These lost jobs can be replaced through increased development of the tourism sector. New money creates jobs for the new businesses and new services. These jobs are filled from all age groups and all skill levels. The tourism sector becomes especially important as a training ground for young people and for older workers re-entering the job market, changing jobs, or needing to work to maintain an independent lifestyle. These new jobs complement the industrial and residential job sectors in the community.
New money brings increased tax dollars.
As a result, these taxes help keep our roads, utilities, and public places repaired and improved. These would benefit not only visitors but permanent residents as well. Bed tax dollars continue to promote the area as a destination to keep the new money flowing. Essential to this continuous positive cycle is the communication and cooperation among the three development sectors, local government, non-profit organizations and business. Broken communication lines, infighting, and lack of cooperation slow down the cycle.