Talk:Tourism in the United States

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Is the gambling industry in Detroit that much of a draw? There's at least one casino in Windsor. RickK | Talk 04:26, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)

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[edit] Gambling venues

I think it would be more appropriate to list the major cities (Las Vegas, Atlantic City, etc) in the Cities section then to list a section on gambling venues. --Gtstricky 17:24, 1 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Newburyport

Is Newburyport, Massachusetts really a big American tourist attraction? I've never even heard of it, and I live less than 500 miles away. My guess is that someone who lives near there added because it's a regional attraction. - Big Brother is Watching


It looks like someone in their chamber of commerce or tourism dept. has decided to use the town's wiki article as an ad of some sort. Something makes me think that putting it between Miami and New York wasn't a subtle way to do it. Desk Jockey

[edit] Standards for Addition?

Just wondering, before this article gets out of hand, what standards are being used for Natural Wonders, Cities, etc? Just curious if I should start to expand the list or not. --Dschor 22:10, 14 December 2005 (UTC)

I agree. Everything in this article seems arbitrary to me. Nationalparks 05:11, 7 April 2006 (UTC)
Since no one has responded in over a month, I've tagged the article as needing cleanup, and that's it's pov. Nationalparks 23:21, 18 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Merged from List of popular tourist regions

Alaska

That list is too long, this material should go on this page, if needed. Kevlar67 22:22, 20 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Statistics please

This article should look at things from an economic perspective, more than from the perspective of a tourist guide. It needs some statistics on visitor numbers, revenues etc. Felix Han 17:21, 7 December 2006 (UTC)

I agree. I came here specifically looking for quantification of tourism and its economic impact but did not find it. Brian Pearson (talk) 04:04, 9 December 2007 (UTC)


Also, history of major resorts, such as Newport, RI, Saratoga, southern spas, etc--or at least mention of such historic resorts, such as Macinac Island. Viewed even nationally (which seems to be the limit of this article), let alone globally, this is a huge subject, requiring more topical sections (e.g mountain resorts, seaside resorts, Great Lakes resorts, Florida resorts.....). The present "Resorts" article seems to define that subject as "modern resort hotels." It appears to be a commercial directory. 69.202.108.15 23:04, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Decline in foreign tourists

Is it noteworthy that post-9/11 US tourism declined because of government (esp. US customs) attitude?

Sources can be found at http://www.poweroftravel.org/media.aspx, the site of a US travel-industries lobby group.

Key findings from their studies such as "Travelers to the U.S. are more afraid of U.S. government officials than the threat of terrorism or crime." and "Two-thirds of travelers surveyed fear they will be detained at the border because of a simple mistake or misstatement." aren't really positive for US tourism. (Source: http://www.poweroftravel.org/release-11-20-06.aspx) Syrion 15:47, 5 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Split

The cities section should be split, before it gets too long. There are very many "tourist cities" in the United States and I believe it would make more sense to move it to a new article. Also, I know I used the wrong tag, but I'm not sure what the right one is. Mynameisnotpj (talk) 12:39, 22 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Starting from scratch (my rewrite)

I came across this article recently, and, honestly, there's no content at all. So, I've taken it upon myself to write a completely new article. What has been done so far is here: User:Wackymacs/Tourism in the United States. Any feedback appreciated. My rewrite is far from complete, but I aim to complete it within a month or so. — Wackymacs (talk ~ edits) 09:56, 22 May 2008 (UTC)

Looks incedibly good. I removed most of the content as it was mostly lists of places in the U.S. I knew that by stubbifying it it would draw attention to the very important subject. Bravo! I'm an Editorofthewiki[citation needed] 19:19, 22 May 2008 (UTC)
I have uploaded my rewrite to the article main space. It is incomplete, but provides sufficient information so far. I am going to continue my work on the rewrite. — Wackymacs (talk ~ edits) 19:04, 5 June 2008 (UTC)