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Robert Cowles stated on July 12, 2024 in Radio address “The most recent State Budget increased funding for the Department of Tourism by 98 percent.” Tony Evers stated on June 11, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter Wisconsin had a “record-breaking year” for tourism in 2023. Jim Justice stated on September 12, 2023 in a post on X “2022 was the biggest tourism year ever in West Virginia” Andrew Clyde stated on May 12, 2021 in a House hearing “Watching the TV footage of those who entered the Capitol. … If you didn't know the TV footage was from Jan. 6, you would actually think it was a normal tourist visit.” Sara Meaney stated on May 24, 2020 in a TV interview “Since the week ending March 14, Wisconsin actually saw a drop in tourism spending compared to last year of $1.7 billion.” Jim Justice stated on October 16, 2019 in a Facebook post Says a new annual report shows that "West Virginia’s tourism industry has grown for the second consecutive year, reversing years of decline and outpacing national growth by 58 percent." Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2019 in a post on Facebook Six Flags is offering five free passes and unlimited free rides to everyone. Jim Justice stated on September 19, 2018 in a tweet "WV's tourism industry grew at a rate 30% above the national rate in 2017. This increase reversed a four-year decline in which travel-generated spending fell more than $600 million." George P. Bush stated on October 16, 2017 in the "Alamo Truth" website funded by George P. Bush's political campaign "The Alamo has been consistently listed as one of the most disappointing landmarks in our nation." Richard Corcoran stated on February 6, 2017 in a tweet "Spending more taxpayer money on VISIT FL (or less) has not demonstrated a direct impact on tourism." Richard Pan stated on April 7, 2016 in remarks at a Capitol budget hearing California’s Capitol building is "second only to Disneyland," among visitor sites in the state. Hilary Treadwell stated on April 6, 2016 in an interview "Rhode Island: 3% bigger at low tide." Jay Roberts stated on March 31, 2015 in a House floor debate About 85 percent of hotel guests who will pay the new $5 hotel/motel fee will be from outside Georgia. John Taylor stated on April 24, 2015 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers." "The people of Tiverton have historically supported [gambling measures] at a rate higher than the rest of the state." Michael T. Owens stated on April 1, 2015 in a news report A $5-a-night hotel/motel tax that’s part of the transportation bill will hurt Georgia’s convention business by adding extra costs for large groups coming to the state. SeaWorld stated on March 24, 2015 in an ad "Whales live as long at SeaWorld" as they do in the wild. Gina Raimondo stated on February 18, 2015 in a presentation Rhode Island has invested less in tourism, economic development and economic development personnel than four nearby states. Nan Rich stated on July 11, 2014 in a speech to the Florida Press Association "Tourism and retirees are the dominant economic engines in our state." John DePetro stated on July 7, 2014 in a talk radio comment "Although the governor doubled the beach fees . . . all the money, as we found out, is all going to an out-of-state company. The state isn't even getting the money for that." Nicholas Mattiello stated on April 6, 2014 in a television interview The Pell bridge "is a tourism bridge essentially and not a commuter bridge." Load more
Robert Cowles stated on July 12, 2024 in Radio address “The most recent State Budget increased funding for the Department of Tourism by 98 percent.”
Tony Evers stated on June 11, 2024 in X, formerly Twitter Wisconsin had a “record-breaking year” for tourism in 2023.
Jim Justice stated on September 12, 2023 in a post on X “2022 was the biggest tourism year ever in West Virginia”
Andrew Clyde stated on May 12, 2021 in a House hearing “Watching the TV footage of those who entered the Capitol. … If you didn't know the TV footage was from Jan. 6, you would actually think it was a normal tourist visit.”
Sara Meaney stated on May 24, 2020 in a TV interview “Since the week ending March 14, Wisconsin actually saw a drop in tourism spending compared to last year of $1.7 billion.”
Jim Justice stated on October 16, 2019 in a Facebook post Says a new annual report shows that "West Virginia’s tourism industry has grown for the second consecutive year, reversing years of decline and outpacing national growth by 58 percent."
Facebook posts stated on June 28, 2019 in a post on Facebook Six Flags is offering five free passes and unlimited free rides to everyone.
Jim Justice stated on September 19, 2018 in a tweet "WV's tourism industry grew at a rate 30% above the national rate in 2017. This increase reversed a four-year decline in which travel-generated spending fell more than $600 million."
George P. Bush stated on October 16, 2017 in the "Alamo Truth" website funded by George P. Bush's political campaign "The Alamo has been consistently listed as one of the most disappointing landmarks in our nation."
Richard Corcoran stated on February 6, 2017 in a tweet "Spending more taxpayer money on VISIT FL (or less) has not demonstrated a direct impact on tourism."
Richard Pan stated on April 7, 2016 in remarks at a Capitol budget hearing California’s Capitol building is "second only to Disneyland," among visitor sites in the state.
Jay Roberts stated on March 31, 2015 in a House floor debate About 85 percent of hotel guests who will pay the new $5 hotel/motel fee will be from outside Georgia.
John Taylor stated on April 24, 2015 in an interview on WPRI-TV's "Newsmakers." "The people of Tiverton have historically supported [gambling measures] at a rate higher than the rest of the state."
Michael T. Owens stated on April 1, 2015 in a news report A $5-a-night hotel/motel tax that’s part of the transportation bill will hurt Georgia’s convention business by adding extra costs for large groups coming to the state.
Gina Raimondo stated on February 18, 2015 in a presentation Rhode Island has invested less in tourism, economic development and economic development personnel than four nearby states.
Nan Rich stated on July 11, 2014 in a speech to the Florida Press Association "Tourism and retirees are the dominant economic engines in our state."
John DePetro stated on July 7, 2014 in a talk radio comment "Although the governor doubled the beach fees . . . all the money, as we found out, is all going to an out-of-state company. The state isn't even getting the money for that."
Nicholas Mattiello stated on April 6, 2014 in a television interview The Pell bridge "is a tourism bridge essentially and not a commuter bridge."
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