Friday, Oct. 18, 2002 | 9:57 a.m.
Travel and tourism generated $263 billion within the top 100 metropolitan areas in 2000. Here are the 10 top metro areas of the country, with the amount generated by tourism in 2000, followed by the percentage of expected decline by the end of 2002:
New York, $17.6 billion in 2000, down 17 percent.
Chicago, $14 billion in 2000, down 16.2 percent.
Los Angeles-Long Beach, Calif., $13.6 billion in 2000, down 14.5 percent.
Atlanta, $11.1 billion in 2000, down 12.5 percent.
Washington, $10.2 billion in 2000, down 11.3 percent.
Dallas, $9.8 billion in 2000, down 15.9 percent.
San Francisco, $8.4 billion in 2000, down 26.5 percent.
Las Vegas, $7.8 billion in 2000, down 22.3 percent.
Houston, $7.6 billion in 2000, down 8.2 percent.
Boston, $7.4 billion in 2000, down 16.5 percent.
Source: DRI-WEFA
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