Government Support
The Omaha Convention Center and Visitors Bureau works on behalf of both the City of Omaha and Douglas County to promote conventions and tourism in Omaha and Douglas County. An interlocal agreement allows the two governments to share funding, duties and other support for tourism. The city recently began a $150,000 project to promote Omaha tourism to Omaha residents. According to a researcher at Lycoming College in Pennsylvania the strategy is part of a new and growing national movement.
In turn, tourism in Omaha supports local government, as one recent study found that $1,000,000 in cultural tourism specifically creates approximately $83,000 in state and local taxes as well as supporting 32 jobs for the metropolitan area, which in turn leads to additional tax revenue for government.
Read more about this topic: Tourism In Omaha
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