{"id":31761,"date":"2021-06-09T20:50:33","date_gmt":"2021-06-09T20:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kdc1000.wpengine.com\/?page_id=31761"},"modified":"2025-10-27T16:46:41","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T21:46:41","slug":"tourism","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/es\/tourism\/","title":{"rendered":"Turismo"},"content":{"rendered":"                <div class=\"hero-block hero-block--subpage  \" >\n\n        <div class=\"breadcrumb_wrapper\">\n                                                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\">Home<\/a> \/\n                                                                <span>Tourism<\/span>\n                                    <\/div>\n\n        <div class=\"hero-img\" style=\"\n                            background-image: url(https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Canoe_tourism-Banner-copy.jpg);                                                    background-position: center center;\n                                \"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"container h-100\">\n            <div class=\"row align-items-center justify-content-center h-100\">\n                <div class=\"col-12 content\">\n                    <div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n                <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n            <\/div>\n    \n\n    <div class=\"container \">            <div class=\"wrapper-block  \" style=\"\n                                                                                                                                    \">\n        \n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Kansas Tourism<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In Kansas, we love fast cars and slow-cooked brisket. We touch the sky but stay grounded in the things that matter most. We live out loud and embrace the solace of silence. We conquer rocks and celebrate on the rocks. We ride like the wind and live for the water. The Kansas experience is a salute&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;real. To the rowdy. To the wide-eyed wanderers. To the dreamers.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelks.com\/\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"227\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Tourism_To-The-Stars_horizontal_Dark-Blue-1024x227.png\" alt=\"To The Stars\" class=\"wp-image-32197\" style=\"width:406px;height:90px\" title=\"Visit TravelKS.com to Plan a Kansas Adventure\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Tourism_To-The-Stars_horizontal_Dark-Blue-1024x227.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Tourism_To-The-Stars_horizontal_Dark-Blue-300x66.png 300w, https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/Tourism_To-The-Stars_horizontal_Dark-Blue-768x170.png 768w, 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Tourism is the welcoming committee for capital investment. The marketing efforts of Kansas Tourism highlight the lifestyle and amenities of the state. The data below is up to date as of January 28, 2025.<\/p>\n\n\n        <div class=\"clearfix\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n                <div class=\"stat-wrapper-block row justify-content-center \">\n                \n<div class=\"stat-block col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3 horizontal \">\n            <p class=\"stat-text stat-font-serif\" style=\"color:#ff6900;\">$37.9 Million<\/p>\n        <p class=\"\">Total Visitors <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"stat-block col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3 horizontal \">\n            <p class=\"stat-text stat-font-serif\" style=\"color:#0089cf;\">$13.2 Billion<\/p>\n        <p class=\"\">Total Economic Impact<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"stat-block col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3 horizontal \">\n            <p class=\"stat-text stat-font-serif\" style=\"color:#e95459;\">$8 Billion<\/p>\n        <p class=\"\">Direct Visitor Spending<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"stat-block col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3 horizontal \">\n            <p class=\"stat-text stat-font-serif\" style=\"color:#0089cf;\">$823 Million<\/p>\n        <p class=\"\">Tax Revenues for State and Local Governments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"stat-block col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3 horizontal \">\n            <p class=\"stat-text stat-font-serif\" style=\"color:#0089cf;\">90,923<\/p>\n        <p class=\"\">Total Jobs Supported<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"stat-block col-12 col-md-6 col-lg-3 horizontal \">\n            <p class=\"stat-text stat-font-serif\" style=\"color:#0089cf;\">$3.6 Billion<\/p>\n        <p class=\"\">Total Generated Labor Income<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n    <\/div>\n    \n\n                <div class=\"wrapper-block  slim\" style=\"\n                                                                                                                                    \">\n        \n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Kansas: To the Stars\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mKc7FhVzQ9g?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; 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Communications Manager<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-desc\">Colby.SharplesTerry@ks.gov<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story staff-cards\" href=\"#\" data-post-id=\"31848\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap staff-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Andrea.jpg\" alt=\"Andrea Etzel\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"learn-more-icon-wrap im-grid-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"learn-more-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/tardigrade-1\/images\/staff-arrow.png\" alt=\"Play Icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-staff-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Andrea Etzel<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-desc\"><b>KANSAS! Magazine Manager<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-desc\">Andrea.Etzel@ks.gov<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story staff-cards\" href=\"#\" data-post-id=\"31849\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap staff-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/Jaimee-Photo-scaled-1-e1752505271671.jpg\" alt=\"Jaimee Salalac\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"learn-more-icon-wrap im-grid-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"learn-more-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/tardigrade-1\/images\/staff-arrow.png\" alt=\"Play Icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-staff-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Jaimee Salalac<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-desc\"><b>Administrative Specialist<\/b><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-story-desc\">Jaimee.Salalac@ks.gov<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"im-news-story staff-cards\" href=\"#\" data-post-id=\"32382\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"im-news-image-wrap staff-images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"im-news-story-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/DSC03779bf-scaled-1-1-e1750105377841.jpg\" alt=\"Hunter Feyerherm\" loading=\"lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"learn-more-icon-wrap im-grid-view\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"learn-more-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/tardigrade-1\/images\/staff-arrow.png\" alt=\"Play Icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-staff-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-news-story-title\">Hunter 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