Ark. attracts 28M visitors in fiscal 2015

Posted online March 23, 2016 | 11:29 am

Over 28 million travelers visited The Natural State, spending $7.2 billion in the fiscal year that ended June 30, according to a report released by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism.

The number of tourists in the last fiscal year was 28.1 million, an increase of more than 8 percent from 25.9 million visitors in fiscal 2014.

State and local tax revenue also jumped to $512 million from $461 million, according to the report.

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