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In a struggling economy, tourism continues to be one of the few economic bright spots, generating $813 billion in spending annually, creating $124 billion in tax receipts and supporting 7.5 million jobs nationally. Tourism is proving to be essential to the economic vitality of communities throughout the country, however, as with every economic sector, tourism’s situation is precarious. A dip in the economy, a natural disaster or bad summer season is all it would take to create serious financial loss. It is a loss that would have a ripple effect throughout the Southeast and the nation.
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2011 DATA USED - SOURCE: US TRAVEL ASSOCIATION
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The Southeast Tourism Policy Council (STPC) represents tourism interests in 12 southeastern states that speak with a unified voice on matters of legislation, public policy and the future of the travel industry. As the advocacy voice representing professional tourism from West Virginia to Florida to Louisiana we bring the message that "Tourism ranks as a top five industry in every state in our region, and most of the U.S.A.
STPC advocates tourism professionals representing the impact of travel & tourism to governing leadership, in state houses, federal agencies and Congress is the fundamental mission of the policy council," said Bill Hardman Jr., president and CEO of the Southeast Tourism Society. Additional missions of the STPC are to encourage partnerships between the public and private sectors of the tourism industry and to be an advocate for tourism's sustainable economic growth in an environmentally responsible way. |
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For more detailed discussion
of these issues
STPC ISSUES 2013
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The mission of the STPC is to encourage partnerships between the public and private sectors of the tourism industry and to be an advocate for tourism's sustainable economic growth in an environmentally responsible way.
Tourism’s power as an economic generator and its uncertain position demonstrate that its economic health and growth cannot be taken for granted but must be nurtured.
Southeast Tourism Society has set these policy priorities for 2013 to ensure that travel and tourism reaches its full potential as an economic generator for local communities, states and the nation.
- Expand the National Travel & Tourism Strategy (NTTS) to Include a Domestic Agenda
- Fully implement the Travel Promotion Act by Creating an Office of Tourism Promotion
- Support the Survey of International Air Travelers (SIAT) Funding
- Reauthorize the Federal Lands Recreation Enhancement Fees
- Secure Dedicated Funding for the National Park Service Office of Tourism
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The roots of the STPC are in the prior governmental affairs efforts of the Southeast Tourism Society and the first-ever State-Federal Tourism Summit that STS organized in 2002.
Less than two years after the State-Federal Tourism Summit, the STPC demonstrated its commitment by establishing formal relationships with five department of the federal government-Interior, Agriculture, Commerce, Army and Transportation-plus the Environmental Protection Agency and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation.
That occurred Feb. 24, 2004, with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the STPC and the various federal offices. The signing ceremony was at the Department of the Interior. Secretary of the Interior Gale Norton observed that all of the signatories were "strong advocates with common goals in support of public lands and the economic viability of tourism."
For more information on making a contributing your time, call (770) 542-1523 or e-mail: Bill@SoutheastTourism.org
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Current Issue: May 2013 
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Federal Agency Tourism Partners
Southeast Tourism Policy Council
Call, e-mail, or mail U.S. state and federal elected officials and government agencies.
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Southeast Tourism Policy Council Proudly Recognizes
2013 Federal Directory Supporters
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