Overview

• Tourism’s total economic impact in Cuyahoga County reached more than $11.4 billion last year, according to Destination Cleveland’s new report.
• Visitor activity generated $1.6 billion in tax revenue, which the agency says equates to about $1,460 in savings per county household.
• Roughly 70,200 local jobs were supported by the visitor economy in 2024, including more than 20,000 in food and beverage.
• Business travel increased 7% year over year, with 300-plus booked meetings and conventions drawing over 208,000 attendees and nearly $200 million in local spending.
• Despite the gains, visitation remains below the 2019 peak of 19.6 million, and officials note risks from projected declines in international arrivals and a major scholarly group dropping Cleveland from convention consideration over state policy concerns.