9/11 affects San Diego business, average citizens, Middle Easterners living here
Le Travel Store sells luggage, travel equipment, and books from its Gaslamp Quarter store on Fourth Avenue. Owner Joan Keller believes the 9/11 attack nearly destroyed the travel industry. "It was immediately devastating. When you hear that travel has come back, it really hasnt come back in any sort of adequate way. Its still way down. What I read in industry media is that there are 25 percent fewer airline seats sold, and our business is down 25 percent." By Robert Kumpel, Sept. 5, 2002 | Read...
Source: sandiegoreader.com