[h=1]Obama visits Disney World to unveil plan to boost tourism[/h]
WASHINGTON – President Obama is pitching a plan for boosting tourism to the U.S. by speeding visa processing, choosing a Walt Disney World theme park for the announcement just as Republicans prepare to blanket Florida ahead of the state's Jan. 31 presidential primary.
Obama issued an executive order Thursday aiming to increase tourist visa processing in China and Brazil and take other steps including promoting national parks and adding business executives to a tourism advisory board.
The goal is to significantly increase travel and tourism in the U.S. The White House says that more than 1 million U.S. jobs could be created over the next decade, according to industry projections, if the U.S. increases its share of the international travel market.
"Every year, tens of millions of tourists from all over the world come and visit America. And the more folks who visit America, the more Americans we get back to work," Obama said in a statement before boarding Air Force One to Florida.
Disney says the president will be at the Magic Kingdom, which means guests can plan for heavy security. Main Street USA will be closed for the duration of the president’s time there. Guests will be re-routed to other parts of the park. Disney is also cancelling extra magic hours for the Magic Kingdom, and pushing back the “Celebrate a Dream Come True” parade.
What a fucking asswipe
WASHINGTON – President Obama is pitching a plan for boosting tourism to the U.S. by speeding visa processing, choosing a Walt Disney World theme park for the announcement just as Republicans prepare to blanket Florida ahead of the state's Jan. 31 presidential primary.
Obama issued an executive order Thursday aiming to increase tourist visa processing in China and Brazil and take other steps including promoting national parks and adding business executives to a tourism advisory board.
The goal is to significantly increase travel and tourism in the U.S. The White House says that more than 1 million U.S. jobs could be created over the next decade, according to industry projections, if the U.S. increases its share of the international travel market.
"Every year, tens of millions of tourists from all over the world come and visit America. And the more folks who visit America, the more Americans we get back to work," Obama said in a statement before boarding Air Force One to Florida.
Disney says the president will be at the Magic Kingdom, which means guests can plan for heavy security. Main Street USA will be closed for the duration of the president’s time there. Guests will be re-routed to other parts of the park. Disney is also cancelling extra magic hours for the Magic Kingdom, and pushing back the “Celebrate a Dream Come True” parade.
What a fucking asswipe