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Archive Home > 2008 > September > 14 > For tourism, summer ended up a mixed bag

For tourism, summer ended up a mixed bag

Slow pace of room reservations has some worried about the future

By Jeff McDonald / The Bulletin
September 14, 2008

Tourists spent less of their disposable income in Central Oregon hotels, shops and restaurants this summer, but some local businesses did well and others say the drop-off was not as bad as they expected.

The region’s tourism economy felt some of the effects of the national economic....

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