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Article: Restaurant Business Heats Up with Summer Travel-and-Tourism, Culinary Tourism
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- August 1, 2005
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WASHINGTON, Aug. 1 /U.S. Newswire/ -- Scores of travelers are
experiencing "culinary tourism" -- a movement gaining in popularity
that explores food and drink options as destination attractions. The
nation's 900,000 restaurants are gearing up to provide visitors as
well as locals with memorable dining experiences in August, which is
the most popular month of the year to dine out. This is largely due
to the travel-and-tourism industry, according to National Restaurant
Association research, which indicates that dining out is one of the
most popular tourist activities once reaching a destination.
"Summer is the top season for vacationers hitting the road to