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COMMUNICATION WORKSHOP: A CLOSER LOOK AT HURRICANE + SEVERE WEATHER
COVERAGE: 8:30 to 11:30 a.

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5 percent of our total
visitation , growing 225 percent in the last year alone.

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"When NOTMC launched its first family marketing campaign in the summer of
2001, family travelers were barely a blip on the radar screen," Shilstone
says.

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WASHINGTON, NASA researchers will present findings
and meet with media on a variety of Earth science topics at the American
Meteorological Society 's 86th Annual Meeting. 30; room 308B.org/meet/annual/

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gov/vision/earth/environment/2006ams_tips .m.yahoo. For more information, please contact NOTMC
directly at toll free 1-800-810-3200, or visit online at
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By partnering with world -class attractions such as the Audubon Nature
Institute and Six Flags New Orleans, Shilstone says travelers' impressions and
attitudes nationally are changing for the better about the Crescent City .

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The meeting is Jan. EST, Monday, Jan. 30; room 308B.

NEWS CONFERENCE: NASA'S TAMDAR SYSTEM IMPROVES AVIATION WEATHER: 4 p.html

For information about the AMS meeting on the Web, visit:

http://www.

Yahoo! Travel National Geographic Traveler Poll Names New Orleans Top U.S. Family Travel Spot

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NASA Announces American Meteorological Society News Events

NEW ORLEANS, An online poll conducted by Yahoo!
Travel and National Geographic Traveler magazine named New Orleans as the top
family vacation destination in the United States, and the prestigious
distinction is a positive reflection of the city's tourism advertising and
marketing campaigns, says Sandra S ."
The poll also lists the top five components travelers are looking for in a
family vacation , which are cost, safety, sightseeing opportunities, reliably
good weather, and opportunities for recreation.

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Presentations will be on the Web at:

http://www.nasa.
"New Orleans will always be identified for its legendary adult vacation
offerings -- and justifiably so -- but our efforts to expand the market base
for family travelers is working," Shilstone says.

The New Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation promotes the city as a
leisure tourism destination throughout the year and places special emphasis on
developing visitation during the traditionally slow travel periods of summer
and the weeks between Thanksgiving and New Year's Day.

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"People now recognize that
New Orleans has a lot of unparalleled offerings for people of all ages, and
our family visitation figures and the Yahoo! Travel poll give our efforts
credence.

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To listen to sessions and ask questions from remote locations, call:
(866) 785-0537; enter passcode: 7525439. Shilstone, President and CEO of the New
Orleans Tourism Marketing Corporation , which conducts these efforts. The entire poll can be seen
by visiting http://travel.

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at the Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta. EST, Wednesday, Feb. "Today, as a result of our continued, strategic marketing efforts to
attract these visitors, families comprise nearly 15.

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For information about NASA news events at AMS on the Web, visit:

http://www.nasa.

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Annually, NOTMC's
marketing campaigns include strategic print, broadcast, and Internet
advertising and public relations.