Leaders have high hopes for OKC's tourism industry, which generated .8 billion in 2021
A young man born and raised in central Oklahoma left with his college degree and a passion for the hospitality industry, believing he wouldn't be a...
A young man born and raised in central Oklahoma left with his college degree and a passion for the hospitality industry, believing he wouldn't be able to thrive in the state.That same man, Zac Craig, watched from afar as his home state and its capital city evolved to become a destination over the years.Today, Craig is the president of Oklahoma City's Convention and Visitor's Bureau, which recently announced the tourism industry generated a $3.8 billion economic impact for Oklahoma City in 2021. In that year, which saw lingering pandemic effects on the industry, 31,569 jobs were sustained by tourism in Oklahoma City, according to the study by Oxford's Tourism Economics.