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Editorial
October 3, 1930
The Daily Alaska Empire
Juneau, Juneau County, Alaska
What is this article about?
Editorial advocates for a Federal Travel Bureau under the Department of Commerce to promote US attractions and attract foreign tourists, citing economic benefits like reversing US spending abroad and emulating France's success in earning $333M from visitors.
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ADVERTISE TRAVEL ATTRACTIONS.
There are so many Federal bureaus that the suggestion that we have another one may cause some to shudder. But the World Work for September advocates another bureau that ought to have an appeal to the business sense of the country.
It proposes that we have a Federal Travel Bureau to be attached to the Department of Commerce the purpose of which would be to let the world-including particularly our own people-know what we have in the United States that would be interesting to those who travel.
People will travel, especially during the agreeable months. They visit the mountains and seas and scenes of historical and other interest. They seek places where climate is agreeable and where picturesque scenery abounds. They hunt out the wonder spots of the world.
Why should we not let the travelers of the world know what we have to show? We go abroad by the thousands and take cash by the hundreds of millions with us to spend abroad. Why not get some of this business for ourselves? We have regions that possess attractions for travelers at all seasons of the year. We have a lot to show.
Let it all be made known.
Of course travelers come to the United States now. It is said that Canadians spend $85,000,000 a year in this country. Why not try to increase this traffic? Canadians could afford it for they collect from tourists much more-$251,000,000 in 1929. And it might be suggested to Europeans who travel that if they find the United States dry or monotonous the roads leading to Canada are always open and easy to find.
France has a travel bureau and in return she collected last year $333,000,000 from foreign tourists. She has travel commissioners who make it easy for the inexperienced to cross international borders. The World's Work proposal is for us to do that. It suggests that we place Government agents in Canada first and then cover the world as fast as the work may be extended.
There are so many Federal bureaus that the suggestion that we have another one may cause some to shudder. But the World Work for September advocates another bureau that ought to have an appeal to the business sense of the country.
It proposes that we have a Federal Travel Bureau to be attached to the Department of Commerce the purpose of which would be to let the world-including particularly our own people-know what we have in the United States that would be interesting to those who travel.
People will travel, especially during the agreeable months. They visit the mountains and seas and scenes of historical and other interest. They seek places where climate is agreeable and where picturesque scenery abounds. They hunt out the wonder spots of the world.
Why should we not let the travelers of the world know what we have to show? We go abroad by the thousands and take cash by the hundreds of millions with us to spend abroad. Why not get some of this business for ourselves? We have regions that possess attractions for travelers at all seasons of the year. We have a lot to show.
Let it all be made known.
Of course travelers come to the United States now. It is said that Canadians spend $85,000,000 a year in this country. Why not try to increase this traffic? Canadians could afford it for they collect from tourists much more-$251,000,000 in 1929. And it might be suggested to Europeans who travel that if they find the United States dry or monotonous the roads leading to Canada are always open and easy to find.
France has a travel bureau and in return she collected last year $333,000,000 from foreign tourists. She has travel commissioners who make it easy for the inexperienced to cross international borders. The World's Work proposal is for us to do that. It suggests that we place Government agents in Canada first and then cover the world as fast as the work may be extended.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic Policy
Trade Or Commerce
What keywords are associated?
Federal Travel Bureau
Tourism Promotion
Economic Benefits
Attracting Tourists
Us Attractions
Canadian Tourism
French Model
What entities or persons were involved?
Department Of Commerce
World's Work
Canadians
Europeans
France
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Proposal For A Federal Travel Bureau To Promote Us Tourism
Stance / Tone
Advocacy For Government Promotion Of Travel Attractions To Boost Economy
Key Figures
Department Of Commerce
World's Work
Canadians
Europeans
France
Key Arguments
Establish A Federal Travel Bureau Attached To Department Of Commerce To Advertise Us Attractions
Us Has Diverse Regions Appealing To Travelers Year Round
Americans Spend Hundreds Of Millions Abroad On Travel; Attract Similar Spending To Us
Canadians Spend $85m Annually In Us But Earn $251m From Us Tourists In 1929; Increase This
France Earns $333m From Foreign Tourists Via Travel Bureau And Commissioners
Place Government Agents In Canada First, Then Expand Worldwide