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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The observance of National Travel and Tourism Week |
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from May 7 to 13, 2017, provides a welcome opportunity to recognize |
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the significant contributions that local tourist agencies such as |
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the Pearland Convention and Visitors Bureau make to the prosperity |
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of their communities; and |
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WHEREAS, One of the largest private-sector employers in the |
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United States, the travel industry supported 15.1 million jobs in |
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2015, including 8.1 million people who work directly in travel, as |
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well as 6.9 million people who work in other fields; foreign and |
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domestic tourists generated $2.1 trillion in economic output in |
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2015, with nearly $950 billion of that amount coming from the |
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travelers themselves; and |
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WHEREAS, Tourism is likewise one of the biggest industries in |
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the Lone Star State; in 2015, that sector of the economy generated |
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$68.7 billion in direct travel spending and $6.2 billion in state |
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and local tax revenues and supported 1.1 million jobs; and |
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WHEREAS, The city of Pearland has benefited greatly from this |
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bounty, thanks in large part to the efforts of its convention and |
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visitors bureau in attracting and assisting tourists and convention |
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attendees; guests of the city spent $129 million in 2015, and this |
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economic activity supported 1,200 jobs and brought in $4.6 million |
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in sales and occupancy taxes; and |
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WHEREAS, The tourism sector plays a vital role in the success |
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and vibrancy of the State of Texas, and organizations like the |
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Pearland Convention and Visitors Bureau are essential to the |
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strength of this important industry; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor the staff of the Pearland Convention and |
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Visitors Bureau on the occasion of National Travel and Tourism Week |
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and extend to them sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Pearland Convention and Visitors Bureau as an |
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expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |