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DENVER - A report released by the Colorado Tourism Office says a record 28 million people visited Colorado last year.

Figures released Tuesday also indicate tourism contributed more than $9.8 billion to the state’s economy in 2007, a 10 percent increase from 2006.

Outdoor trips compose the largest segment among those visiting Colorado on marketable leisure trips, ranking the state ninth among states for outdoor vacations. Colorado keeps its place as the country’s top ski destination.

Colorado’s tourism numbers have been steadily increasing since 2004.

The states Coloradans visited most in 2007 were Texas, California, Arizona, Illinois, Florida and Kansas.

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Despite the country’s economic downturn, tourism continues to thrive in Illinois, Governor Rod Blagojevich announced this week. In fact, the economic impact of tourism in the state increased by more than $1.6 billion in 2007 to a record-setting $29.9 billion, according to the Travel Industry Association of America (TIA).

Visitors to Illinois spent nearly $82 million in state businesses last year, the TIA reports, adding that domestic travel expenditures in Illinois increased by 5.2 percent to $27.9 billion. International expenditures in the state, meanwhile, increased by 15.6 percent to $1.9 billion.
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