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First Family Heads to the Gulf Coast As Uncertainty Looms
July 23, 2010
President Obama has announced that he and his family will visit the Gulf Coast in mid-August. Roger Dow, president and CEO of the U.S. Travel Association (USTA), issued the following statement:
"On behalf of the 400,000 workers in the travel and tourism industry along the Gulf Coast, I applaud and thank President Obama for recognizing the important signal this announcement sends to those considering a vacation in the Gulf region this summer. Actions like this will send a clear message that large areas of the Gulf shoreline remain clean and open for business. Each individual, family or business employee that travels there will play a significant role in saving jobs and helping mitigate the long-term effects of the oil spill on travel and tourism in the region.”
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