Gov Conference on Tourism (Santa Fe, Roswell: budget, work, crime)

[BrianH]

Just got back in and some pretty exciting things coming up hopefully. We all need to the legislature to give an extra $5m to the Tourism Dept for advertising.

The NM Tourism Dept's budget is a joke vs all of the bordering states IMO.

Congrats to Roswell and ill see yous in April

[catman]

One of the things I like about NM is that it's not absolutely buried in hordes of tourists (although Taos, Ruidoso, and Santa Fe can be on occasion). I can understand why you guys in tourism would like for it to be ($$$)!

[wa3pnt]

Let's put the $5Mil on Road Repair and let the NM Residents benefit directly.

George

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Originally Posted by wa3pnt

Let's put the $5Mil on Road Repair and let the NM Residents benefit directly.

George

Unfortunately we are 500 million in the hole in the DOT. We'll see what comes out of the legislative session in feb.

[BrianH]

Originally Posted by wa3pnt

Let's put the $5Mil on Road Repair and let the NM Residents benefit directly.

George

Who do you think creates the money in the first place ? Tourists! You put more into promoting the state, we get more visitors = more $$$$$ and the Tourism Dept has the stats to prove it.

[patricia123]

What happen to old Town, isn't this one of your main attractions.

[patricia123]

Originally Posted by catman

One of the things I like about NM is that it's not absolutely buried in hordes of tourists (although Taos, Ruidoso, and Santa Fe can be on occasion). I can understand why you guys in tourism would like for it to be ($$$)!

And I am sure you do not like money, infact lets just stop the tourism, all the stores will close people will be out of work the can go on welfare and crime will go up. How's living here sound now?