Tourism is a $33 billion industry in Ohio,
the third largest industry in the state.
Tourism creates growth: tourism diversifies Ohio's economy, provides entrepreneurial opportunities and brings new dollars into the state.
Tourism creates opportunity: tourism includes a strong network of small and large businesses, everything from a family- owned and -operated canoe livery to a multimillion-dollar entertainment company.
Tourism creates jobs: more than half a million Ohioans are employed in the hospitality industry at all education levels and all of Ohio's 88 counties.
