On Wednesday, the Mississippi Tourism Association celebrated tourism with a number of speakers including Lt. Gov. Delbert Hossmann and House Speaker Philip Gunn. State officials admired the efforts of hotel professionals across the state, saying their research shows people are looking to travel domestically in other counties due to COVID-19 restrictions. Because of this, state officials want to continue providing financial support for local tourism. “Now they are looking for places in this country that is wonderful, and Mississippi is a perfect destination for that,” said Phillip Gunn, Mississippi House spokesman. “The newest law, the Rescue Act, the Rescue Act, and so there is tourism money there. So you should expect that we will support our local tourism efforts again. You are the fourth largest economic factor that we have in this state,” said Hossmann Approximately 21 million people visited Mississippi in 2020. These travelers spent nearly $ 5.65 billion, according to the Mississippi Tourism Association. The tourism industry will create approximately 106,000 jobs and this year hospitality professionals will enjoy opportunities to increase the number of visitors to Mississippi.
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On Wednesday, the Mississippi Tourism Association celebrated tourism with a number of speakers including Lt. Gov. Delbert Hossmann and House Speaker Philip Gunn.
State officials admired the efforts of hotel professionals across the state, saying their research shows people are looking to travel domestically in other counties due to COVID-19 restrictions. For this reason, state officials want to continue to support local tourism financially.
“Now they are looking for places in this country that is wonderful, and Mississippi is a perfect destination for that,” said Phillip Gunn, Mississippi House spokesman.
“The newest law, the rescue law, the rescue law, and so there is tourism money there. So you should expect that we will support our local tourism efforts again. You are the fourth largest economic factor that we have in this state,” said Hossmann.
Approximately 21 million people visited Mississippi in 2020. These travelers spent nearly $ 5.65 billion, according to the Mississippi Tourism Association.
The tourism industry will create around 106,000 jobs and this year hospitality professionals are excited about the opportunity to increase visitor numbers to Mississippi.
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