Is western culture too tough to die? Tourism in Tombstone Arizona has seen a significant decrease within the last decade. According to Robert Carreira, director for the Center of Economic Research at Cochise College, there were 45,790 visits to the Tombstone Courthouse. Last year that number dropped to 42,549 (7.08 percent decrease). In the…
This is not a newsflash: Tourism is big business in Tombstone. Cochise County saw 1,367,700 visitors from 2012 to 2013, and those visitors spent over $279 million in the county. This clearly shows the value of tourism to the county overall and to specific towns such as Tombstone. Many of these visitors are older people…
The reviews are sometimes harsh: “Cold, over-priced food. Raunchy, very un-family friendly, totally inappropriate music, décor, life entertainment, waitress attire. Wish I didn’t’ even come to Tombstone.” Sometimes they are kind: “It’s not real fancy or anything like that, but it was real cozy and clean, not to mention the proximity to downtown Tombstone was…
As the tourist season begins in Tombstone, business owners and shop workers have mixed feelings about the effect of the economy on commerce in the town. “This year is the slowest year I’ve had for snowbirds in our history,” said Sue Sinsley, co-owner of the Stampede RV Park in Tombstone. “I think the…
