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4July 15, 1986 month was better, with 9 platinums corn- pared with 5 a year ago. (To be dubbed a "platinum" winner, one million albums LEISURE TRAVEL must be sold with manufacturer's dollar • volume of $2 million; "gold" is half of American-Express says its bookings for that level; singles are 2x album level.) domestic tours are up 58% this summer, * * * * * * * * with Hollywood, Hawaii and the Caribbean As bad as record 'piracy' and 'bootleg- the top 3 destinations overall. A year in is in this coon it's an even ago, Europe was a top pick of travel ging' agents. The change is good news for the worse problem overseas, where 50 million 50th state, which last year hosted just counterfeit cassettes were sold in West- ern Europe alone in 1984, according to under 5 million tourists. Its $4 bil- the Intl Federation of Phonogram and lion industry is a third of the state's Videogram Producers (IFPI) . Costs to economy. * * * * * * * * the recording industry are put at more than $1.2 billion a year. IFPI is ask- In a summer of increased competition for ing for stepped up enforcement of copy- the domestic dollar, Florida's $10 mil- right legislation and stiff penalties lion state travel budget has been boost- for piracy. Other recommendations will ed by city/county agency budgets of $36 be submitted in December to a meeting of million. The state would have doubled 21 governments. its budget, but that move was defeated * * * * * * * * in the state legislature a month ago. Funding was to have come via a tax on CONCERT GROSSES: The Beach Boys were accomodations/attractions/rental cars. SRO at Buffalo's War Memorial Stadium Tourism is a $22 billion industry in the on June 28, with $334,550 on 4th of state, and has been a steadying influence July, the Bob Dylan/Tom Petty & the on the economy (AdvAge) . An estimated Heartbreakers/Grateful Dead concert at 30 million out-of-state (and country) Orchard Park, NY, drew $1.34 million on visitors arrived in Florida last year, $1.4 million possible. Program had two a 7% increase. sellouts June 16-17 at Nederlander's * * * * * * * * Pacific Amphitheater in Costa Mesa. There were separate appearances at the International visitors spend about $11 • Greek Theatre (all SRO) , with Grateful billion in the U.S. each year; there Dead appearing there (on the UC Berke- are about 21 million people who visit ley campus, not LA) June 20-22. Gross the U.S., more than half come from Can- was $408 000 for 3 concerts. Dylan ada, although the numbers have declined Petty concerts June 13-14 drew 2 SROs in recent years because of the weak Ca- for 17,000 total and $339, 860 gross, nadian dollar. Biggest growth in over- seas visitors has been those from Asia, * * * * * * * * up 3.7% last year to 2 million. Those Budweiser's Superfest at DC's RFK Sta- visiting from overseas countries num- ilium June 14 kicked off a series of 4 bered 7.5 million. stadium concerts. Philadelphia's was * * * * * * * * last weekend and audience reports aren't Bills before Congress would permit the available yet. The D.C. stand was the first since ' 82 and drew 34,788 (possi- cruise industry to buy foreign-built ble was 62,859) with gross of $752,390. liners and operate them as U.S. flag vessels. The Jones Act of 1920 protects Louisiana Superdome is next stop Aug. 8 with Miami (Fla. ) Baseball Stadium on domestic shipyards, and prevents foreign Aug. 10 final stop. Patti LaBelle was ships from being American flag vessels. headliner; she has been in top 5 of two No shipyard in the country, however, has Billboard charts. built a liner for 30 years, and the only American flag ships are two that cruise * * * * * * * * between the U.S. and Hawaii. The indus- BMI (Broadcast Music Inc.) has worked try is surging: over the past 10 years, out an agreement with cable program-rrs: revenues have grown from $1 billion to HBO, Disney, Showtime et al -- for $5 billion worldwide, and most are U.S. payments for music/musicians, but ASCAP passengers--l.6 million of last year's (American Society of Composers, Authors 2.4 million cruise ship passengers were and Publishers) is in court trying to Americans. Would the legislation put collect fees and work out agreements, more money in U.S. economy? The bills Variety reported (7/9) . Showtime is are opposed by shipyards and unions, paying $90 ,000 a month, with retroactive but have strong support in Congress, if• fees to be figured; agreement with HBO there is time for passage this session. ended last year and court action seems * * * * * * * * necessary. A court date (Oct. 27) will cover ASCAP dispute with local tv sta- And for those who take their leisure at tions. home, food deliveries are picking up. I