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visitors stories: 5 news summaries
OPINION

HuffPo Worth $200M?
Em, More Like $2M

Comparing site to Salon's performance deflates the hype

Jan 5, 09 1:41 PM CST
(Newser) - The Huffington Post stunned the media world when it scooped up $25 million last month from Oak Investment Partners for an undisclosed stake, but industry tongue-waggers who put the uberblog's value between $100 million and $200 million are full of it, writes Simon Dumenco in AdAge. To "anybody... More »

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media • journalism • venture capital • American media • new media • visitors • Huffington Post • Salon

Amid Recession, Visitors Flock to National Parks

Every dollar spent on parks generates $4 in spending

Dec 29, 08 6:38 AM CST
(Newser) - Local economies enjoyed a federal bailout of sorts from National Parks visitors, who spent $11.8 billion in businesses surrounding parks and monuments last year. For every government dollar dispensed on upkeep and some 200,000 workers, $4 were generated in local spending, reports the Washington Times. Sales were up... More »

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travel • tourism • recession • White House visitors • visitors • National Park Service • hotels • local economy

 Grand Canyon Is No Disneyland 

It takes 6,000 workers to keep park visitors safe

Jul 1, 08 6:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Every day from before dawn until around midnight, a staff of thousands unites to keep the Grand Canyon in good condition and its 4.4 million annual visitors safe. NPR travels to the iconic destination to see how it works. "I hope that you are not imagining a pony... More »

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travel • West • Arizona • adventure travel • tourists • national park • Grand Canyon • visitors • Wild West • National Park Service

 More Young Men
 Go Into the Wild
 in Alaska 

Residents wary as visitors trek to bus where

Jun 30, 08 7:18 PM CDT
(Newser) - Just as residents of Healy, Alaska feared, more men have come looking for the bus—the old jalopy where Christopher McCandless died on his famous quest, the AP reports. Portrayed in the book and film, Into the Wild, his trip to Alaska has inspired dozens to trek through dicey weather... More »

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Alaska • film • book • Into the Wild • tourists • visitors

 Report Rips Zoo in Tiger Attack

Facility was understaffed and unprepared for emergency

Mar 19, 08 7:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - When a 243-pound tiger escaped its pen and began mauling Christmas Day visitors, the San Francisco Zoo was painfully understaffed and ill-equipped to respond to the emergency, according to a new report. "The zoo is too often chasing problems," concluded the independent Association of Zoos and Aquariums of... More »

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911 call • animal attack • zookeeper • tigers • Tatiana • San Francisco Zoo • Paul Dhaliwal • Kulbir Dhaliwal • tiger attack • Christmas Day • visitors • Carlos Sousa Jr • tiger grotto

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