New report reveals global economic impact of sister city relationships

Sister Cities International (SCI) has released a new report, Measures That Matter, revealing the major economic benefits of sister city relationships in America and their impact on the global economy.

SCI, which creates and strengthens partnerships between localities in the US and other countries through establishing 'sister cities', has quantified the economic impact on the global economy of its members. Measures That Matter found that in 2014, 14,153 visitors came to the US in 2014 alone via 1,123 inbound sister city exchanges.

Almost 10,000 (9,899) US residents participated in 944 outbound sister city exchanges abroad. The report estimates that sister city activities such as cultural an...