Madison visitors spent record $1.6 billion in Madison

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Destination Madison released its 2025 tourism numbers, and they were record-breaking.  

In 2025, Madison and Dane County had direct visitor spending reach $1.6 billion. That is a record spending amount.  

The report also highlighted that the number of hospitality workers was its highest since 2019 at 19,532. Overall, 9.65 million people visited Dane County.  

The full report can be found online.   

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