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Panama City cruises past Spring break
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Unconventional wisdom
District convention centers reported surprisingly steady activity during the recession, but a building boom and stiff competition could eventually take a toll.
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Canadian tourism on the rise, eh?
Thanks to better exchange rates, Canadians are starting to reverse a long, steady decline in visits to the district.
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Tourism and New York City's economy
In New York City, tourism has made impressive gains in recent years, particularly in the foreign visitor segment. While not large enough to propel the city's economy, this long-term growth industry is critical to maintaining the local export base and providing jobs to low-skilled workers.
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The year of the minivan
After 9/11, tourism took a turn toward safe, family options, which are a perfect fit for the district.
Discussion Paper
Does a Data Quirk Inflate China’s Travel Services Deficit?
Chinese residents are increasingly traveling to see the rest of the world, logging a total of 162 million foreign visits in 2018, up from 57 million in 2010. Increased travel spending by Chinese residents is acting to reduce the country's trade surplus because such spending is counted as a services import. However, there appears to be a quirk in the Chinese data that results in a significant understatement of the offsetting spending by visitors to China (a services export). According to other Chinese data, this understatement totaled $85 billion in 2018. If so, China's deficit in travel ...
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A nice place to visit, but ...
Tourism can spark economic growth, but public funding of the industry is questionable.
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Montgomery drives ahead with autos
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Exploring new tourism territory
The Lewis & Clark bicentennial was expected to bring new tourism, but results have been mixed.