An estimated 26 million tourists visited the state in 2017 and spent $14.3 billion, providing directly or indirectly 186,900 jobs in the state, which includes 362,000 International tourists spending $589 million.
ɐn ˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd twˈɛnti sˈɪks mˈɪliən tˈʊɹɹɪsts vˈɪzɪɾᵻd ðə stˈeɪt ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvəntˌiːn ænd spˈɛnt dˈɑːlɚ fˈoːɹtiːn.θɹˈiː bˈɪliən, pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ dᵻɹˈɛktli ɔːɹ ˌɪndɚɹˈɛktli wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi sˈɪks,nˈaɪnhˈʌndɹɪd dʒˈɑːbz ɪnðə stˈeɪt, wˌɪtʃ ɪŋklˈuːdz θɹˈiːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti tˈuː,zˈiəɹoʊzˈiəɹoʊ zˈiəɹoʊ ˌɪntɚnˈæʃənəl tˈʊɹɹɪsts spˈɛndɪŋ dˈɑːlɚ fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi nˈaɪn mˈɪliən.