▁by ▁rapid ▁growth ▁in ▁this ▁industry ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁increased ▁U . S . ▁Federal ▁Government ▁sp ending ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 0 s . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁Korean ▁Air ▁Fl ight ▁ 8 0 1 , ▁a ▁Bo eing ▁ 7 4 7 - 3 0 0 ▁bound ▁for ▁Gu am ▁crash ed ▁into ▁N im itz ▁Hill ▁while ▁on ▁final ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁air port , ▁killing ▁ 2 2 8 ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 5 4 ▁people ▁on ▁board . ▁ ▁The ▁Asian ▁financial ▁crisis ▁of ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 2 0 0 0 s , ▁which ▁hit ▁Japan ▁particularly ▁hard , ▁sever ely ▁affected ▁Gu am ' s ▁tour ism ▁industry . ▁Military ▁cut back s ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁also ▁dis rupted ▁the ▁island ' s ▁economy . ▁Econom ic ▁recovery ▁was ▁further ▁ham per ed ▁by ▁dev ast ation ▁from ▁Su perty ph o ons ▁P aka ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁P ong son a ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁the ▁September ▁ 1 1 ▁terror ist ▁attacks ▁on ▁tour ism . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁signs ▁that ▁Gu am ▁is ▁recover ing ▁from ▁these ▁set back s . ▁The ▁increased ▁arrival s ▁of ▁Japanese ▁and ▁Korean ▁tour ists ▁reflect ▁that ▁country ' s ▁economic ▁recovery , ▁as