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Travel industry calling for national tourism agency
AP via SFGate ^ | 8/11/02 | MIKE SCHNEIDER

Posted on 08/11/2002 2:38:51 PM PDT by Jean S

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:40:43 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

The United States is losing tourism dollars by not adequately marketing itself overseas, says a top industry official who is pushing for a national tourism agency.

Setting up a tourism marketing corporation would go a long way in restoring the industry worldwide, said William Norman, head of the Travel Industry Association, in a speech planned for Monday.


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1 posted on 08/11/2002 2:38:51 PM PDT by Jean S
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To: JeanS
Government pork for the travel industry. Film at 11.
2 posted on 08/11/2002 2:41:10 PM PDT by goldstategop
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To: JeanS
The states and the federal district can mount their own travel marketing. There is no reason to tax people in Idaho to entice Europeans to visit Atlanta.
3 posted on 08/11/2002 2:42:22 PM PDT by gcruse
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To: JeanS
Tourism ads are a great idea, but not funded by the tax payer. Corporations should form a large international tourism ad group, have everyone pitch in a little, and keep our tax money out of it. Imagine the opportunities a sleazy politician or beaurocrat could have to take bribes from foreign countries in exchange for ad money. Almost impossible to catch someone doing it.

Further, the Federal Government is too cumbersome for effective tourism ads. "Those bikinis exploit women....I want to promote Taxachuttses, not Florida..." Yuck.

4 posted on 08/11/2002 2:43:23 PM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March
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.I want to promote Taxachuttses, not Florida.

You are so right. If there were a federal tourism agency today, all of the money would go towards promoting West Virginia, South Dakota, Massachusetts and San Francisco.

5 posted on 08/11/2002 2:46:28 PM PDT by jimtorr
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To: JeanS
The United States is the only major industrialized nation in the world whose government doesn't directly spend money on marketing tourism abroad.
Maybe that's because we don't need it. If you're going to spend money to travel abroad you probably a) know that the US exists, and b) know where you want to go.
It wouldn't surprise me if the state's tourism boards are pushing this through to get hand out for their advertising budgets.
6 posted on 08/11/2002 2:46:32 PM PDT by lelio
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To: Mudboy Slim; sultan88
Perhaps a *new* Cabinet Level position?

...yea; < /sarc>

7 posted on 08/11/2002 2:46:55 PM PDT by Landru
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To: JeanS
Travel industry calling for national tourism agency

What morons!
They haven't figured out that all that is needed is to toss Norman Mineta (sp?)
onto the sidewalk, hire former screeners from Israel to run our security,
and undertake any and all innovative steps to securely get passengers onto planes
in less than an hour.

Oh, and occassionally actually bodily detaining anyone who does set off alarms at
the metal detectors would be nice.
(I can't believe how many times I've read reports of how someone who sets off
the buzzers at the metal detectors manages to escape and is never captured.)

Maybe then I'll buy my first airline ticket since 9-11.

(Note to any travel industry types who may be lurking...you've all missed
out on my spending about $1,500 on travel since 9-11. Make it easy again...and
I'll be charging tickets again. Until then, I'll find other things to buy.)
8 posted on 08/11/2002 3:12:01 PM PDT by VOA
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A Federal Department of Tourism sounds like a good way to ruin the tourism industry. Other than the military, the feds pretty well mess up everything they touch. They sometimes manage to screw up the military too.
9 posted on 08/11/2002 3:38:54 PM PDT by El Gato
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To: lelio
bttt - we don't need it!
10 posted on 08/11/2002 4:30:55 PM PDT by lodwick
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To: JeanS; Landru; Mudboy Slim
Travel industry calling for national tourism agency

Just checked.

Federal Government involvement in the international tourism industry does not seem to be authorized by the Constitution.

11 posted on 08/11/2002 7:30:01 PM PDT by sultan88
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