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Jun 18, 2009 11:14 am US/Mountain

Thanks To DNC, Denver Sets Travel Spending Record

DENVER (AP/CBS4) ― Denver set a record in spending by travelers last year, thanks to the Democratic National Convention.

A report by Longwoods International says visitors spent $3.1 billion in Denver in 2008, up 9 percent from $2.9 billion spent in 2007.

Denver hosted some 12.2 million overnight visits in 2008, the same as the previous year.

The report was commissioned by the city's Convention and Visitors Bureau.

"We had people downtown every night, people who live here were saying 'My gosh, it would be nice if we could have this every night,'" Mayor John Hickenlooper said after the event was over.

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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