Berkshires see post-COVID tourism rebound

Coming out of the pandemic, tourism is rebounding in the Berkshires.

1-Berkshire says the 2021 tourism impact numbers show a 55% increase in direct visitor spending over 2020.

Those numbers are from the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism.

The major increase in tourism spending in 2021 signals a strong growth trajectory for the hospitality and tourism industry in the area.

For 2021, the total economic impact of tourism in the Berkshires was $900 million.

Coming out of the pandemic, tourism is rebounding in the Berkshires.

Jobs directly related to tourism supported more than 4,000 people in Berkshire County in 2021.

Visitors in the Berkshires generated $616 million of spending at local businesses throughout the county in 2021 – which led to a whopping $33 million in state tax revenue.