[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 166 (Wednesday, October 25, 1995)]
[House]
[Page H10750]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           TRAVEL AND TOURISM

  (Mr. ROTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROTH. Mr. Speaker, I have taken this time to make a point. If we 
want a strong economy, then we have to act now. Travel and tourism is 
the fastest growing industry in America and in the world. Yet look at 
what other countries are spending on just advertising. Greece for 
example $143 million. The United States is way down to $16 million. 
What does that mean? That means this year we are losing a large market 
share. Look at what is taking place. In 1993 we had almost 19 percent; 
now we have less than 16 percent, and it is going down.
  We want to capture this market share because what this means is that 
we are losing $177,000 and $2 billion of revenue right here. What we 
have to do is to have a strategy. That is why on October 30 and 31 we 
are having this large White House conference on travel and tourism. 
This is the most important conference we are going to have by far this 
decade because it is addressing the economy of the 1990's and the 21st 
century. We now have in our Travel and Tourism Caucus 304 Members. I am 
asking Members to join because this will be a historic week and a 
historic conference.

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