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WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON TOURISM (103-31) Y4.P 96/11:103-31 CjArCiiN Ukite House Confereftce on Tourism... Li- the SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SURFACE TRANSPORTATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION HOUSE OP REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H. Con. Res. 110 TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT THE PRESIDENT CON- VENE A WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON TOURISM TO RECOGNIZE TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN AMERICA AS A MAJOR ECONOMIC FORCE, PROVIDING TAX REVENUE FOR THOUSANDS OF CITIES, COUNTIES, AND STATES, INCOME FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BUSINESS FIRMS, AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE NATION'S GROWTH AND ECO- NOMIC STABILITY AUGUST 4, 1993 Printed for the use of the Committee on Public Works and' lTlrVli'^^p'it'i-i.iîwk, U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE '^^CrjSf^Pj^ 73-015 WASHINGTON : 1993 ^>fC/|;- ForsalebytheU.S.GovernmentPrintingOffice SuperintendentofDocuments,CongressionalSalesOffice,Washington,DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-041690-6 WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON TOURISM (103-31) Y4.P 96/11:103-31 Cj-ÛA<±1>I VJ Ufcite House CoBfere«ce on Tourism... THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON AVIATION AND THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON SURFACE TRANSPORTATION OF THE COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED THIRD CONGRESS FIRST SESSION ON H. Con. Res. 110 TO EXPRESS THE SENSE OF CONGRESS THAT THE PRESIDENT CON- VENE A WHITE HOUSE CONFERENCE ON TOURISM TO RECOGNIZE TRAVEL AND TOURISM IN AMERICA AS A MAJOR ECONOMIC FORCE, PROVIDING TAX REVENUE FOR THOUSANDS OF CITIES, COUNTIES, AND STATES, INCOME FOR HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF BUSINESS FIRMS, AND CONTRIBUTING TO THE NATION'S GROWTH AND ECO- NOMIC STABILITY AUGUST 4, 1993 Printed for the use of the Committee on Public Works and U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE "''^'^^r>r>i 73-015 WASHINGTON 1993 : ForsalebytheU.S.GovernmentPrintingOffice SuperintendentofDocuments,CongressionalSalesOffice,Washington,DC 20402 ISBN 0-16-0A1690-6 COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND TRANSPORTATION NORMANY. MINETA, California, Chair JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania NICKJOE RAHALL II, West Virginia WILLIAM F. CLINGER, Jr., Pennsylvania DOUGLAS APPLEGATE, Ohio THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin RON DE LUGO, Virgin Islands SHERWOOD BOEHLERT, NewYork ROBERTA. BORSKI, Pennsylvania JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma TIM VALENTINE, North Carolina BILL EMERSON, Missouri WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, Illinois JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee ROBERT E. WISE, Jr., West Virginia SUSAN MOLINARI, NewYork JAMES A TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio WILLIAM H. ZELIFF, Jr., New Hampshire PETERA. DeFAZIO, Oregon THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois JIMMY HAYES, Louisiana WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee JENNIFER B. DUNN, Washington JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois TIM HLTTCHINSON, Arkansas MGIRKEEGPLAARUKGEHRL,INM,issTiesxsaisppi WMIILCLHIAAEMLPA. B"AMKAERC,CCOaLliLfIoNrSni,aGeorgia PETE GEREN, Texas JAY KIM, California GEORGE E. SANGMEISTER, Illinois DAVID A LEVY, New York GLENN POSHARD, Illinois STEPHEN HORN, CaUfomia DICK SWETT, New Hampshire BOB FRANKS, New Jersey BUD CRAMER, Alabama PETER I. BLUTE, Massachusetts BARBARA-ROSE COLLINS, Michigan HOWARD P. "BUCK" McKEON, California ELEANOR HOLMES NORTON, District of JOHN L. MICA, Florida Columbia PETER HOEKSTRA Michigan LUCIEN E. BLACKWELL, Pennsylvania JACK QUINN, New York JERROLD NADLER, New York SAM COPPERSMITH, Arizona LESLIE L. BYRNE, Virginia MARIA CANTWELL, Washington PAT (PATSY ANN) DANNER, Missouri KAREN SHEPHERD, Utah ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey JAMES E. CLYBURN, South Carolina CORRINE BROWN, Florida NATHAN DEAL, Georgia JAMES A BARCIA, Michigan DAN HAMBURG, California BOB FILNER, California WALTER R. TUCKER, California EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON. Texas PETER W. BARCA Wisconsin (II) Subcommittee on Aviation JAMES L. OBERSTAR, Minnesota, Chair RON DE LUGO, Virgin Islands, WILLIAM F. CLINGER, Jr., Pennsylvania Vice Chair SHERWOOD BOEHLERT, New York WILLIAM O. LIPINSKI, lUinois JAMES M. INHOFE, Oklahoma PETE GEREN, Texas JOHN J. DUNCAN, Jr., Tennessee GEORGE E. SANGMEISTER, lUinois THOMAS W. EWING, Illinois BARBARA-ROSE COLLINS, Michigan WAYNE T. GILCHREST, Maryland SAM COPPERSMITH. Arizona JENNIFER B. DUNN, Washington ROBERTA. BORSKI, Pennsylvania MICHAEL A. -ÂAC COLLINS, Georgia TIM VALENTINE, North Carolina JAY KIM, California PETER A. DeFAZIO. Oregon DAVID A. LEVY, New York JIMMY HAYES, Louisiana STEPHEN HORN, California BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee HOWARD P. 'ÛCK" McKEON, California JERRY COSTELLO, Illinois JOHN L. MICA, Florida MIKE PARKER, Mississippi BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania GREG LAUGHLIN, Texas (Ex Officio) DICK SWETT, New Hampshire BUD CRAMER, Alabama LUCIEN E. BLACKWELL, Pennsylvania MARIA CANTWELL, Washington PAT (PATSY ANN) DANNER, Missouri KAREN SHEPHERD, Utah CORRINE BROWN, Florida NORMAN Y. MINETA, California (Ex Officio) Subcommittee on Surface Transportation NICK JOE RAHALL II, West Virginia, Chair TIM VALENTINE, North Carolina, THOMAS E. PETRI, Wisconsin Vice Chair WILLIAM F. CLINGER, Jr., Pennsylvania BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee BILL EMERSON, Missouri JERRY F. COSTELLO, Illinois WILLL\M H. ZELIFF, Jr., New Hampshire GREG LAUGHLIN, Texas JENNIFER B. DUNN, Washington GLENN POSHARD, lUinois TIM HUTCHINSON, Arkansas DICK SWETT, New Hampshire WILLL^M P. BAKER, CaUfomia BUD CRAMER, Alabama MICHAEL A. "MAC" COLLINS, Georgia PETER A. DeFAZIO, Oregon JAY KIM, CaUfomia JERROLD NADLER, New York DAVID A. LEVY, New York LESLIE L. BYRNE, Virginia BOB FRANKS, New Jersey MARIA CANTWELL, Washington PETER I. BLUTE, Massachusetts PAT (PATSYANN) DANNER, Missouri HOWARD P. "BUCK" McKEON, CaUfomia ROBERT MENENDEZ, New Jersey BUD SHUSTER, Pennsylvania JAMES E. CLYBURN, South Carolina (Ex Officio) DAN HAMBURG, CaUfomia WALTER R. TUCKER, California EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON, Texas DOUGLAS APPLEGATE, Ohio RON DE LUGO, Virgin Islands WILLL\M 0. LIPINSKI, Illinois JAMES A. TRAFICANT, Jr., Ohio NORMAN Y. MINETA, CaUfomia (Ex Officio) (III) CONTENTS Page Summaryofsubjectmatter xrv Memorandum to Republican members prepared by minoritystaff XVI House Concurrent Resolution 110 (textof) VII TESTIMONY Abercrombie, Hon. Neil, a Representative in Congress from Hawaii 8 Brinell,Joe, directorofaviation, M. Graham ClarkAirport, Branson, MO 71 Brown, David, executive director, America Outdoors 52 Cartwright, John, Tennessee ValleyAuthority 64 Clement, Hon, Bob, aRepresentativein Congress from Tennessee 8 Endicott, William T., consultant, 1996 Olympics ofWhite Water Canoe and Kayak 52 Fulton, Sandra Ford, commissioner. Department of Tourist Development, State ofTennessee 20 Gorin, David, executive vice president. National Association of RV Parks & Campgrounds 96 Harder, Allan E., director, economic and business development office, Chero- kee Nation 64 Hargrove, Cheryl M., director ofheritage tourism. National Trust for Historic Preservation 83 Hartley-Leonard, Darryl, president, Hyatt Hotels Corp., and chairman. Travel and Tourism GovernmentAffairs Council 20 Juliano, Robert E., legislative representative, Hotel Employees and Res- taurantEmployees International Union 52 LaRocco, Hon. Larry, a Representative in Congress from Idaho 8 La Rosa, William, administrator, division of cultural and heritage affairs, departmentofpublic resources, Hudson County, NJ 37 Marinaccio, Paul, executive director of the New York City Economic Policy and MarketingGroup 37 Payne, Hon. Donald M., a Representative in Congress from NewJersey 8 Powell, Caletha M., executive director, Greater New Orleans Black Tourism Network, Inc 83 Pruitt, Judge Greg, memberofthe board. National Mississippi RiverParkway Commission, and chairman, Kentucky Mississippi River Parkway Commis- sion 71 Roth, Hon. Toby, aRepresentative in Congress from Wisconsin 8 Ruttger, Jack, owner, Ruttger Bay Lake Lodge, and chairman. Congressional Travel andTourism CaucusAdvisoryBoard 20 Shaw, Everett, president, Renaissance Newark, Inc., and deputy mayor for economic development. Officeofthe Mayor, Newark, NJ 37 Snider, Dr. Harold W., Washington representative and director of govern- mental affairs, Society for the Advancement ofTravel for the Handicapped ISATH] 64 Tighe, AnthonyJ., IntergovernmentalAffairs Specialist, National Endowment for the Arts 83 Verkuil, Paul R., president and CEO, AmericanAutomobileAssociation 71 Prepared Statements Submitted by Members of Congress Abercrombie, Hon. Neil, ofHawaii 15 Clinger, Hon. William F.,Jr., ofPennsylvania 5 Coppersmith, Sam, ofArizona 8 Costello, Hon. Jerry F., ofIllinois 7 (V) VI Page Oberstar, Hon. JamesL., ofMinnesota 3 Petri, Hon. Thomas E., ofWisconsin 5 Rahall, Hon. NickJ., U, ofWestVirginia 7 Zeliflf, Hon. WilliamH., ofNew Hampshire 6 Prepared Statements Submitted by Witnesses Brinell,Joe 103 Brown, David 106 Cartwright, John 122 Endicott, WilliamT 129 Fulton, Sandra Ford 137 Gorin, David 146 Harder,AlanE 150 Hargrove, Cheryl M 153 Hartley-Leonard, Darryl 157 JuUano, RobertE 164 La Rosa, William 167 Marinaccio, Paul 170 Powell, Caletha M 175 Pruitt, Greg 180 Ruttger,Jack 186 Shaw, Everett 190 Tighe, AnthonyJ 196 Verkuil, Paul R 214 Submissions for the Record Collins, Hon. "Mac", a Representative in Congress from Georgia, statement ofHenry County Georgia Convention andVisitors Bureau 30 Oberstar, HonJames L., a Representative inCongress from Minnesota: StatementofJerry Mallett, president.AdventureTravel Society, Inc 97 U.S. DepartmentofCommerce press release 102 Additions to the Record Albertine, Jim, Albertine Enterprises, Inc., letter presenting statement of Richard Newman, CEO, International Association of Convention and Visi- tors Bureau [lACVB] 295 Aquon, Hon. John Perez, LegislatureofGuam, letter 299 Ballou, Roger H., president. Travel Services Group, USA, letter, statement and charts 304 Bilbray, Hon. James H., a Representative in Congress from Nevada, statement 302 Dougherty, William E., chief executive officer, U.S. Aviation Support, Inc., statement ••••• 334 Long, Dr. Patrick, chairman. National Rural Tourism Development Founda- Vatuigohnn[,NRJTacDkF,]general manager, Opryland Hotel, vice presi;dent, Gaylord 337 EntertainmentCo., Nashville, TN, statement 340 VII 103d congress 110 1st Session H. CON. RES. To express the sense of Congress that the President convene a White House Conference on Tourism to recognize travel and tourism in America as a mjgor economic force, providing tax revenue for thousands of cities, counties, and States, income for hundreds of thousands of business firms, and contributing to the Nation's gro^vth and economic stability. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 10, 1993 Mr. Oberstar (for himself, Mr. ROTH, Mr. Clement, Mr. Bacchus ofFlor- ida, Mr. BiLBRAY, Mr. Brewster, Mr. DE Lugo, Mr. Gekas, Mr. KoPETSKi, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Lancaster, Mr. Ravenêl, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. LaRocco) submitted the follo%ving concurrent resolution; which was re- ferredjointlyto the Committees on PublicWorks and Transportation and Energyand Commerce CONCURRENT RESOLUTION To express the sense of Congress that the President convene a White House Conference on Tourism to recognize travel and tourism in America as a major economic force, providing tax revenue for thousands of cities, counties, and States, income for hundreds of thousands of business firms, and contributing to the Nation's growth and economic stability. 1 Resolved hy the House ofRepresentatives (the Senate 2 concurring), vm 2 1 SECTION 1.FINDINGS. 2 Congress makes the followingfindings: — 3 (1) Job generation. (A) Travel industry 4 employment has grown by 43 percent in the last 10 5 years representing twice the growth rate for all 6 United States industries. 7 (B) The travel and tourism industry directly 8 employs 6,000,000 people and indirectly creates em- 9 ployment for another 3,000,000 Americans or 1 in 10 every 13 workers. 11 (C) Wage and salary income from tourism was 12 4 times that of the Nation's steel and automobile 13 manufacturing combined in 1991. 14 (2) Transportation and tourism — 15 interdependency. (A) Successful tourism devel- 16 opment requires the linkage of transportation facili- 17 ties with recreational lands, small businesses, and 18 businesses supporting the traveling public, such as 19 intercity bus, rail, and air passenger carriers, cruise 20 ships, dining establishments, hotels, motels, camp- 21 grounds, car rental firms, and other recreation serv- 22 ice providers. 23 (B) For transportation investment initiatives to 24 contribute toward economic development, such initia- 25 tives must be responsive to emerging economic cir- 26 cumstances. •HCON 110 IH