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Welcome to www.SDVisit.com, the Office of Tourism’s Web site for the
South Dakota visitor industry. Congratulations on your progress as you continue making
the connections that will help us reach our 2010 goal of doubling visitor spending
from $600 million to $1.2 billion.
2008 was an encouraging year for the visitor industry in South Dakota. Despite
a challenging economy and $4 per gallon gasoline, you didn’t give up, and you
boosted visitor spending in the state to $967 million. That’s 2.8 percent growth
and a $26 million increase. Congratulations on a job well done!
I encourage you to capitalize on this momentum as we move
into 2009. Continue to participate in cooperative marketing
efforts, utilize research and pay close attention to regional
and national trends. Let’s keep working together as we showcase
the Great Faces and Great Places of our state.
Sincerely,
M. Michael Rounds
Governor
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