31 March, 2007 |

New type of tourists

“Marathon” tourism becomes more popular in the world. Some people participate in marathon running not so much for the sake of sports, but for the sake of an opportunity to visit new places.
It is worth of mentioning that the number of the people who are taking part marathons and, so, the potential tourists, has grown almost on third during the last decade. The organization of these actions favorably affects a urban economics. As it has become known during one weekend of large marathons in Boston, Chicago, New York and Honolulu the city can receive more than 100 million dollars.
During a marathon in Los Angeles all hotel rooms in city on March, 4th have been reserved. The set of large running is spent outside the USA - in London, Rome and in more exotic places - in Kenya, China or in Mexica. Even less scale marathon running bring millions to city hotels and restaurants.
Marathon-travelers are usually regarded as a top-middle class and spend significant sums of money during the trips. Approximately a half of marathon-travelers take friends or spouses with them.

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