U.S. Tourism Sales Hit Record $1.2 Trillion ; but Private Sector Warns of Loss to Other Nations
The Washington Times › May 17, 2007
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Tourism-related sales rose 6.9 percent to reach a record $1.2 trillion in the United States last year, but private-sector travel groups continued to warn that the United States is losing ground to other countries.
International travelers spent $107.4 billion while traveling to and in the United States last year, which is a 5 percent increase from 2005 and beat a record set in 2000, according to the Commerce Department, which released the figures yesterday.See the full content of this document
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U.S. Tourism Sales Hit Record $1.2 Trillion ; but Private Sector Warns of Loss to Other Nations
About 51.1 million international tourists visited the United States last year, up 3 percent from 2005.
"The United States remain...See the full content of this document
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