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>> I'M HERE TODAY BECAUSE I AM
A STRONG SUPPORTER OF TOURISM.
I HAVE BEEN, I WILL CONTINUE TO
BE, AND I WILL DO EVERYTHING I
CAN BECAUSE I KNOW THE JOB THAT
YOU DO MEANS SO MUCH TO
THE STATE OF MARYLAND.
>> TOURISM DAY IN ANNAPOLIS IS
ABOUT COMING TO THE CAPITOL AND
MEETING OUR LEGISLATORS.
WE BROKE OFF AND WENT TO
DELEGATION MEETINGS AND SOME
PEOPLE HAD INDIVIDUAL MEETINGS
WITH THEIR DELEGATES AND THEIR
SENATORS.
WE BRING IT TO THEM.
IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE COMING
INTO OUR BUSINESS AT HOME.
WE COME TO WHERE THEY WORK, WE
TELL THEM ABOUT OUR ISSUES AND
COSTS AND BENEFITS OF TOURISM
FOR THE STATE OF MARYLAND.
>> WE APPRECIATE YOU BEING HERE
TODAY. IT'S IMPORTANT.
LEGISLATORS NEED TO HEAR
DIRECTLY FROM YOU THAT THIS IS
ABOUT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, THIS
IS ABOUT JOBS, THIS IS ABOUT
CREATING A STATE THAT WE ALL
WANT TO LIVE IN.
>> NOW, I JUST WANT TO THANK YOU
ALL FOR COMING OUT.
I MEAN, IT'S REALLY IMPORTANT
THAT PEOPLE REALIZE THAT
EVERYTHING THAT TOURISM DOES HAS
A DIRECT REFLECTION ON
THE ECONOMY.
IT'S AN ECONOMIC JOBS-DRIVER.
>> TODAY WAS A GREAT DAY FOR
MARYLAND TOURISM.
WE HAD APPROXIMATELY 200
INDUSTRY STAKEHOLDERS HERE
CELEBRATING OUR GREAT INDUSTRY
AND REALLY DRIVING HOME THE
MESSAGE THAT TOURISM DOES WORK
FOR MARYLAND.
>> I LOVE TOURISM.
PEOPLE COME, THEY SPEND THEIR
MONEY, AND THEY LEAVE.
AND WE HOPE THEY COME BACK OR WE
HOPE THEY EITHER BUY SOME WINE
OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT FROM
THE SHIPMENTS MALL.
WE HEARD ABOUT THAT THIS
MORNING.
>> AND WHEN I WAS ASKED A FEW
YEARS AGO IF I WOULD LIKE TO BE
ON THE TOURISM AND DEVELOPMENT
BOARD, I SAID, "YES, YES, YES."
SO, IT'S REALLY BEEN A PLEASURE
AND AN HONOR TO WORK WITH SO
MANY OF YOU.
>> WELL, I JUST WANT TO SAY
THANK YOU TO ALL OF YOU FOR WHAT
YOU DO.
BUT FROM WESTERN MARYLAND TO
OCEAN CITY TO ALL OVER, WE'VE
GOT SO DARN MUCH TO BE PROUD OF
IN THIS STATE.
>> LET'S HARMONIZE AND MAKE
MARYLAND TOURISM EVEN BETTER IN
THE FUTURE.
GOD BLESS.
ENJOY YOUR DAY WITH US.
[clapping] BUH-BYE.
>> MARYLAND TOURISM DAY IS JUST
WRAPPING UP.
IT WAS A TREMENDOUS SUCCESS.
WE HAD A GREAT NUMBER OF STATE
SENATORS AND DELEGATES, LOCAL
MAYORS PARTICIPATE.
OUR DMOS DID A TERRIFIC JOB IN
GETTING THE WORD OUT AND
BRINGING A GOOD CROWD.
LOT OF SUPPORT FOR OUR BUDGET,
AND ALL IN ALL, IT WAS JUST
A VERY SUCCESSFUL DAY.
LOOK FORWARD TO EVEN A BIGGER
DAY NEXT YEAR.