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HOWEVER -- the most influential people you can contact are: Airport Board Members, Members of the City Council where the airport is located, local Chambers and business associations, etc. So, for example, do you travel out of DFW? Contact every member of the Grapevine, Texas City Council (they receive the most tax dollars from DFW airport).
I very much agree with your assessment. From time to time, I hear from former visitors to the States that have decided to spend their travel money elsewhere. I've always encouraged them to let the various Chambers of Commerce, Visitors Bureaus, etc. know why they have made that decision. I'll make a conscious effort to do the same with domestic travellers as well.