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Early Reports Show Another Good Tourism Year in South Dakota

Early Reports Show Another Good Tourism Year in South Dakota

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Labor Day normally means the end of the really busy tourism season in South Dakota. The details of the tourism tax raised during that season will be released in the next few weeks.

State Tourism Department Secretary Jim Hagen says he is getting some good early reports…..

Hagen says they had some favorable factors working….

Hagen says they are seeing some other positive numbers…..

Hagen says they plan to be more aggressive in their marketing message next year.

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