Tourists spend more in Vermilion County in 2006

DANVILLE – The tourism industry in Vermilion County has done more with less.

In 2006, tourists spent $67.6 million in the county – on entertainment, shopping, dining, gas and lodging – according to a recent study by the Travel Industry Association of America.

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