By Christie Pashby, Frommers WebPage
March 5, 2010
While the aftershocks of the 8.8-magnitude earthquake are expected
to continue for up to a month, many in Chile's tourism industry are
concerned that they'll feel the rumblings in their business for months
to come. As a result, tourism officials are understandably anxious to
spread the word that Chile is "open for business."
Despite warnings from the U.S. State Department to avoid any
non-essential travel to Chile, local tour operators say the country is
ready to welcome tourists. Tourism brings in about 3.5 percent of
Chile's GDP, accounting for almost $10 billion
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