[meteorite-list] China Now Hosts The World's Largest Gem and Mineral Show

[Raremeteorites]

The Gem and Mineral Show is the most important event for Tucson's economy 
which has declined to new lows the last few years.  Tucson needs to be 
recognized for more than consistently making the top ten list of most 
impoverished cities in the United States.  Perhaps they should double down 
and again regain title to hosting the world's largest Gem and Mineral Show.

http://www.cbsnews.com/media/americas-11-poorest-cities/8/

http://tucson.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/census-tucson-sixth-poorest-large-city/article_29e20cf8-6bd2-58bc-bece-d75eef1dfad4.html

http://howafrica.com/10-poorest-cities-in-america-of-2015/

I remember having to book hotel rooms months in advance and having great 
difficulty securing a rental car 16 years ago around show time.  I checked 
to see available just yesterday and getting a room is no problem this year 
so there is a bright side to this downturn in fortunes.

Adam




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Anne Black via Meteorite-list" <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
To: <almitt2 at localnet.com>; <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 23, 2016 11:30 PM
Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] China Now Hosts The World's Largest Gem and 
Mineral Show


> Frankly Al,
>
> I have been going to the Tucson show since the year 2000, and it seems to 
> be just as busy, crowded now as it was then. I hear the same complaints 
> about parking.
> I would love to know how whomever came up with this number managed to 
> count people. There are shows all over the city, and entrance is free, 
> people wander in and out of hotels, tents,..... There are no tickets to 
> buy, no one counting people come in anywhere. So how did whomever get to 
> that number?
>
> Curious minds................
>
> Anne M. Black
> www.IMPACTIKA.com
> IMPACTIKA at aol.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: almitt2--- via Meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> To: meteorite-list <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>
> Sent: Sun, Jan 24, 2016 12:12 am
> Subject: Re: [meteorite-list] China Now Hosts The World's Largest Gem and 
> Mineral Show
>
> Greetings all,
>
> Wondering what the attendance of the Tucson show was in the 1990's.
> If I had to guess I'd say 200,000 or more. I can remember it being so
> much larger than past years I have been able to attend. I remember
> trying to find parking spots for a half hour or more. You learn to
> walk to places rather than drive down the road a bit or you would hunt
> for another parking spot for quite a while. 9-11 changed all of that.
>
> --AL Mitterling
> Mitterling Meteorites
>
> Quoting Raremeteorites via Meteorite-list
> <meteorite-list at meteoritecentral.com>:
>
>> Dear List Members,
>>
>> I was shocked to hear that the Tucson Gem and Mineral show is no
>> longer the world's largest. It looks like China is in first place
>> with attendance figures of over 380,000 for a four day event in 2015
>> compared to less than 40,000 for Tucson.
>>
>> http://www.friendsofmineralogy.org/newsletters/2015_Jul.pdf
>>
>> Maybe I should attend this year to add support for this American show
>> that has been running since 1955 while the Chinese show has only
>> existed for a mere 3 years.
>>
>> Adam
>>
>>
>>
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