(July 20, 2005) 82 days down, 83 to go. BUGA, Germany's National Garden Festival, is half over. Being held in Munich's Messestadt Riem district, the event has already attracted 1.35 million visitors and earned €10 million from ticket sales.
As Munich's mayor Christian Ude reported, the first figure is below expectations; the second, above the 50% mark for total revenues. To break event, BUGA needs to take in €18 million.
For BUGA 2005, the best and the most are yet to come, comments the mayor. The reasons for his optimism: August and early September are Bavaria's peak tourism months. School kids are on summer vacation, leaving parents scrambling to find attractive, nature-oriented things to do. BUGA has a variety of special attractions for families, with these including the on-site lake.

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