As Waters Recede, Tourists Trickle Back

New Orleans' $13.5 billion tourism industry is restarting as the city lays plans to kick-start it.

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October 15, 2005, 11:00 AM PDT

"Last year, visitors spent $13.5 billion in New Orleans and other areas hard-hit by hurricane Katrina, with tourism accounting for roughly 1 in 7 jobs in the Crescent City alone.

...Almost six weeks after the hurricane sank the local economy, businesses that cater exclusively to tourists are slowly beginning to reopen. The Louis Armstrong International Airport is expanding the number of flights, and there's even a scaled-down Mardi Gras being planned for Feb. 28."

FULL STORY: As waters recede, tourists trickle back

Friday, October 14, 2005 in The Christian Science Monitor

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