Visit Temecula Valley Chairman of the Board Bill Wilson gives toast to Temecula Valley tourism industry during the annual State of Tourism event at Wilson Creek Winery Thursday, June 30. Valley News/Visit Temecula Valley photo
Annette BrownVisit Temecula ValleySpecial to Valley NewsVisit Temecula Valley announced its tourism impact report results for 2021 during the annual State of Tourism event held at Wilson Creek Winery Thursday, June 30.Prepared by Dean Runyan Associates, the report claims the total direct travel spending for Temecula Valley in 2021 was $614 million, representing an 18% increase over 2020.Travel to Temecula Valley in 2021 generated approximately 1,010 jobs and a 15.6% increase in travel-generated employment from the previous year. State and local tax revenue due to travel in 2021 was $30.9 million, an increase of 44% over the preceding year and tax receipts generated by travel spending are up 44.1% compared to 2020.[gallery td_select_gallery_slide="slide" ids="65545,6
