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Economic news continues to hit our industry

Posted by: JoanEisenstodt in Travel costs, Tourist attractions, Tourism, Taxes, St. Louis, San Antonio, Research - Travel Trends, News, Jobs, Hotel, Employment, Economy, Destination, Boston, Birmingham Alabama on Nov 02, 2008

A spate of articles today in just one of the news services (bizjournals.com) I receive:

 From Boston, news of cuts of personnel at tourist attractions and the CVB.  And it's the state where there is a proposition (Massachusetts Question 1) on the ballot to again vote on eliminating the state income tax which will further decimate the budget.

From Birmingham, AL, news about a potential increase in

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