European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 2, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes Page 12 faces n a puffs cheaper Dollar attracting More tourists to . By the associated press italians Are Riding the Range in Arizona. West Ger mans Are inspecting plantations in South Carolina. And japanese Are teeing up wherever they find a Nice Golf  into the Independence Day weekend tour ism officials were predicting the lure of the cheaper Dollar would help bring a record 30.2 million foreign visitors to the United states this year. The expected increase is modest up less than 2 percent from 29.7 million last year. But the financial Power of foreign visitors they Are expected to spend a record $22.1 billion in the United states this year is reshaping the hospitality business. The . Is on Sale William d. Toohey presi Dent of the travel Industry association of America told foreign tour operators in a gathering held in Dallas in May. Americans Are learning to provide the amenities they get when they travel abroad. Multilingual signs Are popping up. Some big City hotels now have same Day delivery of japanese newspapers. It turns out Many West germans have a fascination with the pre civil War South while europeans of All kinds feel they Haven t seen America if they Don t get a Pony ride Way out West. I have 82 italians Here right now Bob Cote the owner and Camp Cook of the Tanque verde ranch in Tucson ariz., said thursday. Cowboys and indians Are typically american so that s a Strong image for  South Carolina capitalized on the popularity of the North and South television series about the civil War by offering a free trip to the Palmetto state in a joint promotion with a West German women s mag Azine Das Neue Blatt. Although for some foreigners the United states has not become a major travel bargain it is not much cheaper for canadians than it used to be and has be come More expensive for mexicans shifting Exchange rates have doubled the Power of currencies like the japanese yen and West German Mark since Early 1985. The 11.8 million canadians who Are expected to arrive this year vastly outnumber visitors from other countries while mexicans Are second at 6.4 million according to projections of the . Travel & tourism administration. But getting the most notice lately Are the free spend ing japanese who Are in third place and rising rapidly. About 2.8 million japanese Are expected this year saturday july 2,1988 new look up photo a Tokyo woman shows off a projector that can beam to or videotape pictures 100 inches in Diagonal length. The Sharp corp. Is expected to Market the projector Early next year. Up 30 percent from 1987, the fastest growth rate of any major country. The growth should continue under Japan s ten million program which seeks to double the annual number of japanese tourists going abroad to 10 million by 1991. Hawaii has been a popular japanese tourist spot drawing about 1.2 million japanese visitors. The states locales and tourist attractions that Are most successful in attracting foreign visitors Are the ones that began their efforts before the Dollar s big decline. At Hogate s restaurant in Washington d.c., the French want window seats the japanese like ice Cream and the germans would rather have a Bud Weiser than a German Beer Hogate s discovered. Stars and stripes bookstores stars and stripes bookstores co Llor Complete info of 35mm and compact cameras a cams medium format cameras lenses rash units in � &cc�s80is and More j How to shoot great vacation videos Price Sand specs for More than 800 items to Coget an eyeful cd co with off duty s photo video guide 88, you la get an eyeful of invaluable information you can use to begin your journey into Amateur photography As a Hobby a passion or a possible source of future income. An Ideal guide to military shopping overseas off duty photo video guide 88 provides you with the latest prices and specs on a whole Range of photo and video equipment plus special articles to enhance your photographic and video camera recording skills. The off duty photo video guide 88 is coming soon to a stars and stripes Bookstore near you stars and stripes bookstores stars and stripes bookstores o coh do cold of 7sco Homco