Broken Arrow City Council
Meeting of: 05-07-2024
Title:
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Approval of and authorization to execute a Proclamation declaring the week of May 19 - 25th, 2024, as National Travel and Tourism Week
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Background:
Established in 1983, National Travel and Tourism Week (NTTW) is an annual tradition to celebrate the U.S. travel community and travel’s essential role in stimulating economic growth, cultivating vibrant communities, creating quality job opportunities, inspiring new businesses, and elevating the quality of life for Americans and Oklahomans every day.
Tourism is Oklahoma’s third-largest industry and only second to oil and gas in bringing out-of-state dollars into Oklahoma and stimulating small businesses which account for more than 60% of leisure and hospitality employment.
Cost: N/A
Funding Source: None
Requested By: Makala Barton, Tourism Manager
Approved By: City Manager Office
Attachments: NTTW Proclamation 2024, VBA Evergreen Spot 2024_final_HighRez
Recommendation:
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Approve and authorize execution of the proclamation declaring May 19-25, 2024, as National Travel and Tourism Week
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