Rochester tourism generated $1.1B in economic activity

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Experience Rochester commissioned the impact report from the University of Minnesota Extension Center for Community and Vitality to examine the economic contributions of tourism-related industries.

Tourism in Rochester generated more than $1.1 billion in economic activity last year, according to a new report from University of Minnesota Extension.

Bill Von Bank, VP of marketing and communications for Experience Rochester, the city’s tourism booster, said he wasn’t surprised that Rochester showed such strong tourism numbers.

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