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Tourism is the biggest industry in the world.

Tourism is our second biggest industry in terms of the people it employs.

The travel and tourism industry is the lifeblood of many states around the country - including Florida, California, New York and Nevada, to name a few.

I don't look down on tourism. I live in Hawaii where we have 7 million visitors a year. If they weren't there, there would be no economy. So I understand why a tourist economy is necessary.

It's shocking to think about how little the travel industry cares about sustainability - and it's the basis of their business!

The most powerful argument of all for saving open space is economics; in most states, tourism is the number two industry.

I went to the U.S. for business because I thought America is a big consuming country, although it's not an overconsuming country.

Tourism is important because it can create sustainable local economies. I'd much rather have 1,000 tourists going up the Tambopata than 1,000 gold miners.

We got into a recession because the global economy went into the recession and we're a big exporting nation.

Industry is important, but everyone thinks money is important.