THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE RESOLUTION

INTRODUCED BY FONTANA, EARLL, ARGALL, BAKER, BOSCOLA, DINNIMAN, KASUNIC, LOGAN, RAFFERTY, STACK, STOUT, TARTAGLIONE, FERLO, GREENLEAF, KITCHEN, O'PAKE, ALLOWAY, COSTA, ERICKSON, GORDNER, PILEGGI, WAUGH, M. WHITE, BRUBAKER, VOGEL, PIPPY, TOMLINSON, MUSTO, WARD AND SCARNATI, APRIL 20, 2010

INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, APRIL 20, 2010  

A RESOLUTION

Recognizing the week of May 8 through 16, 2010, as

"National Travel and Tourism Week" in Pennsylvania and April

21, 2010, as "Tourism Day" in Pennsylvania.

WHEREAS, The week of May 8 through 16, 2010, has been

selected as "National Travel and Tourism Week"; 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 Tourism

Week," and, in a White House ceremony, President Ronald Reagan

signed a Presidential Proclamation urging citizens to observe

the week with appropriate ceremonies and activities; and

WHEREAS, Highlighting the fact that "Travel Matters,"

organizations across the nation are emphasizing the jobs and

benefits that travel and tourism bring to our economies. In the

United States, tourism employs more than 7 million people in

this country, and more than 50 million international tourists

visit the United States every year, generating more than $120

billion for the economy of this country; and

WHEREAS, On April 21, tourism industry leaders from across

the State will take part in "Pennsylvania Tourism Day" to

provide an opportunity to share their perspective on key issues

impacting their business and employees; and

WHEREAS, Tourism is Pennsylvania's second-largest industry

and a major contributor to the economy of this Commonwealth,

providing approximately $28 billion in revenue, $10.7 billion in

wages and benefits, and accounting for nearly 7% of all

individuals employed in this State with a work force of 400,000

people; and

WHEREAS, Even more notable, in this economy, tourism has

proven itself to be a growth industry while others in the State

and nation are in decline. Pennsylvania remains the 4th most

visited State in the country; therefore be it

RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize the week of May 8 through

16, 2010, as "National Travel and Tourism Week" in Pennsylvania

and April 21, 2010, as "Tourism Day" in Pennsylvania.