Virginia Tourism Corporation Releases Direct Visitor Spending in the State

Virginia Tourism Corporation released the direct visitor spending in 2023 for each locality in the state.  According to VTC’s website: “Direct visitor spending measures the amount of expenditures spent by visitors in each locality.” The City of Fredericksburg saw an increase of 4.1% over 2022 at $151.20 (in millions) and a 3.1% increase since 2019.

Direct Visitor Spending (in millions)

2016 – $140.0

2017 – $145.00

2018 – $148.5

2019 – $146.6

2020 – $94.6

2021 – $131.5

2022 – $145.3

2023 – $151.2

For further information, please visit Virginia Tourism Corporation Economic Impact of Travel and open the 2023 Direct Visitor Impact for Virginia Localities Excel spreadsheet.