I felt there was a very strong need to put more emphasis on group and convention sales.

We've been very dependent upon Michigan residents to drive our tourism economy here, and now that the economy is in trouble here in the state and discretionary income is not available as it has been in the past, we are seeing a significant impact in the tourism.

Some of these other states are cleaning our clocks. We've depended on Michigan residents for too many years to drive Michigan's tourism.

We should be a national destination, and we are not. And we are not because we haven't communicated the message to a national audience.

We've been very dependent upon Michigan residents to drive our tourism economy here, and now that the economy is in trouble here in the state and discretionary income is not available as it has been in the past, we are seeing a significant impact in the tourism.

Some of these other states are cleaning our clocks. We've depended on Michigan residents for too many years to drive Michigan's tourism.