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Hospitality industry lobbies state for funds
Denver and Colorado tourism may be up, but the hospitality industry says it needs state funding for tourism promotion and is focusing its efforts on convincing state legislators that tourism promotion dollars should be a line item in the state’s budget. Lobbyist Bill Artist, who is working with the Colorado Tourism Board and the Colorado [...]
`Loves you back’ advertising campaign to get makeover
A year-old ad campaign designed to help remake Philadelphia’s image as a tourist destination is undergoing a remaking of its own. “For a brand-new campaign … it has made a measurable impact on visits to Philadelphia for both day and overnight trips, but the bottom line out of all of this is, the print is [...]
Governor signs bill benefiting tourism industry
Gov. Cayetano signed S.B. 2259 Thursday to create the Hawaii Tourism Authority and to double tourism funding. The tourism fund will get 2.75 percent of the transient accommodation tax or approximately $59 million, more than double the $26 million previously budgeted.
City’s image improves
It’s too cold in winter, too hot in summer and the beach is at least an hour away. But for the most part William Penn located this city in an ideal place for tourism, says a study of Philadelphia tourism released yesterday. “You’re sitting here with millions and millions of people within a day’s drive,” [...]
They spend the day — and a lot of cash
Survey of local tourism sings a paean to the underappreciated daytripper If you’re in the hotel business in Philadephia, you may not want to hear this. It turns out that visitors who come to town just for the day are a more vital part of the region’s tourism market than many people suspected. That was [...]