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Article: Las Vegas Seeks Foreign Tourists.
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- Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
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- December 8, 2002
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By Chris Jones, Las Vegas Review-Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News
Dec. 8--Stagnant economies, terrorism and the threat of war between the United States and Iraq continue to prevent many foreigners from visiting Las Vegas, but local tourism officials still believe the time is right to try to lure more international travelers to Southern Nevada.
"We're aware of the downturn (in foreign visitor volume), but the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority is committed to international marketing; that is where a lot of our growth opportunities are," Terry Jicinsky, senior vice president of marketing, said Thursday. "When (foreign) markets ...