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Article: 2005: RECORD YEAR FOR $4.95-BILLION-NEW MEXICO TOURISM INDUSTRY, FILLED WITH SUCCESSFUL NEW VENTURES
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- US Fed News Service, Including US State News
- Article date:
- January 31, 2006
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The New Mexico Department of Tourism issued the following news release:
"2005 was a record year for the New Mexico tourism industry," said Michael Cerletti, secretary of the New Mexico Tourism Department (NMTD) at a press conference today (January 30, 2006) in Santa Fe. "More accurate - and more impressive - calculations reveal that the industry is more vital to New Mexico than previously realized; and numbers from the first nine months of 2005 indicate we are headed for another record-setting year in tourism."
The news conference was held at the Inn and Spa at Loretto, site of activities centering on Tourism Day at the Legislature.
Secretary Cerletti cited increases in the number of ...