Nā hanana haʻuki a me ka hui mākaʻikaʻi (Sports ETA) ua hoʻopuka i kēia ʻōlelo e pili ana i ka make ʻana o ka Congressional o ka Pandemic Relief Package:
"Ke hoʻomaikaʻi nei mākou i ka hana a Congress i ka hāʻawi ʻana i ka bila kōkua maʻi maʻi hou e lawe mai i ke kākoʻo i nā ʻohana a me nā ʻoihana ʻAmelika, me nā hanana haʻuki a me nā ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi. Mahalo mākou i ko mākou mau luna i koho ʻia no ka noʻonoʻo ʻana i ka ʻike ʻoihana a mākou i hōʻike ikaika ai i ke kaʻina hana me kā mākou mau hoa, US Travel, ASAE a me Destinations International. He mea koʻikoʻi loa kēia kālā no ka mea ke kākoʻo nei ia i ka ʻaha kūkā o ko mākou kūlanakauhale a me nā keʻena malihini kipa a me nā hui ʻē aʻe e alakaʻi ana i ka ʻoihana huakaʻi a me ka mākaʻikaʻi.
ʻO nā lālā o Sports Events and Tourism Association, ka mana o ka lāhui a me ka hui kālepa no nā hanana haʻuki a me ka mākaʻikaʻi, aia ma kahi kokoke i kēlā me kēia kūlanakauhale kūlanakauhale ma ʻAmelika e ʻimi nei e kūkulu i nā kālā hou no ko lākou kaiāulu ma o ka mākaʻikaʻi. ʻO kā mākou pahuhopu e hoʻonui i ka maikaʻi o ke ola no nā kaiāulu ma o nā hanana haʻuki a me ka mākaʻikaʻi. ʻAʻole hāʻawi wale kēia ʻāpana mākaʻikaʻi i nā ʻauhau hoʻonui a me ka loaʻa kālā, hāʻawi ia i nā kumu nui o ka haʻaheo o ke kaiāulu.
-Alan R. Kidd, Pelekikena & Luna Nui o Sports ETA
He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:
- The members of Sports Events and Tourism Association, the nation's authority and the trade association for sports events and tourism, are comprised of nearly every city destination in America who seeks to build new revenue for their communities through tourism.
- “We applaud the work of Congress in passing the latest pandemic aid bill to bring support to American households and businesses, including the sports events and tourism industry.
- Our mission is to enhance the quality of life for communities through sports events and tourism.
