Sustainable Tourism
The first Great Smoky Mountains Sustainable Tourism Summit takes place Monday and Tuesday in Knoxville. Sustainable Tourism is defined as an industry that attempts to have a low impact on local environment and culture as it produces jobs and income. Susan Whitaker is the Commissioner of Tourism for Tennessee. She tells WUOT's Chrissy Keuper that in 2006, tourism brought $13.4 billion dollars into the state's economy and that annually, tourism provides about 180,000 jobs in the state and produces about a billion dollars in sales tax revenue...
Posted by mpowell7 at April 25, 2008 05:35 AM
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