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To: Maurice Winn who wrote (57807)12/29/2004 11:43:35 PM
From: TobagoJack  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 74559
 
Maurice, <<Countries don't have experience>> ... wrong again.

<<King George II is not at all busy in Mesopotamia>> ... wrong once more.

<< wonder if Hu Jintao and Vladimir will misunderestimate King George II>> ... what do you think? What is there to underestimate?

Chugs, Jay



To: Maurice Winn who wrote (57807)12/29/2004 11:56:59 PM
From: Snowshoe  Respond to of 74559
 
>>Currency gyrations should be fun<<

Mq,

Thanks to the cheap USD, gobs of foreigners are coming to the USA and having fun! Here are some stats from Wednesday's Arizona Republic...

2004 projected visitor arrivals to the US from the top 10 countries, and the change from 2003:

Canada: 13.5m, up 6.9%

Mexico: 11m, up 4.7%

UK: 4.3m, up 9.1%

Japan: 3.8m, up 20%

Germany: 1.3m, up 11.9%

France: 765k up 11.1%

South Korea: 631k, up 2.1%

Australia: 501k, up 23.5%

Italy: 459k, up 14.9%

Netherlands: 421k, up 12.6%

Source: Travel Industry Association of America