Wisconsin Department of Tourism

Wisconsin Department of Tourism: The Wisconsin Department of Tourism said direct spending on food, lodging, transportation and other services accounted for $10.4 billion. Lodging was the biggest money-maker in 2012, accounting for 26 per cent of tourists' spending. Food and beverages came in second at 25 per cent, according to Times Colonist. Most tourists in Wisconsin were from the U.S., according to the report. Local tourism officials said many came from the Midwest during spring and fall seasons and MADISON, Wis. - Travellers contributed $16.8 billion to Wisconsin's economy last year, up 5 per cent from the year before, according to a state tourism report released Friday. The report also said tourism supported about 184,000 Wisconsin jobs last year, or 7.8 per cent of employment. Gov. Scott Walker proposed increasing funding to promote tourism by 1.4 per cent, or about $500,000, over the next two years. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.