North Dakota tourism officials predict strong season despite gas prices

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(Bismarck, ND) -- North Dakota tourism officials are predicting a strong season this summer, despite rising gas prices.

The North Dakota Department of Commerce Tourism and Marketing Director Sara Otte Coleman says she doesn't expect gas prices to affect tourism in the state as much as they would in other parts of the country. Coleman says tourism officials are concentrating marketing efforts within the state as well as in Minnesota, Wisconsin, and into Chicago.

Executive Director of Visit Minot Stephanie Shoenrock also says all signs point to a very busy summer.