{"id":8745,"date":"2025-05-02T11:36:22","date_gmt":"2025-05-02T16:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/?p=8745"},"modified":"2025-05-02T11:36:22","modified_gmt":"2025-05-02T16:36:22","slug":"may-4-10-will-be-national-travel-and-tourism-week-in-effingham","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/local-news\/8745-may-4-10-will-be-national-travel-and-tourism-week-in-effingham\/","title":{"rendered":"May 4-10 Will Be National Travel and Tourism Week in Effingham"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>Visit Effingham is gearing up for National Travel and Tourism Week, May 4 \u2013 10, and shining a spotlight on the travel industry\u2019s essential role in driving economic growth, creating jobs and<br \/>\nenhancing our region\u2019s competitiveness.<\/p>\n<p>Travel is one of Illinois\u2019 most powerful economic engines \u2013 supporting millions of jobs, fueling businesses and propelling industries forward. National Travel and Tourism Week reinforces the<br \/>\npivotal role travel plays in building a stronger and more prosperous state.<\/p>\n<p>In Effingham, the travel industry drove over $243 million in visitor spending, which is a 3.4% increase from the previous year. It has also employed over 1,600 residents and generated over $7.1 million in local tax receipts in Effingham County in 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Visit Effingham is celebrating the power of travel by inviting travelers and residents, alike, to experience National Travel and Tourism Week with us. Follow along on social media as we celebrate National Travel and Tourism Week by highlighting adventure in our own backyard.<\/p>\n<p>We invite you to visit us in-person at our tourism office, located in City Hall at 201 E. Jefferson Avenue. Pick up a free Niemerg\u2019s Steakhouse cookie, an \u201cadventure pack\u201d \u2013 including a clear backpack, tourism information for the Effingham area and some fun travel souvenirs. Don\u2019t forget to enter to win a \u201cBehind the Scenes Tour\u201d for a Family of 5 from Aikman Wildlife Adventure.<\/p>\n<p>Effingham Tourism Director Jodi Thoele says, \u201cVisit Effingham empowers our city\u2019s economic state by existing as an organization. We strategically funnel potential travelers into our city to enhance the economic development of our region. National Travel and Tourism Week offers us the perfect opportunity to promote tourism in our area and market our destination as the ideal Midwestern getaway.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Please visit ustravel.org\/NTTW to learn more about National Travel and Tourism Week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visit Effingham is gearing up for National Travel and Tourism Week, May 4 \u2013 10, and shining a spotlight on the travel industry\u2019s essential role in driving economic growth, creating [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":6192,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8745","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-local-news"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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