,,ii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #ada  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,may #ad1 
#bjac ,mr4 ,begich 7for himself1 ,ms4   
,klobuchar1 ,mr4 ,warner1 ,mr4 ,heller1 
,mrs4 ,shaheen1 ,mr4 ,reid1 ,mr4 ,kirk1 
,mr4 ,scott1 ,mr4 ,schatz1 and ,mr4     
,blunt7 submitted the following         
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,recognizing   
the goals of ,national ,travel and      
,tourism ,week and honoring the valuable
 contributions of travel and tourism to 
the ,united ,states4  ,whereas ,national
 ,travel and ,tourism ,week was         
established in #aihc through the        
enactment of the ,joint ,resolution     
entitled ,joint ,resolution to designate
 the week beginning ,may #bg1 #aihd1 as 
,national ,tourism ,week1 approved      
,november #bi1 #aihc 7,public ,law      
#ih-agh2 #ig ,stat4 #aabf71 which       
recognized the value of travel and      
tourism2 ,whereas ,national ,travel and 
,tourism ,week is celebrated across the 

,united ,states from ,may #d through    
,may #ab1 #bjac2 ,whereas more than #abj
 travel destinations throughout the     
,united ,states are holding events in   
honor of ,national ,travel and ,tourism 
,week2 ,whereas one out of every #h jobs
 in the ,united ,states depends on      
travel and tourism and the industry     
supports more than #ad1fjj1jjj jobs in  
the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the travel
 and tourism industry employs           
individuals in all #ej ,states and all  
the territories of the ,united ,states2 
,whereas international travel to the    
,united ,states is the single largest   
export industry in the country1         
generating a trade surplus balance of   
approximately #de1jjj1jjj1jjj2 ,whereas 
the travel and tourism industry1        
,congress1 and the ,president have      
worked to streamline the visa process   
and make the ,united ,states welcoming  
to visitors from other countries2       
,whereas travel and tourism provide     
significant economic benefits to the    

,united ,states by generating nearly    
#b1jjj1jjj1jjj1jjj in annual economic   
output2 ,whereas leisure travel allows  
individuals to experience the rich      
cultural heritage and educational       
opportunities of the ,united ,states and
 its communities2 and ,whereas the      
immense value of travel and tourism     
cannot be overstated3 ,now1 therefore1  
be it  ,that the ,senate--  7#a7        
recognizes ,may #d through ,may #ab1    
#bjac1 as ,national ,travel and ,tourism
 ,week2  7#b7 commends the travel and   
tourism industry for its important      
contributions to the ,united ,states2   
and  7#c7 commends the employees of the 
travel and tourism industry for their   
important contributions to the ,united  
,states4