Visit California is a nonprofit organization that was formed in 1998 at a governmental state level that encourages tourism to California. The organization is run by the executive committee and board members. The mission of the organization is “to develop and maintain marketing programs — in partnership with the state's travel industry — that keep California top-of-mind as a premier travel destination” (About Visit California, 2014). The 37 members Visit California commission include individuals from all 12 regions of California and they manage all properties of those regions (About Visit California, 2014). They provide services like “accommodations, restaurants and retail, attractions and recreation, transportation and travel services, and the passenger car rental industry” (About Visit California, 2014). Visit California is composed of many sources of income, such as sale taxes, fees, and more.
Overall Revenue
Visit California earned a majority of its revenue from compulsory income and earned income. Most of the revenue that goes towards Visit California is usually from the state and local tax receipts from when the visitors and travelers come into the state, which is $6.3 billion. Also along with the tax receipts, Visit California receives $30.4 billion from travel-related earnings (About Visit California, 2014).
Compulsory Income Gratuitous Income Earned Income Investment Income Contractual Receipts
$36.4 billion Unknown $102.3 billion $23.7 million $0
Table 1: Current Sources of Revenue
For gratuitous income, I believe that the organization receive grants from the government since it is from the public sector and fundraising is probably not the issue, since they have sufficient amount of revenue from tourists. Unfo...
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... as an attempt to be transparent about who is funding the organization and how the money is being spent.
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Colorado is such a beautiful state. It brings in a lot of outsiders but not only for its beauty, but for its history as well. Travelers and tourists have been visiting Colorado since before the 19th century. However, during the 19th century, the development of Colorado boomed greatly because of its iconic people and the fact that so many travelers and tourists enjoyed seeing Colorado. The people contributed to making Colorado history more appealing to tourists so the state really emerged. Tourism has led Colorado to great lengths and still to this day, Colorado brings in many travelers and tourists.
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“Hotel California” by The Eagles has been the recipient of much speculation since its release in 1976. Although many other interpretations exist including some which claim this song to be referencing drugs, much evidence suggests that “Hotel California” is, at least partly, making a statement about the lifestyle of drug and alcohol users particularly in the large cities of California. As with many songs, duality of meaning exists in “Hotel California.”
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...e" (Trask xix). This incident beautifully illustrates and signifies tourism's impact in American society. Like most Americans, this woman uses a discourse that has been shaped by tourist advertisements and souvenirs. The woman's statement implies that Trask resembles what the tourist industry projects, as if this image created Hawaiian culture. As Trask asserts, Hawaiian culture existed long before tourism and has been exploited by tourism in the form of advertisements and items such as postcards. Along with the violence, endangered environment, and poverty, this exploitation is what the tourist industry does not want to show. However, this is the Hawai'i Haunani-Kay Trask lives in everyday. "This is Hawai'i, once the most fragile and precious of sacred places, now transformed by the American behemoth into a dying land. Only a whispering spirit remains" (Trask 19).
Tourism has become much more prevalent in recent times, due in large part to the increasing human population of the earth and the increasing leisure time and dis...
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"…brings into contact people from different nations, socioeconomic classes, and ethnicities." (p. 2) As such, the authors argue that historical studies of tourism reveal human interaction that is "both pleasurable and profitable as well as exploitative and depleting."
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