Harvest on the Harbor Internship (Portland)

Harvest on the Harbor Internship 2011

Employer Information:
Greater Portland Convention & Visitors Bureau
94 Commercial Street, Suite 300
Portland, Maine 04101
(207) 772-4994

Why are meetings and tourism important?
Travel and tourism enhances the quality of life for a local community by providing jobs, increasing tax dollars for improvement of services and infrastructure and attracting facilities like restaurants, shops, festivals, and cultural and sporting venues that cater to both visitors and local residents. Tourism is of the world's largest service export and largest employer. In the United States, for example, travel and tourism is the third biggest retail sales sector. The industry contributes more than $545 billion annually to the nation's economy and generates $94 billion in tax revenues (2001 figures). Indeed, travel and tourism is an economic engine and CVBs are the key drivers.

For more information, please visit the Greater Portland Convention and Visitors Bureau at www.visitportland.com

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