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<br />e <br /> <br />e <br /> <br />TOURISM IN THE LA PORTE-BAYSHORE AREA <br /> <br />Tourism is the second largest industry in the state of Texas. According to a <br />recent survey conducted by Southern Living Magazine, the LaPorte-Bayshore <br />Area appears to already have those assets preferred by most tourists. (See <br />chart below), The major category, Historic Attractions, is well represented <br />here, as are the categories of Outdoor Sports and Boating & Fishing. <br /> <br />WHY DO TOURISTS TRAVEL IN TEXAS? <br /> <br />SURVEY #2 (1985) <br /> <br /> <br />Visit Historic Attractions <br /> <br />66.9 <br /> <br /> <br />Outdoor Sports <br /> <br /> 45.6 <br /> 44.9 <br /> 33.8 <br /> 22.6 <br />II <br />4.6 <br />0% 10 20 30 40 50 <br />Percentage Responses <br /> <br /> <br />Vuit Musewns <br /> <br /> <br />Theme Parks like Six Flags <br /> <br /> <br />Boating and Fishing <br /> <br />Hunting <br /> <br />60 700/0 <br /> <br />Source: Sovthern Uving MagaDlW <br /> <br />The geographic location of our community, situated between the San Jacinto Battle- <br />ground, Galveston Bay, and NASA (along with the Disney Space Park of the future) <br />make it apparent that we should aggressively pursue the tourism market. Let us <br />look first at our existing assets, then consider ways to promote them, improve them, <br />or capitalize upon them, <br /> <br />-1- <br />