Thank you, Ms. Saunders.
We really see this industry as major backbone to our economy, and we have to look at both the challenges and the opportu...
I hope my colleagues will join me in promoting tourism and business travel, particularly as a means to stimulate our slu...
this Promotion Act is one of the pieces, it will have a multi-year effect if we don't do something now.
One out of eight jobs in America is related to tourism and travel.
The Teamsters strongly support the language in H.R. 915, authored by Chairman Jim Oberstar.
we see a lot of impact. We estimate that in some areas, we will see some 30 percent decline in our tourism business.
I think that is a good way to end.
I think it is very important for people to know that smaller resorts and areas that aren't in the top four tourist desti...
We need to get business travel going again.
So without these trade shows, it would be very hard for smaller businesses to make their sales.
Your interest is strong validation that travel and tourism is vital to our country and its prosperity.
As you and your colleagues consider policies and legislation, such as the Travel Promotion Act, we encourage you to reme...
Those are the biggest dollars. And those are not the jobs we want to eliminate as a country.
I would particularly like to thank Senator Klobuchar for your leadership in calling this hearing and your passionate sup...
This isn't a free ride for the industry. We will be contributing our fair share to make it work.
So an argument could be made that if we had this kind of national promotion, it would actually be of great benefit to so...
Words do matter, especially when they come from our leaders in Washington.
