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Archive Home > 2006 > January > 02 > Tourism's ups and downs

Tourism's ups and downs

Plenty of bumpy times for business in '05

By Eric Flowers / The Bulletin
January 2, 2006

Jody Denton, head chef and owner of Merenda Restaurant in downtown Bend, can measure the relative health of the region's tourism economy with a quick survey of his dining room floor in downtown Bend.

If the tables are full and the wine is flowing, it's a safe bet that hotel rooms are full and,....

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