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.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
The travel and tourism industry, it's just a huge part of our economy.
Tourism is the biggest industry in the world.
Tourism is our second biggest industry in terms of the people it employs.
I represent central Florida, which depends on tourists for its economic survival. We need people to be able to get to the State and enjoy it.
Tourism is our No. 1 industry in South Carolina.
We in Illinois are very fortunate to have a number of historic structures that have added immeasurably to the cultural life of the state, to the tourism industry of the state which by the way is our number one industry.
Think Indonesia and tourism, and the first thing that comes to mind is probably Bali. Think golf holiday, and most people would dream of Scotland or Ireland. But Indonesia harbors one of the best-kept secrets in the world of travel: it is a golfer's paradise.
Florida has tons of entertainment opportunities because Walt Disney World and Universal Studios are there.
I represent Orlando, Florida, the world's number one vacation destination.
The most powerful argument of all for saving open space is economics; in most states, tourism is the number two industry.