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The Economic Value Of The Cruise Industry To The Duluth-Superior Metropolitan Statistical Area
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2021
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Description:In the past, the Port of Duluth-Superior, located at the westernmost tip of the Great Lakes, has hosted a handful of cruise ships but always with the use of a temporary U.S. Customs and Border Protection facility. However, increased interest in cruising on Lake Superior has caused some cruise lines to consider adding Duluth as a regular port of call on some of its cruise offerings. This would require the Port of Duluth-Superior to construct a dedicated U.S. Customs and Border Protection preclearance facility and cruise terminal.
Through this study, the Bureau of Business and Economic Research (BBER) estimates the direct benefits to the city of Duluth and the surrounding region from the development of a cruise industry using data from similar studies on the cruise industry nationwide as well as from interviews with most subject matter experts and online research. The direct economic benefits are also used to model the economic impacts—direct, indirect, and induced—of the cruise industry on other supporting local industries.
The results of this study will help the Duluth Seaway Port Authority, and the City of Duluth make an informed decision on the potential economic impacts of the cruise industry on the city.
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