An Excerpt from the Letter from
President/CEO
The Jackson Hole Chamber of
Commerce runs successful events, offers multiple opportunities for networking,
provides strong Member communication infrastructure, supports professional
visitor services, and includes a veteran sophisticated travel sales department
that all have the purpose of advocating for business. So recently, when
Sequestration swirled about in the news with the threat that the south gate of
Yellowstone was going to open late, many people in the community started to
debate whether or not there was going to be a significant impact for our
economy. At the Chamber, we knew it was a risk we could not afford to take. We
decided to make an investment to ensure that Yellowstone would open on time.
We're happy that the Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism Board, aka the Lodging Tax
Board, also felt that opening the gate was a necessity and as such contributed
significant support. Our tourism economy and our businesses are far too
valuable to gamble with.
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