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Many countries have budget deficits, such as Michigan, will begin to allocate additional funds for tourism marketing.

Buckeye currently has U.S. $ 3.2 billion deficit, as an effort to overcome this problem, Gov. Ted Strickland want to eliminate all travel marketing fund and provide employment to a public-private partnerships.

This plan, Ohio Division of Travel and Tourism budget will be cut 90 percent, from $ 1.4 million this year to $ 400,000 next year and to zero in 2011, according to Kelly Schlissberg, spokeswoman for the Ohio Dept. of Development. In addition, from Ohio Discover $ 6.8 million budget for tourism marketing will be eliminated.

According Schlissberg, the proposals that have effectively and promote tourism.

Many of the country and visitors bureaus and travel and tourism association does not agree, which in effect proposed can affect their business.

Dennis Roche, president of Cleveland-positive, he said

In regard to the tradeshow industry, he also expressed concerns. "What we see in the budget and the money invested in the Ohio Division of Tourism, as we see revenue for the country, making the traffic coming to tradeshows and conventions and other meetings," said Roche.

Paul Astleford, president and CEO of Columbus, is also very concerned about the potential income to the proposed industry that provides 452,000 jobs and the ROI for large and strong country, but he does not feel that the industry tradeshow will be affected directly. "The tradeshow industry is directly impacted on the tradeshows is very dependent on the presence and attendance" said Astleford.