Archive for February, 2001
26 Feb, 2001
If Airlines Sold Paint
What if airlines sold paint the way they sell seats? Mike Hatton, Chief Executive, Australian Federation of Travel Agents, once worked in the hardware business and now paints a typically hilarious Aussie dialogue if a customer walks into the offices of Royal Paint Airlines.
more…26 Feb, 2001
Asia-Pacific Countries Get How-To Update on Tourism Satellite Accounts
BANGKOK – Asia Pacific countries have take yet another step on the long and arduous road towards setting up a Tourism Satellite Account (TSA) with the conclusion last week of a major meeting designed to show them exactly how to go about it. The meeting, organised by the World Tourism Organisation (WTO) and the United […]
more…19 Feb, 2001
Thais Plan Convention Bureau, But Remain Unclear About Its Role
After some initial hesitation and, indeed, suspicion, the Thai travel & tourism industry is warming to the setting up of a convention and exhibition bureau solely to market the country’s growing range of opportunities in this lucrative sector of the travel business. However, backers of the bureau still need to convince the Thai cabinet to […]
more…18 Feb, 2001
“Brilliant” thinking of today no match for the simple and very clear wisdom of the past
Originally Published: 18 February 2001 The latest hoopla over mad-cow disease and the collapse of the European beef industry is further testimony to how the principles of global religions are being proven true, bit by painful bit, with entire industries ultimately paying the price. Beef is banned in Hinduism, primarily because of its association with […]
more…5 Feb, 2001
Malaysia Reports Surge in Arrivals from Thailan
BANGKOK — A near doubling of visitor arrivals from Thailand to Malaysia has played a major role in helping our southern neighbour report a surge in tourism arrivals for 2000. After slumping in 1998, total arrivals into Malaysia began recovering in 1999 and are projected to have crossed the 10 million mark in 2000, a […]
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