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Flight Health tips

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This just in from that bastion of journalistic objectivity, FOX news –
Health tips for frequent (or infrequent) flyers –

Swelling of intestines means avoid overeating? Avoid junky food? [C'mon, flying's a new great excuse to nab some fast food between flights!]

Drink lots of water, but NOT from the unregulated bathroom source.

Earache? Put a warm towel on ear.

Keep babies alert during takeoff and landing to clear sinuses.*

Afrin and Claritin for adult sinus problems.
DO NOT drink the bathroom water, it's cleanliness is not regulated.

Last seat in Coach in aisle is safest statistically.

Gone Scuba? Wait 12-24 hours before flying

New Orleans Tourism stats

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New Orleans Tourism Economy

Note the 16 to 1 return on tourism investment.  This "huge ROI" theme is always interesting and mathematically provocative, since without qualification it means you can balance/expand any state budget by simply investing a few billion in tourism which will in turn yield huge economic gains and spin off lots of extra income tax revenues.    Oregon recently decided to hugely increase state funding for tourism promotion while cutting other sectors.   Based on what little I've seen it really does seem to be working in returning far more to even the TAX base than the cost of the marketing.