Destination Cleveland: Visitation, tourism up in Cuyahoga Count [Video]

CLEVELAND — Fresh off of recent economic successes from the total solar eclipse and 2024 NCAA Women’s Final Four in the region, Destination Cleveland released its visitation and economic impact metrics for Cuyahoga County from 2023. 

The organization announced that leisure and business travel generated 18.34 million visits to Cuyahoga County in 2023, which is a 2.2% increase from the previous year and mirrors the state of Ohio’s growth rate of 2.3%.  

“The year-over-year increase is identical to the County’s 2019 (pre-pandemic) growth rate and reflects a return to sustainable, pre-pandemic growth,” Destination Cleveland stated in its release. 

Here is a closer look at the data:

2023 Direct Sales and Economic Impact

“Travel and tourism in Cuyahoga County accounted for $6.7 billion in direct sales and generated a total economic impact of $10.9 billion when indirect and …