evidence: Yes, Wisconsin has seen a drop of more than a billion in tourism dollars [...] Data from weekly studies commissioned by the U.S. Travel Association, an organization with over 1,100 members nationwide, found that beginning the week ending March 14, when the COVID-19 crisis first began to significantly impact tourism spending, Wisconsin was down $17 million compared to a year earlier. The drop in year-over-year travel spending in the state mounted weekly, with the latest available report reporting a drop of $214 million for the week ending May 16. That brings the state tourism sector drop to $1.775 billion since the week ending March 14. [...] WISN "UpFront" "Recap: Wisconsin lost $1.7B in tourism since mid-March,"May 24, 2020 at the 3.07 mark