The next day, 58 tourists were cut down at the Temple of Luxor, and tourism dropped 80 percent.

Foreign tourism dropped 25 percent after the terrorist attacks, and the Met depends more than many other arts organizations on international patrons.

Only 60 of the employees were able to find jobs in other Hilton hotels, because tourism had dropped off and the chain was cutting back.

In 2002 German tourism to Barbados dropped by 23 percent.

But many businesses have been suffering since October, when tourism dropped sharply.

In July, tourism drops a bit because there is greater interest in the beach.

But the Israeli radio said tourism in Jerusalem had dropped by half from a year ago.

Last year, tourism from the United States dropped sharply.

After the terrorist attacks last September, tourism here dropped about 10 percent, leading the hotels to lay off thousands of workers.

Employment, tourism, business travel and convention attendance traditionally drop during any economic downtown.