How to Keep Toronto from being a 'K-Mart Destination'

Will an aquarium be enough to "re-brand" Toronto as a major tourist destination in the wake of the 2003 SARS outbreak?

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January 19, 2005, 9:00 AM PST

"A city doesn't become a destination on the basis of a single attraction, or even a handful of attractions, but because of a critical mass of factors. The most successful tourist cities Paris, London, Venice, New York are those that boast a whole array of destinations, not 12 or 15 like Toronto, but dozens and dozens."

Thanks to Michael Dudley

FULL STORY: Aquarium won't end tourism woes

Wednesday, January 19, 2005 in The Toronto Star

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