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Attractions have become more important as an incentive to visit our communities and the need to connect all our tourist associations has become ever more obvious. Our convention bureaus are connected through a national association and we need to make sure that some agency focused on the business of tourism is watching, working and connecting the various agencies to entice that visitor to our State and our various communities. In Kansas, we are well aware of other communities such as Colorado, Missouri and Nevada due to their effective advertising. Colleagues that I have in this industry are less aware of Kansas due to the lack of funding for more advertising. The need to increase external advertising is paramount if we hope to grow tourism in the State. The need to reach out in to other countries is becoming more apparent. More collaboration between State agencies and private groups is needed to fund this effort as we seek to grow this partnership. In Wichita, construction of new hotels and motels continues and the opportunity for more competition is growing. Job opportunities are constant and the need for competent employees in this industry makes it ever more challenging. At the same time, if growth in this industry is to be short lived, the security for a worker to belong in tourism will not be attractive and we will not be able grow this work force or be able to attract additional business to our State. Convention and Tourism play a major part in the economy of our State and local communities. Losing a convention in the winter months can be catastrophic to business owners and workers alike. Having an agency that is solely committed to the business of tourism and travel, committed to connecting all the organizations in this great industry is certainly a way to help grow and perpetuate our State presence in North America. VISIT KANSAS is an important initiative. The stakeholders in this industry are many and we are an impassioned group of people working hard and believing deeply in how to grow what we do for the benefit of many. Thank you for allowing me to address this issue with you. Michael J Phipps  !#$ * , E ) * x CD ƻ仰للynnnnyyhh'CJ aJ hh!kdCJ aJ hhlZCJ aJ hhICJ aJ hh'CJ aJ hh,1tCJ aJ hhFCJ aJ hh>CJ aJ h>hhhJ8CJ aJ hhCJ aJ hduCJ aJ hdujhduUhCJ aJ (!"#$' ( * + DEgddu$a$gddu21h:pdu/ =!"#$% Dd]&\\j  C FA.Hilton logo stacked 10R՝V A@ .DFV A@ .JFIFSoftware: Microsoft OfficeC    $.' 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