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April 30, 1986 1.1411UrckitIOSIiy,Digellt3 iCitrus Bowl will begin at noon Jan. 1, so created a buoyant mood within the industry its starting time will be the first of six across the board. Competition is intense New Year's Day bowl games to be televised, and costly: New York spent $9.4 million ABC signed a 4-year contract for game; NBC on promotion last year and will boost that televised last year's (Dec. 28) game. to $15 million this fiscal year, just under the amount Illinois spends. * * * * * * * * Golfing star Bernhard Langer of Germany will limit appearances in U.S. because LODGING UPDATE: All areas of the country earnings are now subject to taxation here experienced declines in hotel occupancy under new ruling that affects non-citizens. rate last year over 1984, a new report by Other sports, such as tennis, with top Laventhol & Horwath shows. The Northeast stars from other countries are looking at had the highest overall rate once again at ruling, which makes total income subject 70.1%, down from 72.4%. Lowest rates were to U.S. taxes, not just income in States. in the North Central and South Central ar- eas: Des Moines (56.2%) , Houston (48.1%) A nonresident alien is limited on the num- and Tulsa (46.1%) trailed. ber of days that can be spent in U.S. be- forebeing taxed on income inside/outside this country. TOP HOTELS The U.S.hotel industry is increasingly dominated by its top 10 hotel chains, LEISURE TRAVEL ranked here by number of rooms in the United States at the end of 1985. Rooms Chain Properties Two years ago a strong dollar lured mil- 280,102 Holiday Inns 1,527 lions of Americans abroad, and now with Best Western the dollar's decline millions of foreign 1165,940 International 1,823 visitors are expected in the U.S. this year, perhaps the highest number in the 102,245 Sheraton Corp. 413 past 5 years--more than 22 million. Half 101,517 Hilton Hotels 274 •generally are from Canada, but large num- 89,888 Ramada Inns 537 bers of Brits, West Germans and French 69,445 MarrlottCOrp. 152 will spend billions of dollars, much more Quality inns aZ than the $14 billion they spent last year. 59,363 International 462 .-- (By (By comparison, U.S. visitors abroad spent $24 billion.) i 54,825 ' Howard Johnson 457 CC w Days Inns The 10 top cities are New York, #1 and at 49,687 of America 309 5 least 50% ahead of the #2 city, Los Ange- j 45,082 Motel6 403 5 les, with San Francisco close behind at #3. X Miami and Orlando are #4 and #7, with Wash- ington, D.C. and Honolulu in between. Las SOURCE:American Hotel&Motel Asssociation 1 Vegas, Chicago and Boston complete the list compiled by the U.S. Travel & Tourism Ad- The national occupancy rate of 64.4% last ministration of the Commerce Dept. year compared with 65.8% in 1984. Some cities improved: Detroit's 76.1% compares The boom year that has been awaited for with 72.6% in 1984; other cities in the more than 5 years may finally be at hand North Central area--Cleveland, Cincinnati this summer, with terrorism an unfortunate and St. Louis--also improved. New York reason for domestic travel by many Ameri- City continued strong at 72.5% (down from cans. The 6.5 million who traveled abroad 75.2% in 1984) and Washington, D.C. rose are just a small portion of the nearly 200 from 70.8% in 1984 to 72.4% despite adding million vacationers this year who will set 3,900 hotel rooms, a 10.2% increase. Al- an expected record in spending and visits most as many will be added this year, but to many domestic attractions. in suburban areas. Major hotel additions near the Convention Center will open next Florida's tourism director is confident year, although the restored Willard Hotel the state will surpass last year's levels opens this fall. of $22 billion in spending by more than 30 million visitors. National park visits set a record last year (though overnight DISNEY/CRUISE ARRANGEMENT. Bruce Nieren- camping was down) . Bus charters are 10% berg gained quite a reputation in the way ahead of last year. Auto trips will be •loner, says the Triple A. hepromotedNorwegian-Caribbean Lines. Now he's on his own as a partner in Premier Cruise Lines, which started in 1983 with one ship--and a new idea: use Port Canav- ,i, he steep drop in gas prices, and the steady pace of economic improvement has eral as home base, and throw in a Disney World package for free.