Article: Sacramento, Calif., credits Schwarzenegger for extended tour bus stops.

By Andrew Lepage, The Sacramento Bee, Calif. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Oct. 12--Sacramento -- more than a bathroom break.

This year more tour buses en route to or from destinations such as Lake Tahoe and Yosemite are stopping here for a night's stay, not just a three-hour break in Old Sacramento.

Tourism officials credit bolstered marketing efforts, a national tourism rebound and the free publicity Sacramento has enjoyed over the past year courtesy of California's globally known actor-turned-governor.

"He (Arnold Schwarzenegger) has given us more visibility in the market with the word 'Sacramento' being used nationwide ...

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