[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 4]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 5476]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




         IN HONOR OF THE NATIONAL TRAVEL AND TOURISM WEEK 2016

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                             HON. SAM FARR

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, April 29, 2016

  Mr. FARR. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to celebrate May 1 through 7 as 
National Travel and Tourism Week 2016 and to honor the valuable 
contributions of the travel and tourism industry in the United States.
  As co-chair of the Congressional Travel and Tourism Caucus since 
1997, I have long recognized the benefits tourism brings to our 
national economy. With this being my last year as co-chair of the 
tourism caucus, I rise to remind my colleagues that the travel and 
tourism industry generates nearly $950 billion annually and is a top 10 
industry in 49 states and the District of Columbia.
  I rise to celebrate my local tourism industry that generates nearly 
$3 billion a year in my congressional district, and to thank Tammy 
Blount of the Monterey County Convention and Visitors Bureau and Maggie 
Ivy of Visit Santa Cruz County for helping with that success.
  I rise to celebrate an industry that supports more than 15 million 
jobs in the United States. That's 1 out of every 9 jobs related to 
tourism.
  I rise to celebrate an industry that is America's largest services 
export industry, accounting for 10 percent of all U.S. exports of goods 
and services.
  I rise to celebrate an industry that is present in every 
congressional district in the United States, an industry where success 
can be found by anyone with a positive attitude, a willingness to serve 
others and a desire to work hard.
  I rise to support this year's National Travel and Tourism Week as an 
opportunity to express to the nation the importance of travel in 
creating economic growth and opportunity, and enhancing the quality of 
life throughout the United States.

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