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Article: Regional Cruise Tourism Up in a Down Economy
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- October 28, 2009
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To: TRAVEL EDITORS
Contact: Michele M. Paige of Florida-Caribbean Cruise
Association, +1-954-441-8881
New Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association Study Cites Higher
Destination Spending
CASTRIES, Saint Lucia, Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Cruise
spending is up in a down economy in destinations visited by cruise
line-members of the Florida-Caribbean Cruise Association.
Cruise tourism boosted revenues for ports and businesses in
Florida, Latin America and the Caribbean in one of the gloomiest
financial years since the Great Depression, according to an FCCA-
commissioned study from Business Research and Economic Advisors.
BREA reported that FCCA-regional cruise tourism in 2008-2009 ...