Ups and Downs of Tourism

How many people drop by visitors centers when traveling in California? It can vary widely from year to year. A sampling of the changes from 1998 to 1999:

Number of visitors to centers:

Number (March ‘98-99)

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Death Valley

March 1998: 2,180

March 1999: 3,204

% change: +40.5%

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Los Angeles

March 1998: 9,210

March 1999: 10,666

% change: +15.8%

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Monterey

March 1998: 19,977

March 1999: 19,465

% change: -2.6%

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San Diego

March 1998: 3,540

March 1999: 4,217

% change: +19.1

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San Francisco

March 1998: 49,371

March 1999: 50,854

% change: +3%

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Santa Barbara

March 1998: 13,507

March 1999: 17,680

% change: 30.9%

Sources: Death Valley Chamber of Commerce, tourism bureaus and visitors centers.