1.   James Clark, president of the Tampa-Hillsborough County Convention and Visitors Center, said most of the damage to winter tourism has been felt by outdoor attractions.

2.   The federal government shutdown hurt winter tourism at national parks, but other areas reported increased activity.

3.   The original idea was to promote winter tourism in what was then a relatively new and unsettled region.

4.   Winter tourism is also increasing in summer resorts that used to pull down the shutters by Halloween.

5.   Heat waves may change traditional summer tourist destinations and less reliable snow conditions may hurt winter tourism.

6.   The beleaguered Swiss hotel industry enjoyed a slight rise in winter tourism for the first time in five years, according to figures released Friday.