SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — “2020 could have been a really devastating year for us, but it was much, much better than what we expected,” South Dakota Tourism Secretary James Hagen said. The pandemic ...

Last year was a record-breaking year for tourism in South Dakota, setting the state as the first to fully recover to pre-pandemic levels, according to the U.S. Travel Association and announced by ...

South Dakota is cashing in on Gov. Kristi Noem's once go-it-alone COVID-19 management strategy, with multiple arms of state government using the first-term governor to market the state in recent ...

Last year, tourists spent over $5 billion in South Dakota — a record for the state. However, this year concerns are growing that tourism will drop off due to economic uncertainty, inflation and ...

AGENCY VILLAGE, S.D. – The South Dakota Native Tourism Alliance became a nonprofit this year and is entering the next phase of its work, five years after it was started by the state's nine Native ...

Even though fuel prices have hit an all-time high, state officials and business operators in the South Dakota tourism industry remain optimistic that the summer of 2022 will be another record-setting ...

This story is reported by South Dakota News Watch, a non-profit news organization. Find more in-depth reporting at www.sdnewswatch.org. Even though fuel prices have hit an all-time high, state ...