Department of Tourism

The, Newport, News, Department, of, Parks, Recreation, and, Tourism, (also known as Newport News Parks)

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The, Newport, News, Department, of, Parks, Recreation, and, Tourism, (also known as Newport News Parks) is the government agency responsible for maintaining city parks and other sites of interest to tourists and the general population within the city of Newport News, Virginia. It is under the authority of Assistant City Manager Neil Morgan. The Director of Newport News Parks is Michael Poplawski.
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Newport News Parks is responsible for the maintenance of thirty-two city parks. The smallest is less than half an acre (2,000 m²). The largest, Newport News Park, is 8,065 acres (33 km²), the second-largest city park in the United States. The parks are scattered throughout the city, from Endview Plantation in the northern end of the city to King-Lincoln Park in the southern end near the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel. The parks offer a variety of services to visitors, ranging from traditional park services like camping and fishing to activities like archery and disc golf.

See List of parks in Newport News, Virginia

Historic sites
Newport News Parks maintains eight historic sites within the city. Four of these are located within parks.

Battle of Dam #1, located in Newport News Park
Battle of Lee's Mill, located in Lee's Mill Park
Congress and Cumberland Overlook, located in Christopher Newport Park
Monitor-Merrimac Overlook, located in Anderson Park
Skiffe's Creek Redoubt
Warwick Court House
Newport News Victory Arch
Young's Mill
All of these historic sites (with the exception of the Victory Arch) were significant during the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War in 1862.

Museums
Five museums are run by the department:

Endview Plantation, located in Newport News Park
Lee Hall Mansion
Lee Hall Train Depot
Newsome House Museum & Cultural Center
Virginia War Museum

Sports programs and community centers
Newport News Parks runs eight sports facilities and community centers in the city for use by city residents.

Achievable Dream Tennis Center
Deer Run Golf Course
Doris Miller Recreation Center
Huntington Park Tennis Center
Midtown Community Center
Riverview Gymnastics Center
Stoney Run Athletics Center
Warwick Recreation Center
The department runs youth leagues for basketball, American football, soccer, indoor field hockey, and wrestling. Leagues are also run for adults in basketball, flag football, softball, table tennis, and volleyball.

Department, of, Tourism, Posts, and, Telecommunications, Indonesia,

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Department, of, Tourism, Posts, and, Telecommunications, Indonesia, In Indonesian Departemen Pariwisata, Pos dan Telekomunikasi - usual Indonesian acronym being Parpostel' was the government department in New OrderIndonesia concerned with administration of tourism and tourism promotion, as well as Postal services and Telecommunications.

The postal and telecommunication governance is now a Directorate General of Post and Telecommunication in the 'Department of Communication and Information.

The Tourism governance is now done by the Ministry, of, Culture, and, Tourism,

The, Oklahoma, Department, of, Tourism, and, Recreation, is a department, of,the, government, of Oklahoma,.

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The Oklahoma Department of Tourism and Recreation is a department of the government of Oklahoma. Under the supervision of the Governor of Oklahoma, the Department is responsible for regulating Oklahoma's tourism industry and for promoting Oklahoma as a tourist destination. The Department is governed by the a nine-member Tourism and Recreation Commission, with the Governor appointing eight members and the Lieutenant Governor of Oklahoma serving as the ninth member and chair of the Commission. The Commission then appoints an Executive Director to administer the Department.

The Department of Tourism and Recreation was created in 1972 during the term of Governor David Hall.

History
The Department began in 1931 when the Oklahoma Legislature appropriated $90,000 for the land on which Lake Murray is located. In the late 1930s, the United States Congress directed the United States Army Corps of Engineers to begin construction on several large reservoirs, primarily for flood control and water supply. In 1951, Lake Murray State Park also became the site for the first of seven state-owned resort lodges. Through the years, park, lodge, and tourism programs rested in the Planning and Resources Board, the Department of Commerce and Industry, and the Industrial Development and Park Department. In 1972 the Legislature created the Oklahoma Tourism and Recreation Department, now made up of six divisions.

Supporting Agencies
Oklahoma Film and Music Advisory Commission
Oklahoma Tourism Promotion Advisory Committee

The Department, of, Tourism, (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Turismo), abbreviated as DOT, is the executive department of the Philippine government...

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The Department of Tourism (Filipino: Kagawaran ng Turismo), abbreviated as DOT, is the executive department of the Philippine government responsible for the regulation of the Philippine tourism industry and the promotion of the Philippines as a prime tourist destination.

Started as a private initiative to promote the Philippines as a major travel destination, the Philippine Tourist & Travel Association was organized in 1950, and in 1956, the Board of Travel and Tourist Industry was created by Philippine Congress, until in 1973, President Ferdinand Marcos created the cabinet-level Ministry of Tourism (MOT), the agency Philippine Tourism Authority (PTA) and the Philippine Convention Bureau (PCB).

Then in 1986, under Executive Order Numbers 120 and 120-A signed by President Corazon Aquino, now the Department of Tourism was reorganized and the Philippine Convention Bureau was renamed as Philippine Convention and Visitors Corporation. In 1998, the Department of Tourism was one of the main offices of the government that is responsible for the culmination of the centennial celebrations of Philippine Independence from Spain. In 2002, the Department of Tourism initiated one of its most successful tourism promotion project the Visit Philippines 2003 in spite of post 9-11 threats of terrorism under Secretary Richard J. Gordon.

Tourism Projects
Visit Islands Philippines 1994
Miss Universe Beauty Pageant 1994
Florikultura '98 - international horticulture exhibition
Expo Pilipino 1998 - Philippine Centennial International Exposition
1998 Philippine Centennial Celebrations
World Exposition 2002 Manila (cancelled due to financial problems of the government)
Visit Philippines 2003
WOW (World Of Wonders) Philippines

List of Secretaries of Tourism
Name Month and Year Started Month and Year Ended
Jose Antonio Gonzales March 1986 June 30, 1987
Rafael Alunan III July 1, 1987 June 30, 1989
Narzalina Z. Lim July 1, 1989 June 30, 1992
Vicente Carlos July 1, 1992 1996
Evelyn B. Pantig (acting) 1996 1996
Guillermina T. Gabor May 19, 1996 June 30, 1998
Gemma Cruz-Araneta July 1, 1998 January 20, 2001
Richard J. Gordon January 20, 2001 January 2004
Robert Dean Barbers (acting) January 2004 February 2004
Roberto M. Pagdanganan February 2004 September 2005
Joseph Ace H. Durano September 2005 present

Department, of, Tourism,

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Department of Tourism issued the following news release,Culture and Heritage, Bermuda Department of Tourism. Circulation:. Conde Nast Traveller We have assurances nothing will happen in the Department of Tourism this year With the new Tourism Department and Tourism Malaysia working together,Tourism development has not come at the cost of the environment in Dadra & Nagar Haveli and myriad jungle hide outs are straight out of a fairytale,Kashmir Tourism Department’s Eternal Slumber department that it makes stupid mistakes while trying to hide its almost total uselessness.

Department, of, Tourism,

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