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Year of the Tourist

Author: Alberta Venture
China will produce 100 million outbound tourists by 2020. What is Alberta doing to make sure they come here?
The Tourist Trap: Often all you need is a bit of creativity and a big leap of faith
Alberta’s tourism industry generates more than $5 billion in revenue and $2.3 billion in tax for the federal, provincial and municipal governments each year. It also employs more than 103,000 people throughout the province. West Edmonton Mall generates 28.4 million annual visits and has been visited 550 million times since it was opened. On any [...]