Our meeting on Friday, August 11th was at The Creator Zone studios and our special guest speaker was Tammy Dunn, Past President of Everett Rotary and Executive Director of the Snohomish County Sports Commission.
Sports tourism is an economic driver in the United States with $39.7 billion dollars attributed to sports tourism. Sports tourism creates over 600,000 jobs with $9 billion raised in taxes. Funds from the hotels in Snohomish County created a $30 million dollar impact in 2018. However, the covid pandemic crushed sports tourism in 2019-2020.
The economic calculator comes from room nights and hotel revenue in Snohomish County as well as across the United States. Snohomish Big Foot event is the largest event in Snohomish County. Sports tourism is coming back. The Snohomish County Sports Commission is no longer attached to county government and is a stand-alone 501 (c)(3) organization. Fundraising is another major source of revenue.
List above and below are some of the events and potential events in Lake Stevens and around Snohomish County including the upcoming Snohomish County Hall of Fame inductions.
