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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 Alvin Convention and Visitors Bureau make to the prosperity of |
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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 specifically in the travel sector and |
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6.9 million in related fields; that same year, foreign and domestic |
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tourists in this country spent nearly $950 billion and generated, |
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altogether, $2.1 trillion in economic output; and |
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WHEREAS, Tourism is likewise one of the biggest industries in |
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the State of Texas; 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 Alvin has shared in this abundance, |
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thanks in large measure to the efforts of its convention and |
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visitors bureau to attract and assist tourists and convention |
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attendees; one notable sign of the bureau's success is the growth |
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of hotel and sales tax revenue, which mirrors the increase in the |
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number of visitors; in 2015, more than 70,000 out-of-towners |
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enjoyed Alvin over the course of spring break alone, and major |
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spring festivals drew thousands of participants; the economic |
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benefits deriving from this influx of visitors are felt throughout |
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the community; and |
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WHEREAS, The tourism sector plays a critical role in |
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sustaining the vitality of the Lone Star State, and organizations |
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such as the Alvin Convention and Visitors Bureau are essential to |
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the 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 Alvin Convention and |
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Visitors Bureau on the occasion of National Travel and Tourism Week |
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and extend to all those associated with the bureau sincere best |
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wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for the Alvin Convention and Visitors Bureau as an |
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expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |