The weak dollar and USA tourism

Forbes just did an article about tourism to the USA and the weak dollar:

Last year, overseas visitors spent $96.5 billion. That's up from the $88 billion spent in 2000, according to the Travel Industry Association....The trend may push the domestic tourism market through an otherwise sluggish summer. In March (the latest available month for data) international visitors spent $11.4 billion, up 20% from the previous March.

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Still, the increased spending is bittersweet for the industry. Between 2000 and 2007, the United States welcomed 2.1 million fewer visitors, from a peak of 26 million in 2000.

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