Tourism.

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The number of pleasure travelers and overnight visitors in Denver dropped 4 percent in 2003 from record highs in 2002. Last year, 9.7 million overnight visitors spent $2.3 billion in Denver, according to data compiled by Longwoods International, which monitors the tourism industry. "This makes Denver's tourism industry the exact same size as Colorado's (statewide) skiing industry in terms of economic importance," said Denver Metro Convention & Visitors Bureau President & CEO Richard Scharf. The study also reported:

* The top three states that sent pleasure visitors to Denver in 2003 were Colorado...