mportant industry, tourism. State tourism officials state that the number of visitors to Florida in August, 1993 fell 12 percent from the year before to about 3.2 million, reflecting in part fears of crimes against tourists. Taxable sales for tourism and recreation fell about 2.3 percent from a year earlier to $2.35 billion. Foreign tourists, who seemed to be the targets of this latest crime wave, make up roughly 15 percent of the $31 billion in annual tourism revenues. Three of the tourists killed were German, and Germans represent a significant portion of the total foreign tourist revenue. It has been estimated that 403,844 Germans came to Florida in the first 11 months of 1992 and that Florida is a destination for 25 percent
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