Bowling Green and Warren County Tourism contributes more than $490 million

BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – According to the impact survey over the past four years, Kentucky tourism, arts and heritage have increased, and for Bowling Green-Warren County tourism attractions like Lost River Cave, the Corvette Museum and the Aviation Heritage Park, surpassed the economic impact record. Last year was no different.

Bob Bubnis with the Aviation Heritage Park tells us, “It is so full of cultural experiences just waiting to be had. And great museums, and to be a part of that. Now, today, at the Aviation Heritage Park, I think we’re a big part of a larger puzzle. That really makes Bowling Green a great place to visit.”

The Aviation Heritage Park serves residents and travelers alike by offering a relatable and inspiring experience that celebrates aviation history and achievement.

Having long-standing attractions like the Aviation Heritage Park that remain timeless and inspirational draws in travelers and residents.

Bubnis adds, “Look at willa brown, I mean, here’s a person that just could not take no for an answer, and what I love is having people come in and see her exhibit. Look up and see her plane and become inspired. And just the other day, I was talking to this mother with her daughter, and when I was done telling the story, you could tell that this little girl was moved. And she looked up at me and said, ” She lived a beautiful life.”

The Bowling Green and Warren County tourism attractions aren’t just places people can come and enjoy. They can shape the way visitors view the city and the county.

Carrie Cavitt, community relations coordinator for the Bowling Green Area Convention & Visitors Bureau, says, “It’s not just one attraction that is making, you know, it’s letting us see growth. It’s all of them that work together, and it’s all that really helps a visitor’s experience, because you have to remember that whenever you travel, you’re not going.”

As businesses and attractions work together… the benefit starts in South Central Kentucky and is seen across the Commonwealth.

Cavitt also shares, “Growth that we’ve seen, this continued growth because it’s not just four years straight for Bowling Green, one county, it’s four years straight for Kentucky. Kentucky, as a tourism whole has experienced growth. And a lot of that can be seen that after the pandemic ended officially, and people started going outside, they started traveling more. And so ever since then, we’ve seen a lot of growth. The past few years, it’s been because people, you know, finally got to get out of their house and they were excited to go travel.”

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