U.S. Tourism Sales Grow 6.7% in 2004
From Reuters
The U.S. tourism industry grew 6.7% in 2004, led by sales of food, airline travel, recreation and entertainment goods, the government said.
The Commerce Department said tourism sales in 2004 rose to $960.7 billion from $900 billion in 2003. It was the third straight annual increase in sales of travel-related goods and services.
Hotel accommodations, airfares and souvenirs, or direct tourism sales, accounted for $548.6 billion of the total.
