Although Michigan tourism is expecting a drop this year, promising signs have been discovered in an analysis by Michigan State University, which finds that leisure travel should hold up to this tourism decline.
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Michigan tourism is likely to drop slightly this year, but travel experts say they are seeing promising signs that things are starting to look up for the state's third-largest industry.
A new analysis by Michigan State University, released Monday, said tourism is expected to drop 3% to 4% this year after sinking 6% last year. But one of the authors, Donald Holecek, warned against "irrational pessimism," saying that even if business travel stays in the doldrums, leisure travel should hold up well.
"It looks like we're beginning to turn the corner," said Holecek, professor emeritus of tourism at MSU. Among the reasons are lower travel and gas prices.
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