Arizona tourism industry packs an economic punch of $17.7 billion yearly and 2012 looks to be the best year since 2008. Let hope and promote!
WASHINGTON -- When she leaves the executive mansion as Washington state's 22nd governor next January, Democrat Chris Gregoire wants to unwind by taking a month to visit some national parks with her husband, Mike.
She's hoping that more foreign tourists will do the same. While global tourism rose by 40 percent in the past decade, Gregoire said that the number of overseas travelers who came to the United States increased by only 1 percent from 2000 to 2010...
According to the White House, both the travel industry and Bureau of Economic Analysis say that international travel is particularly important as overseas or "long-haul" travelers spend on average $4,000 on each visit.
Gregoire says cash-strapped states need to lure more such visitors. She says that Western states, with an abundance of spectacular scenery and parkland, are best suited to pull them in...
http://www.kansascity.com/2012/02/24/3449562/western-states-should-lure-foreign.html
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