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Albuquerque is Another Hot Spot

Published: 08.06.2006 Orbitz: Albuquerque will be a hot spot soon By Erik Siemers SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE World travelers, take note: Albuquerque should be on your list of must-see places. And don't forget Iceland. That's the advice offered by travel experts from the online travel agency Orbitz, who predict that Albuquerque will become a top destination in the next five years, along with Reykjavik, Iceland; New Orleans; Shanghai, China; and Cape Town, South Africa. Happy mayor It's another list that's got Albuquerque Mayor Martin Chavez cooing. "The old days of people coming to Albuquerque only as a means of getting to Santa Fe really will be done over the next five years," Chavez said. "It doesn't mean people won't still go to Santa Fe, but it will be a day trip away from their stay in Albuquerque." A marketing dream Albuquerque's standing on prominent national lists has become a marketing dream come true for the city. Albuquerque