Highlighted by the tagline “Travel Matters,” the Shawnee CVB on Monday kicked off National Travel and Tourism Week by recognizing local industry partners that know firsthand how travel benefits Shawnee.
Experiencing an eight percent decrease in local overnight travel, the Shawnee CVB staff wants to raise local awareness over the impact hitting so close to home and encourage those closest to the storm to keep pushing forward, Gordona Rowell, executive director of the Shawnee Convention and Visitors Bureau said.
“Travel and tourism plays a key role in the Shawnee economy,” Rowell said. “Our community relies on travel for tax revenue and jobs and the benefits these bring to our economy.
We want the community to understand that “travel matters” and that the tourism related industries in our community are vital to our economy.
With business, meetings and event travel facing steep declines across America, nationwide events throughout National Travel and Tourism Week will emphasize the economic benefits travel and tourism brings to local workers and communities and demonstrate the importance of travel.
The Shawnee activities are part of a larger effort led by the U.S. Travel Association with rallies and activities in dozens of cities nationwide.
Rowell pointed out in Pottawatomie County, travelers spend more than $44.6 million, generating more than 460 jobs, (2004 Economic Impact of Spending by Travelers in Oklahoma Countries, Destination Marketing Association International). Travel industry employees include everyone from hotel employees and restaurant workers to cab drivers and meetings planners who serve visitors our area.
Travel and tourism is one of America’s largest industries, with $740 billion in direct travel expenditures by domestic and international travelers.
The industry also represents one of America’s largest employers with 7.7 million direct travel-generated jobs and $189 billion in travel-generated payroll. However, according to U.S. Labor Department data, the U.S. Travel Association reported a loss of nearly 200,000 travel related jobs in 2008 and predicts a loss of an additional 247,000 travel-generated jobs in 2009.
“Locally, travel helps fund some of our most essential public services like education and law enforcement,” said Rowell.
“The travel industry is facing tough times, but it’s important for people to understand the key role travel can play in helping to solve our economic challenges on both the local and national level.”
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Highlighted by the tagline “Travel Matters,” the Shawnee CVB on Monday kicked off National Travel and Tourism Week by recognizing local industry partners that know firsthand how travel benefits Shawnee.
Experiencing an eight percent decrease in local overnight travel, the Shawnee CVB staff wants to raise local awareness over the impact hitting so close to home and encourage those closest to the storm to keep pushing forward, Gordona Rowell, executive director of the Shawnee Convention and Visitors Bureau said.
“Travel and tourism plays a key role in the Shawnee economy,” Rowell said. “Our community relies on travel for tax revenue and jobs and the benefits these bring to our economy.
We want the community to understand that “travel matters” and that the tourism related industries in our community are vital to our economy.
With business, meetings and event travel facing steep declines across America, nationwide events throughout National Travel and Tourism Week will emphasize the economic benefits travel and tourism brings to local workers and communities and demonstrate the importance of travel.
The Shawnee activities are part of a larger effort led by the U.S. Travel Association with rallies and activities in dozens of cities nationwide.
Rowell pointed out in Pottawatomie County, travelers spend more than $44.6 million, generating more than 460 jobs, (2004 Economic Impact of Spending by Travelers in Oklahoma Countries, Destination Marketing Association International). Travel industry employees include everyone from hotel employees and restaurant workers to cab drivers and meetings planners who serve visitors our area.
Travel and tourism is one of America’s largest industries, with $740 billion in direct travel expenditures by domestic and international travelers.
The industry also represents one of America’s largest employers with 7.7 million direct travel-generated jobs and $189 billion in travel-generated payroll. However, according to U.S. Labor Department data, the U.S. Travel Association reported a loss of nearly 200,000 travel related jobs in 2008 and predicts a loss of an additional 247,000 travel-generated jobs in 2009.
“Locally, travel helps fund some of our most essential public services like education and law enforcement,” said Rowell.
“The travel industry is facing tough times, but it’s important for people to understand the key role travel can play in helping to solve our economic challenges on both the local and national level.”
