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CVB: travel is up, crime is down in the big apple.

Publication: Business Travel News
Publication Date: 10-NOV-03 		Format: Online - approximately 764 words
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

Article Excerpt
New York City--consistently the costliest domestic destination in which to do business in Business Travel News' annual Corporate Travel Index (BTN, Feb. 24)--arguably was hit hardest by the downturn in the economy and certainly received the worst fallout from the terrorist attacks of 2001, but recent figures show travel is on the rise to the destination, which also has been the slowest to recover from the triumvirate of the recessive economy, Iraq war and terror attacks and alerts.

The number of domestic travelers to the city has improved, according to recently reported full-year 2002 data from NYC & Co., New York's convention and visitors bureau. "Despite the challenges over the past two years,...

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