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Collier County tourism executive director Jack Wert will deliver his annual State of Collier Tourism presentation on Tuesday, May 7 at Naples Zoo at 9 a.m. This week is National Travel & Tourism Week, an annual tradition in the U.S. travel community. It’s a time when travel and tourism professional across the country and here in Collier County unite to celebrate the value travel holds for the local economy, businesses and personal well-being. The theme this is “Travel Matters.” The presentation will review tourism initiatives, accomplishments and results for 2018 and for the first quarter of 2019. The presentation will take place beginning at 9:00 a.m. in the zoo’s Safari Canyon Theater. Many members of the Collier County tourism industry will be in attendance. Naples Zoo will provide coffee and light breakfast items at 8:45 a.m. before the presentation. In 2018, more than 1.8 million visitors to Collier County spent over $1.4 Billion, resulting in a total economic impact over $2.1 Billion and support of 39,000 jobs. Mr. Wert will have more visitation numbers and details in his report.