Crook County Tourism industry reports growth in 2018

Travelers spent $33.8 million in Crook County during the 2018 visitor season, says a report released by Dean Runyan and Associates in partnership with the Wyoming Travel Industry Coalition.

“That’s up from $19 million in 2004,” says Steve Lenz, chair of the Crook County Promotion Board, which manages the four percent lodging tax collected on overnight stays within Crook County.

“The lodging tax is paid by overnight guests in our communities and then invested by the Crook County Promotion Board to help area businesses, attractions and our local economy.”

“According to the report,” says Lenz, “t...