tourism industry

One of Greece's best hopes for dragging itself out of debt is the tourism industry, which employs about one-fifth of the Greek workforce.

But media coverage of the Greek economic meltdown and the sometimes violent anti-austerity protests are threatening to keep tourists away.

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Millions of travelers are hitting the roads for Memorial Day Weekend vacations. AAA expects 32 million people to travel this weekend which is a 5 percent increase from last year.

Much like the broader economy, the tourism industry is showing signs of gradual improvement.

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It's been a dismal time for the nation's travel and tourism industry, with business travel taking an especially big hit.

About 200,000 tourism and travel jobs evaporated in 2008. But many in the industry say they're beginning to see signs of a rebound, sparked by travel bargains.

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The swine flu panic has faded, but the damage could be lasting to Mexico's tourism industry. Millions of dollars of have been lost from the country's third largest source of revenue.

The Caribbean resort of Cancun has been particularly hard hit, with 22 hotels closed and about 10,000 workers furloughed.

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