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The Greenville CVB has compiled information from various sources to provide you with a snapshot of the economic benefits travel and tourism provide to our region. Sources include the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism, Smith Travel Research, Destination Marketing Association International and independent studies conducted for the Greenville CVB. 

Annual visitors to Greenville County exceed 4.8 million.  Visitors to Greenville County provide over $876 million in visitor expenditures and $51 million in state and local taxes. These travel expenditures benefit area residents with $228 million in wages and salaries and over 9.6 thousand jobs.

We use the following formulas to calculate visitor expenditures:

Greenville Hotel / Motel Travel Barometer – August 2009 (Smith Travel Research)

The following reports have been added from the South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation & Tourism website for your convenience. Should you need additional information or have any questions please visit the state tourism research page.

The Economic Impact of Domestic Travel on South Carolina Counties, 2007 (7/08, Greenville - pg 19-22)

Economic Contribution of Tourism in South Carolina (SCPRT-8/7/08)

South Carolina Upstate Tourism Economic Indicators - (Summer 2008)
Greenville Tourism Concept Plan - January 2007  
Prepared for Greenville’s Tourism Leadership Council by Tourism Development International