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Washington tourism booms as visitors return in record numbers
Washington sees a surge in travelers after a low year marked by riots and campaigns. Managers from the Convention and Visitors Bureau cite a rise to 17 million visitors, hotel occupancy up about 23 percent, and new tour buses along with enhanced parks and summer shows. May monument visits exceed prior totals, hotels report strong reservations, and officials highlight lower fears and revived interest in the capital.
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UEI
Tom Foster
Washington Convention and Visitors Bureau
Leonard F. Hickman
Hotel Association
New &T
Lincolns¢ Memorial
John F. Schlotterbeck
Ambassador Hotel
John Norlander
Washington Stilton
Capitol
Hugh Scott
R-Pa
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Carlly T. Curtis
R-Neh
Lincoln Memorial
Vrs
Martha Harrison
National Park Service
Jennifer Hilligoss
Crystal. Ing
Nancy Stanley
Rt. 4
Imma Rayford
Halford St
Robert Paris
Ee Anderson
White Houges St
Richard Watson
Daleville
Vivian Birch
Toss Malin
Ada Silvey
Hiss Kathrine Richard