Staycation? Not for folks visiting Bmore. The number of tourist visiting the city jumped by 1 million from 2008 to 2009. Overall, the entire state experienced an increase in the number of people coming here for vacation.
Here's an excerpt:
"Maryland was one of five states nationwide that saw their number of visitors rise in 2009, according to figures released Tuesday by the
Maryland Office of Tourism,
The Baltimore Sun reports.
The report by D.K. Shifflet & Associates of McLean, Va., showed that Baltimore had 29 million visitors last year, 1 million more than in 2008, an increase of 3.5 percent."
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