The Gulf Coast Business Council's February 2019 membership meeting will be held at the Mississippi Gulf Coast Coliseum and Convention Center on Thursday, February 28th. Milton Segarra, CEO of Visit Mississippi Gulf Coast will present key findings from the Tourism Economics Report, including comparisons to similar destinations, the overall performance of the region's tourism sector, the role of the CVB in attracting visitors, the economic rationale for tourism promotion, and case studies of changes in CVB funding.