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Tourism Promotion Act of 2008 could mean millions for marketing Maryland

Published 05/04/08

State lawmakers passed legislation last month that tourism officials said could generate millions of dollars to market Maryland while placing more power in the hands of those who promote Annapolis.

By Paul W. Gillespie — The Capital
Katie Nash, a crew member with Schooner Woodwind Cruises in Annapolis, sands the binnacle of a boat from the Annapolis Marriott Waterfront Hotel. The recently passed Tourism Promotion Act of 2008 is designed to provide more funds for marketing local tourism businesses such as Schooner Woodwind Cruises.
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The Tourism Promotion Act of 2008, approved on the last day of the legislative session, was designed to reshape how the state funds its $11.4 billion tourism industry and make it more competitive with other states. Although the law sponsored by Sen. John Astle, D-Annapolis, was weakened when key mandated funding was removed, local tourism officials point to this legislation as the biggest structural change in state tourism funding since...

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