PHOENIX — Tourism spending in Arizona in February was up 1 percent over the same time in 2024.
That’s according to data released Wednesday by the Arizona Office of Tourism and the W.A. Franke College of Business at Northern Arizona University.
Spending across all Arizona tourism sectors in February was at $10.7 billion, bringing the year-to-date total to $21.6 billion, an increase of 1.9 percent over the same time last year.
Three of the four tourism sectors showed sales increases in February: Retail sales were up 0.8 percent, to $8 billion; restaurant and bar sales were at $2 billion, up 2.6 percent; and lodging sales were at $594 million, up 2.4 percent.
Only amusements saw a decline, dropping 12.2 percent to $202.3 million.
Meanwhile, commercial air travel was down 2.9 percent in February, with 4.5 million enplanements/deplanements across eight Arizona airports.
Scenic Airlines commercial air service from Safford to Phoenix was not included in the data, as the service began in January. However, Safford Regional Airport officials said there were 150 enplanement passengers in February, up 100 percent from January.
