Dubuque County Tourism Has A Good Year

The Dubuque area had a successful year for tourism in 2022, thanks to an increase in riverboat cruises. According to data recently presented by Travel Dubuque to Dubuque City Council members, last year about 58% of hotel and motel rooms in Dubuque County were occupied, up from 54% in 2021, while current hotel and motel tax revenues for fiscal year 2023, which ends on June 30, are anticipated to increase by about 35% over the previous fiscal year. Keith Rahe, president and CEO of Travel Dubuque, said much of last year’s success was owed to a surge in riverboat cruises, led by the arrival of Viking Cruises, which made its first stop in Dubuque in September.