Comments on: Michigan Tourism Strategic Plan unveiled http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/michigan-tourism-strategic-plan-unveiled/ Dig Michigan! Fri, 29 Aug 2008 01:49:40 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Anonymous http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/michigan-tourism-strategic-plan-unveiled/#comment-15398 Anonymous Fri, 30 Mar 2007 15:13:03 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/michigan-tourism-strategic-plan-unveiled/#comment-15398 Yes, I've heard about the "replacement" as well....but as I understood it, it would have a commercial recreation focus and not necessarily address the needs of all sectors of the industry....I may have that all wrong. Yes, I've heard about the "replacement" as well....but as I understood it, it would have a commercial recreation focus and not necessarily address the needs of all sectors of the industry....I may have that all wrong.

]]> By: farlane http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/michigan-tourism-strategic-plan-unveiled/#comment-15369 farlane Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:38:19 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/michigan-tourism-strategic-plan-unveiled/#comment-15369 I have heard that rumor as well. I also heard that there were plans afoot for something to replace it. I was given a contact but haven't had the time to follow it up! We channel so much money to industry and supporting it, but I feel that we really force tourism (which is a huge economic driver) to go it alone. I have heard that rumor as well. I also heard that there were plans afoot for something to replace it. I was given a contact but haven't had the time to follow it up!

We channel so much money to industry and supporting it, but I feel that we really force tourism (which is a huge economic driver) to go it alone.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/michigan-tourism-strategic-plan-unveiled/#comment-15360 Anonymous Fri, 30 Mar 2007 10:56:43 +0000 http://www.absolutemichigan.com/dig/michigan/michigan-tourism-strategic-plan-unveiled/#comment-15360 Interesting article "Michigan Tourism Strategic Plan unveiled". The Plan is ambitious but wonderfully laid out. It's about time! Let's do it! But rumor had it at the conference that the MSU Tourism Center, the entity who had the vision for the plan, was responsible for moving the industry to create the plan, bringing all the partners together to work collaboratively, and key in the success of the plan being written, is closing its doors. WHAT!? If true, what signal is MSU sending our industry at this critical juncture? Apparently due to budget cuts and other political factors, resources to support the Center have been removed over the last few years and there's currently no plan to retain its staff or continue the fine work it has done over the last 20+ years on behalf of the industry as a whole? SAY AGAIN?! How or will MSU continue to support the industry as it has in the past? If not through the Center, where will the industry obtain the services it is losing? Who at MSU has the master plan for helping to support our industry's needs, and those needs laid out in the Plan? How can this happen? This seems to be very ironic.....almost hypocritical.....someone needs to ask some hard questions. Interesting article "Michigan Tourism Strategic Plan unveiled". The Plan is ambitious but wonderfully laid out. It's about time! Let's do it! But rumor had it at the conference that the MSU Tourism Center, the entity who had the vision for the plan, was responsible for moving the industry to create the plan, bringing all the partners together to work collaboratively, and key in the success of the plan being written, is closing its doors. WHAT!? If true, what signal is MSU sending our industry at this critical juncture? Apparently due to budget cuts and other political factors, resources to support the Center have been removed over the last few years and there's currently no plan to retain its staff or continue the fine work it has done over the last 20+ years on behalf of the industry as a whole? SAY AGAIN?! How or will MSU continue to support the industry as it has in the past? If not through the Center, where will the industry obtain the services it is losing? Who at MSU has the master plan for helping to support our industry's needs, and those needs laid out in the Plan? How can this happen? This seems to be very ironic.....almost hypocritical.....someone needs to ask some hard questions.

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