The hospitality sector in San Antonio contributed $16.2 billion to the local economy in 2021. This is almost exactly 93% of the pre-pandemic impact in 2019 and significantly more than the $13.9 billion observed in COVID-impacted 2020.
31.7 million tourists visited the San Antonio metropolitan area in 2021.
The hospitality industry gave the city of San Antonio $229 million in taxes and fees in 2021, and $528 million to all local governments put together.
Over 128,000 people were employed in the sector in 2021. This amounted to 1 out of every 8 workers in the metropolitan area of San Antonio.
The industry’s total payroll came to $3.5 billion, almost matching the $3.6 billion level from 2019. Given that employment in 2021 was only 88% of that in 2019, it is obvious that average wages increased significantly.
In 2021, the hospitality industry’s economic contribution will be more than twice what it was in 2001. Despite the pandemic’s difficulties, the industry was still larger in 2021 than it was in 2017.
