The latest Tourism Ticker report for January-June 2022 shows a broad recovery in Arkansas’s tourism sector, and Northwest Arkansas is a positive contributor. 

• Growing numbers: From January to June this year, Washington and Benton counties collected a combined $1,270,668 in tourism tax, up 53% for both counties compared to the same period in 2021. In the whole state, hospitality tax collection was up 17.5% compared to last year. 
• City hospitality: Tourism tax collections in the big four cities have all grown beyond last year's numbers. Bentonville tourism tax collection this year was up 29.6%. Fayetteville’s was up 15.9%, Rogers was up 80.7%, and Springdale was up 43%.

See the full report HERE.