Tourism Cares: 300 Travel Industry Volunteers on Angel Island

Tourism Cares, the non-profit organization in the travel industry dedicated to preserving the travel experience for future generations, brought 300 travel industry volunteers together on Friday, June 4, to make a difference on Angel Island for the 2010 Tourism Cares for America San Francisco Bay volunteer event.

· Tourism Cares for America volunteers represent all facets of the travel industry; tour operators, hoteliers, destination marketing organizations, airlines, cruise lines and attractions, who recognize the importance of protecting and preserving travel destinations for the benefit of future generations of travelers.

· At Angel Island, volunteers were involved in a number of projects that would have taken park staff months to complete. Limited financial resources have curtailed the maintenance of Angel Island’s many natural and historic sites. Angel Island is listed by the National Trust for Historic Preservation as one of America’s ten most-threatened historic sites.

· The Tourism Cares for America event has been held in 7 different locations across the United States, the Angel Island project being the first held on the West Coast.

For more information, I have pasted the full release below. If you have any further questions, or would like additional pictures, please do not hesitate to reach me at jessicaa@tourismcares.org or 781-821-5990 x212.