See America : the politics and administration of federal tourism promotion, 1937-1973 /

"As the first federal tourism agency, the US Travel Bureau played a seminal role by setting the precedent for federal involvement in tourism. Created in 1937 by Interior Secretary Harold Ickes and given formal status by Congress in 1940 the Travel Bureau was distinctive for several reasons. Bus...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Lee, Mordecai, 1948- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Albany : State University of New York Press, [2020]
Temas:
United States. > Department of the Interior > History.
United States. > Department of the Interior
Tourism > United States > History.
Tourism > Government policy > United States.
Tourisme > Politique gouvernementale > États-Unis.
Tourism
Tourism > Government policy
United States
History
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • The tourism industry and big government: Origins of the US Travel Bureau, 1930-1936
  • The US Tourist Bureau: Birth by administrative action, 1937
  • The US Travel Bureau: Renamed and expanded, 1938
  • When business liked (part of) the New Deal, 1939
  • Congress decides it sometimes likes agency PR: Statutory creation, 1940
  • Promoting tourism during a national emergency, 1941
  • Travel promotion in wartime? 1942-1943
  • Post-War revival: Interior's US Travel Division, 1946-1949
  • Last try: Interior's Office of Travel, 1968-1973.

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