Baby boomers expected to fuel tourism growth

By Martin Griffith
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published in The Las Vegas Sun
December 06, 2000
RENO, Nev. - The tourism industry should focus on baby boomers to fuel growth over the next decade, travel officials were told Tuesday.

Glenn Schaeffer, president and chief financial officer of Mandalay Resort Group, stressed the importance of reaching the lucrative baby boom market at the 17th annual Governor's Conference on Travel and Tourism.

Noting someone turns 50 every seven seconds, Schaeffer said Las Vegas stands to benefit from the market because of the city's development into a complete entertainment destination over the last decade.

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