By the numbers: VCVB stats for July

Published 2:23 pm Sunday, September 8, 2024

At the August 22 board meeting of the Vicksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (VCVB), visitor reports for July 2024 were released and are as follows: 

  • 7 non-riverboat group tour buses;
  • 36 Car tours, 106 passengers;
  • 18 Regular bus/vans, 154 passengers;
  • 18 Riverboat buses, 663 passengers;
  • 465 Visitors assisted;
  • 3,603 visitors were welcomed at the Visitor Information Center;
  • The top state visiting was Mississippi with 1361 visitors. Louisiana was second with 273;
  • Total number of international visitors was 87;
  • Top country was the United Kingdom with 27 visitors. Norway was second with 11;
  • 967 visitors at Vicksburg Information Center ;
  • 36,853 visitors at the Vicksburg National Military Park;
  • 2,171 visitors at the Lower Mississippi River Museum;
  • 1,252 visitors at the Southern Heritage Air Museum;
  • 2180 visitors at the Beidenharn Coca-Cola Museum;
  • 1,183 visitors at the Old Court House Museum;
  • 567 visitors at the Catfish Row Museum;
  • 1,661 visitors at the Vicksburg Civil War Museum;
  • 1,055 visitors at the Old Depot Museum.

 

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