Statistics and Demographics

Attracting travelers (Denison Bulletin Review)

16 May 2008

Why attracting travelers is important is illustrated by the following statement by Roger Brooks, founder and CEO of Destination Development of Seattle, Washington - "Tourism is about cash. It is the purest form of economic development. People come in, spend money and go home."

Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation Releases Annual Report During National Tourism Week (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

16 May 2008

The Greater Philadelphia Tourism Marketing Corporation released its annual report, entitled Tourism 2008 Report to the Region, to members of the local, regional and national tourism and hospitality industry.

'Baptism Assistance Project' offered (BPNews.net)

16 May 2008

ALPHARETTA, Ga. (BP)--With nearly half of the 43,000 churches in the Southern Baptist Convention baptizing three or fewer people, according to 2007 statistics, the Conference of Southern Baptist Evangelists, the North American Mission Board and state and local Baptists are partnering to reverse the trend.