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So in our american dispatch this week, we went to jackson hole. we hit cautious optimism that this new year will bring bigger spending and more people and the seeds of recovery. the grant teton peak reaches nearly 14,000 feet. this above the clouds view, part of jackson holes wonder and leading industry. beauty is big business here. and wyoming, a case study, how a bad economy impacts travel and tourism. with family budgets tight, 2009 saw record visitations to inexpensive national parks like gr...

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To loosen the reins a lot more. >> reporter: but, still, hes optimistic the slopes will be more crowded in the new year but only if the travel and tourism industry heeds recession lessons. >> everybody is looking for that value proposition and thats just natural. theyre asking for deals and getting them. >> reporter: if you didnt do that, if you were stubborn and said this is our profit margin, what happens? >> obviously youre going to lose some volume and volume for us is key. >> reporter: snow...

Was a lot more stressful than it is here. >> reporter: his move from wall street to the lift line is in, itself, a sign of the times. >> we didnt really grow as quickly as wed like. >> reporter: in years past jerry bland often had to seek temporary visas for foreign workers, but not this year. >> this fall when we had our job fair we had 500 people show up for essentially 200 jobs and the quality and the educational capability of the people who came in the door was extraordinary. >> thank you mu...

I was able to put some away. however, my lifestyle over there was a lot more stressful than it is here. >> reporter: his move from wall street to the lift line is in itself a sign of the times. >> all right. have a good time. >> we didnt grow as quickly as wed like. >> reporter: in years past president jerry bland often had to seek temporary visas for foreign workers, but not year. >> were staying 100% domestic. that fall we had 500 people show up for 200 jobs. the quality and the educational ca...

Snowboard and we heard cautious optimism that this new year will bring bigger crowds, bigger spending and the seeds of recovery. the grand teton peak reaches nearly 14,000 feet. this above the clouds view part of jackson holes wonder and its leading industry. beauty is big business here and wyoming a case study how a bad economy impacts travel and tourism. with family budgets tight, 2009 saw record visitations to inexpensive national parks like grand teton and yellowstone. and lots of open space...

So in or american dispatch this week, we hit the slopes at jackson hole. and around a few snowboard runs we heard some cautious optimism that this new year will bring bigger crowds, new spending, and perhaps the seeds of recovery. >> reporter: the grand teton peak reaches nearly 14,000 feet. this above the clouds view, part of jackson holes wonder and its leading industry. beauty is big business here, and wyoming a case study in how a bad economy impacts travel and tourism. with family budgets t...

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