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May 2, 2008

National parks see a surge in foreign tourists

  • Weak dollar, 'dirt cheap' gas draw vacationers to iconic U.S. parks
    • By AMANDA LEE MYERS
    Associated Press Writer

    Photo courtesy of National Park Service [enlarge]
    Grand Canyon National Park officials say international tourists now account for an estimated 40 percent of all visitors there — a sharp increase over the previous year.

    GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. — When Steve Meissner of Berlin bought a 1956 butter yellow Cadillac online, he could have simply had it shipped from Arizona to Germany.


     
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