
                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: SUNDAY, March 25, 1990                   TAG: 9003251928
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A11   EDITION: METRO 
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DATELINE: WEST BERLIN                                LENGTH: Short

W. BERLIN TOURISM SETS RECORD IN '89

The opening of the Berlin Wall in November helped make 1989 a record year for tourism in West Berlin, according to a report published Saturday.

The West Berlin Statistics Office said 2.4 million visitors came to West Berlin in 1989, a 12 percent increase over 1988.

The figures do not include visitors from East Germany or tourists who did not stay in hotels, the report said.

The Berlin Wall was opened Nov. 9 at the height of the pro-democracy revolution.

The number of tourists skyrocketed in December, when 183,000 registered visitors came to West Berlin. It was an increase of 48 percent over December 1988.

Americans led the number of foreign visitors, with 8,200, followed by 6,000 Dutch. - Associated Press

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