Viewed within the context of a projected slump in the all-important domestic tourism sector for 2009 -- estimates run as high as a 10% decline in tourist arrivals -- the marathon is increasingly eyed as an "off-season" boost for the country.
Sagledavan u kontekstu projiciranog pada jako važnog domaćeg sektora turizma u 2009. godini -- procjene idu i do 10 posto smanjenja broja turista -- maraton se sve viša smatra "izvansezonskim" poticajem za zemlju.