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Advocacy yields impact and success when constituents voice their perspectives directly to their public officials. The Southeast Tourism Society (STS) encourages its members to engage in important tourism and travel policy issues. When it is timely to take action on specific policy proposals, we will provide comprehensive Calls to Action below for the relevant federal issue(s).
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Date: August 20, 2025
PLEASE HELP - Co-Sponsors Needed to Reauthorize Legacy Restoration Fund: The Great American Outdoors Act Legacy Restoration Fund is going to expire at the end of September. Sponsors are needed to help advance Senate Bill 1547, the America the Beautiful Act, which will reauthorize this needed funding stream. We need your help in most of our states! Read more
Date: February 17, 2025:
UPDATE: WORKFORCE DIRECTIVES HURTING NATIONAL PARKS/FEDERAL PUBLIC LANDS, AND SURROUNDING COMMUNITIES
Recent Executive Orders as well as Office of Personnel Management and Office of Management and Budget memos issued by the new Administration are having real consequences for the National Park Service (NPS). Reducing the NPS workforce, via policies like hiring freezes, negatively impacts visitors to and operations at federal public tourism destinations and these areas’ surrounding local economies. Read More
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