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View Poll Results: What US cities' substantiality is most dependent on tourism?
New York City 11 12.22%
Los Angeles 12 13.33%
Chicago 4 4.44%
Dallas 0 0%
Philadelphia 3 3.33%
Houston 0 0%
Miami 35 38.89%
Washington D.C. 8 8.89%
Atlanta 0 0%
Boston 7 7.78%
Detroit 4 4.44%
San Francisco 14 15.56%
Phoenix 3 3.33%
Seattle 3 3.33%
Minneapolis 0 0%
San Diego 10 11.11%
St. Louis 0 0%
Tampa 10 11.11%
Baltimore 1 1.11%
Denver 3 3.33%
Pittsburgh 0 0%
Portland 0 0%
Cincinnati 0 0%
Cleveland 0 0%
Orlando 58 64.44%
San Antonio 12 13.33%
Kansas City 1 1.11%
Las Vegas 70 77.78%
Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 90. You may not vote on this poll

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Unread 05-14-2008, 03:40 PM
 
Location: Houston
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Default What US cities' substantiality are most dependent on tourism?

I guess I'm asking..."What cities' are viewed as more play than work"?

I know what I think, but let's find out what you think.
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Unread 05-14-2008, 03:44 PM
 
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Orlando and Las Vegas
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Unread 05-14-2008, 03:47 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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San Francisco.
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Unread 05-14-2008, 03:48 PM
 
Location: Thornton, CO
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I would have to say cities like:
-Las Vegas (Everytime you mention that you're going there, people will always think that you're going gambling and watch shows and stuff)
-Orlando (Amusement parks, disney world, universal studios)
-Honolulu (Beaches, aloha, surfing)
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Unread 05-14-2008, 03:52 PM
 
Location: Houston
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Oops and a vote for Orlando too...man I'm not good at this.
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Unread 05-14-2008, 03:53 PM
 
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San Francisco - after the 1906 quake tourism was built into the biggest industry here (I beileve).
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Unread 05-14-2008, 03:54 PM
 
Location: SF Bay Area
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Las Vegas and Orlando pretty much wouldn't exist if it wasn't for tourism. It's the tourist attractions that made those cities.

San Diego is also very dependent on tourism, but has diversified its economy more.

I didn't vote for SF b/c while the city itself is pretty dependent on tourism, the region has a very diversified and large economy.

Also two cities that you didn't mention that are also very dependent on tourism are NEW ORLEANS and HONOLULU.
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Unread 05-14-2008, 03:57 PM
 
Location: Houston
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I just put the largest cities by metro but New Orleans and Honolulu are definite no-brainers.
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Unread 05-14-2008, 04:04 PM
 
Location: Southern Indiana
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Honolulu
Orlando
Miami
Tampa
Los Angeles
San Francisco
and of course... Las Vegas!
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Unread 05-14-2008, 04:17 PM
 
Location: Thornton, CO
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Sure Los angeles and San Francisco get lots of revenue from tourism, but they do have a lot of other industries and sectors that generate large revenue to the cities. I think this thread is about cities that would just shut down and dead if you took tourism out. I don't think LA and SF qualify for that IMO
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