Mayor's conference to focus on tourism.Cruise ships This is a list of cruise ships, both those in service and those that have since ceased to operate. Both cruise ships and cruiseferries are included in this list. (Ocean liners are not included on this list, see List of ocean liners. , destination tourist attractions Noun 1. tourist attraction - a characteristic that attracts tourists attractive feature, magnet, attractor, attracter, attraction - a characteristic that provides pleasure and attracts; "flowers are an attractor for bees" and the Great Lakes Great Lakes, group of five freshwater lakes, central North America, creating a natural border between the United States and Canada and forming the largest body of freshwater in the world, with a combined surface area of c.95,000 sq mi (246,050 sq km). Heritage Coast initiative will be on the agenda for delegates converging con·verge v. con·verged, con·verg·ing, con·verg·es v.intr. 1. a. To tend toward or approach an intersecting point: lines that converge. b. in Sault Ste. Marie Sault Sainte Marie — pronounced "Soo Saint Marie" (IPA /su seɪnt məˈɹi/) — is the name of two cities on the Saint Marys River, which forms part of the boundary between the United States and Canada. in June for the International Association of Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Mayor's Conference. Making Waves Globally' is the theme for this year's event which will focus on tourism and how to benefit from international tourism. The event is scheduled for June 6 to 8 at the Holiday Inn in Sault Ste. Marie. This is the first time the Sault sault n. A waterfall or rapids. [Obsolete French, from Old French, leap, waterfall; see somersault. will host the conference, says Benita Brogno, the city's conference coordinator. The conference, which takes place annually at a selected Great Lakes community, typically attracts between 90 to 125 politicians, heads of business, environmental activists and tourism operators from both sides of the border. The Sault was the successful bidder at the May 1999 conference in Montreal and won the right to choose this year's theme. The event serves as a forum for Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Seaway Noun 1. St. Lawrence Seaway - a seaway involving the Saint Lawrence River and the Great Lakes that was developed jointly by Canada and the United States; oceangoing ships can travel as far west as Lake Superior Saint Lawrence Seaway mayors to air common concerns and reach consensus on matters related to the protection, promotion and development of this inland waterway waterway, natural or artificial navigable inland body of water, or system of interconnected bodies of water, used for transportation, may include a lake, river, canal, or any combination of these. . Brogno, who works out of the city's community services department, says program planning for the event began in January with the mailing out of a preliminary brochure to about 1,700 potential guests. All of the workshops and luncheons are open to-the gteneral public. Conference fees range between $175 and $300, depending upon association membership. "It's a new type of program," says Claude Mailloux, conference association coordinator in Quebec City, of this year's event. "Generally it's shared between our three traditional fields of interest: environment, maritime activity and tourism." The conference also serves as a venue for the host city to showcase its accomplishments and problems, as in the case of last year's conference site, Gary, Ind., an industrial centre on Lake Michigan with a soiled reputation straight out of a Charles Dickens novel. "Gary is an example of a city facing huge social problems and is now in revival, implementing new programs with a dynamic city administration," says Mailloux. "By discussing these problems between delegates and hosts, they show to their citizens they're trying to do something. "Gary was an extreme case, but each city in-our system could face those problems where many industries have been shutting down. We're finding examples everywhere of how you deal with these problems, and those are the kinds of things the host city can showcase to its delegates." |
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