PRINTER'S NO. 856
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
108
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY WARD, WILEY, WOZNIAK, HAYWOOD, TEPLITZ, BREWSTER,
GREENLEAF, DINNIMAN, PILEGGI, COSTA, SMITH, BAKER, YAW,
RAFFERTY, AUMENT, BARTOLOTTA, VULAKOVICH, FARNESE, ALLOWAY,
HUTCHINSON, BROOKS AND YUDICHAK, MAY 5, 2015
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, MAY 5, 2015
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing the week of May 2 through 10, 2015, as "National
Travel and Tourism Week" and May 5, 2015, as "Tourism Day" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, National Travel and Tourism Week and Tourism Day
are designed to draw attention to and recognize the economic,
social and cultural impacts of travel and tourism in this
Commonwealth and the United States; and
WHEREAS, National Travel and Tourism Week was established in
1983 when the Congress of the United States passed a joint
resolution designating a week in May 1984 as National Travel and
Tourism Week and President Ronald Reagan signed a Presidential
Proclamation urging citizens to observe the week with
appropriate ceremonies and activities; and
WHEREAS, Travel and tourism consistently rank as one of the
greatest generators of economic activity and jobs for this
Commonwealth; and
WHEREAS, Tourism is a vital industry in this Commonwealth,
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