Save money and grab money. Tourism budgets are increasing and decreasing at extremes

Save money and grab money. Tourism budgets are increasing and decreasing. Decreasing tax revenues and serious budget deficits have led many states to cut tourism funding. Washington State will close its tourism bureau this weekend...

Save money, grab money. Tourism budget increases and decreases. Reduced tax revenue and serious budget deficits have led many states to cut tourism funding. Washington state will close its tourism bureau this weekend and will no longer spend money promoting the state's beautiful tourist attractions to attract tourists. However, states may not necessarily have the same calculations. The U.S. Travel Association pointed out that about half of the states in the United States are reducing their budgets for tourism promotion, but the other half are increasing tourism expenditures. The association pointed out that New York State’s tourism promotion expenses decreased by 60% to 5.5 million yuan; Arizona decreased by 40% to 8 million yuan. Even the state of Hawaii, one of the world's top tourist attractions, has managed to divert tourism dollars to other uses, such as social programs, environmental protection and improving infrastructure. The states with the largest increases in tourism spending from last year to this year are: Alaska, Louisiana and Michigan. Some states have established government-private partnerships to share the costs of promoting their island's tourism. Other states have other ideas. Some states believe that tourism is an important industry that will help the economy rebound, such as Michigan. Although Michigan's unemployment rate continues to be the highest in the United States, and even if other services are cut, it believes that tourism is still worth investing a large amount of money. It plans to spend about 25 million yuan to promote tourism this year, aiming to gain an advantage and win over consumers' small cash expenditures on travel. After all, Michigan is surrounded by beautiful lakes that attract tourists.