PIERRE, (KCCR) — This week is National Travel and Tourism Week. The Tourism Coalition of South Dakota has been going across the state promoting the impact tourism has on the state and local level. A proclamation for the week was issued as part of the Pierre City Commission meeting Tuesday. Pierre Area Chamber Tourism Director Miranda Panzer says last year alone tourism had a tremendous impact in just Hughes County…
Commissioner Jamie Huizenga says tourism is a big part in supporting Pierre and Fort Pierre…
Mayor Steve Harding says what Visit Pierre does has a greater impact beyond central South Dakota…
Visitor spending in the Missouri River region of which most took place in Hughes and Lyman Counties was 387-million dollars last year, which made up seven-and-a-half percent of all visitor sales.
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