Maryland Tourism Spending Up In 2017 Even As Visitors Drop

BALTIMORE (AP) — Maryland officials say tourism spending increased in 2017, despite a drop in overall visitors.
The Baltimore Sun cites a release from the Maryland Department of Commerce that says visitors to Maryland spent more than $17 billion in 2017, up 2.1 percent from the previous year.
Overall visitation dropped from 42.1 million in 2016 to 41.5 million last year, but officials touted an increase in visitors from targeted markets, like New York. Visitors from New York increased 10 p