
Women Who Lead in Entertainment & Hospitality: Maggie Emerson of Maroon
For Memphis Business Journal's next group of Women Who Lead, honoring women who are in high-level roles in the entertainment and hospitality industry seemed to be another logical choice.
Memphis Merit Academy Charter School renovates Kroger in Parkway
Memphis Merit Academy Charter School (MMA) recently celebrated a ribbon-cutting for its new campus, a former Kroger become K-8 charter school. The project represents a more than $14 million ...
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Memphis Tourism Annual Report. Learn more about how Memphis Tourism supports the local industry in our annual report. You'll find tourism statistics, insight into the Memphis visitor and origin markets, media coverage highlights and more.
For quick info about Memphis, Tennessee, including leisure traveler profiles and travel motivators, event venues, top attractions, transportation services and local tourism industry statistics, journalists and members of the media can reference this Memphis Fact Sheet provided by Memphis Tourism's Public Relations Team.
More than 10.7 million people visited the Memphis-metro in 2021, according to Memphis Tourism. About 12.4 million people visited the Memphis area in 2019, by comparison.
An estimated 11 million people visited the Memphis metro in 2022, according to Memphis Tourism. About 10.7 million people visited the Memphis area in 2021, by comparison.
Memphis welcomed more than 11.1 million visitors through a 12-month period ending in October 2022, a 10% or 1 million-visitor increase from the previous period in 2021. The visitors include a ...
That is huge for us. 2019 was a record year before we went into COVID and the pandemic. We thought it would be 2023 maybe even 2024 before we got back to 2019 levels which was a record year for ...
When Memphis Tourism held its annual meeting on April 27, in one way it reflected the hospitality industry's recovery from the height of the pandemic. This was the first time since COVID started ...
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis continues to rebound from the pandemic, according to new tourism numbers. The number of hotel rooms sold in the first three months of 2022 increased significantly compared to 2021. The numbers are similar to those seen a year before the pandemic, according to Memphis Tourism.
Memphis Tourism found that the top 10 visitor origin markets included Nashville, Chicago, Philadelphia, Chattanooga, Atlanta, St. Louis, and Jackson, Tennessee. There were also a few unexpected ...
Day trips to Memphis increased by over 18%. Downtown Memphis hotels have seen a full recovery, with demand growing by 35%. Travel party size has rebounded as well. The President of Memphis Tourism Kevin Kane says getting more tourists to Memphis isn't by chance. "So everything we do is based on research.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Memphis Tourism CEO Kevin Kane has high hopes for the year to come. "We're very encouraged as we look forward to 2022," Kane said. 2021 tourism numbers in the Bluff City were above the national average, despite setbacks from the coronavirus pandemic. For instance, the Shelby County hotel market routinely ...
TOURISM STATISTICS . 2022 Annual Visitors: 11M Leisure & Hospitality Jobs in Shelby County in 2021*: 40.7K Leisure & Hospitality Businesses in Shelby County in 2021*: 2,200+ Annual Economic Impact of Domestic Visitors in 2021*: $3.461B State Tax Receipts Generated in 2021*: $166.4M Local Tax Receipts Generated in 2021*: $109.7M *Most recent full year of data available.
The Memphis area had more than 12 million visitors in 2023 and booked the most hotel rooms Downtown ever. ... "Memphis and Shelby County got off to a really strong start," Memphis Tourism CEO Kevin Kane said. ... we started to see some troubling statistics. ...
According to the center's July 2022 jobs report, leisure and hospitality industry jobs rose 0.42% above the industry's pre-pandemic total in 2019 after suffering a 36% loss in the pandemic. The ...
Federal tax filings show Memphis Tourism spent about 85% of the money it received over the past five years as it sits on a cash pile. Convention and visitor bureaus promoting larger cities — Atlanta, Nashville and San Diego — have different spending habits.
About Memphis Tourism. Memphis Tourism is the official destination marketing organization for Memphis, Tennessee. Learn how we work to drive millions of visitors to the home of blues, soul and rock 'n' roll annually, creating billions of dollars in economic impact and supporting tens of thousands of businesses and jobs in our local leisure and ...
Tourists in the city said they did consider the crime when it came to planning trips to Memphis. Beale Street, for instance, continues to be a popular stop for many Memphis tourists.
The Memphis Business Journal features local business news about Memphis. We also provide tools to help businesses grow, network and hire. ... Travel & Tourism. Partner Insights (Sponsored Content)
Memphis and Shelby County saw an economic impact of $4 billion in 2022. Each of these statistics indicate a promising outlook for the travel and tourism industry in our destination. Additionally, Memphis Tourism's Travel & Trade Sales reached 221,000+ room nights, resulting in an economic impact of $1.29 million in 2023.
Through September 2021, more than 6.8 million people have visited the Memphis metro area this year — a 67.1% increase over 2020, according to Memphis Tourism. Overnight stays, during the same ...
02:50. The official site of Memphis Tourism. Find the best things for visitors to do in Memphis, Tennessee: attractions, events, restaurants, places to stay and things to do, including Graceland, Beale Street, Memphis Zoo, barbecue, live music events and hotels.
For Memphis Business Journal's next group of Women Who Lead, honoring women who are in high-level roles in the entertainment and hospitality industry seemed to be another logical choice.
Memphis Commercial Appeal. 0:03. 1:24. In 2018, Memphis and Shelby County welcomed about 11.8 million tourists and that number is expected to rise even higher in 2019, according to Memphis Tourism ...
For Memphis Business Journal's next group of Women Who Lead, honoring women who are in high-level roles in the entertainment and hospitality industry seemed to be another logical choice.
The safety of our visitors is our highest priority and the team at Memphis Tourism encourages all travelers to follow guidance issued by public health officials. We are continually monitoring the rapidly changing situation regarding COVID-19 to keep you informed and provide helpful resources should you decide to visit Memphis today, tomorrow or ...
In 2023, China recorded 35.5 million entries and exits by foreigners, according to immigration statistics. That compares to 97.7 million for all of 2019, the last year before the pandemic.
Downtown Memphis' occupancy registered 60.2% in 2023, a decrease from 69.4% in 2019. The citywide occupancy was 64.7% in 2023. In addition, figures show that Downtown weekday occupancy in 2023 ...
Director of food and beverage, The Peabody Memphis With a whopping 42 years in the industry — 10 and counting at iconic The Peabody Memphis — Michelle Tavares has seen trends come and go.
For Memphis Business Journal's next group of Women Who Lead, honoring women who are in high-level roles in the entertainment and hospitality industry seemed to be another logical choice.
Memphis Merit Academy Charter School (MMA) recently celebrated a ribbon-cutting for its new campus, a former Kroger become K-8 charter school. The project represents a more than $14 million ...