By the numbers: VCVB stats for October

Published 2:57 pm Friday, December 20, 2024

At the Dec.12 meeting of the Vicksburg Convention and Visitors Bureau (VCVB), visitor reports for October 2024 were released and are as follows:

  • 26 group tours.
  • 85 car tours, 218 passengers.
  • 26 regular bus/vans, 789 passengers.
  • 34 riverboat buses, 1,550 passengers.
  • 3,131 visitors were welcomed at the Visitor Information Center.
  • The top state visiting in October was Mississippi, with 574 visitors. Alabama was second with 338.
  • Total number of international visitors in October was 143.
  • Top country in October was United Kingdom, with 44 visitors. Canada was second with 24.
  • 38,883 visitors in October at the Vicksburg National Military Park.
  • 1,504 visitors in October at the Lower Mississippi River Museum.
  • 428 visitors in October at the Southern Heritage Air Museum.
  • 1,059 visitors in October at the Old Court House Museum.
  • 303 visitors in October at the Catfish Row Museum.
  • 1,881 visitors in October at the Vicksburg Civil War Museum.
  • 1,170 visitors in October at the Old Depot Museum.