Archive for June, 2003
30 Jun, 2003
Oz Airlines Seek Marketing Support to Try New Asian Destinations
Australian airlines are open to talks on flying to specific Asian destinations if the destinations can build a strong case and, uhhm, put up some money.
more…30 Jun, 2003
Aussies Seek Ways to Build Shield Against Future Shocks
MELBOURNE: High-level consultations are under way throughout the Australian tourism industry to finalise a medium to long term strategy designed to help grow the industry and better position it against future shocks. It is the first national review of Australian tourism since 1997 when a similar exercise was carried out for a plan to capitalise […]
more…26 Jun, 2003
Aussies Report No Post-SARS Price Pressure at ATE
Some doing-business issues were expected to surface big-time during the Eastern Hemisphere section of the ATE. They didn’t, at least not to any great extent.
more…23 Jun, 2003
The ATE, First Major Travel Show After SARS, Ends Strongly
Melbourne – Australia’s most important annual travel trade show, which came close to being cancelled a month ago, ended strongly last week amidst rising optimism and clear signs of a rebounding regional travel & tourism industry. The Australian Tourism Exchange (ATE) was the first major international travel event of the post-SARS era, billed as the […]
more…16 Jun, 2003
Cambodian Minister To Resist Visa-On-Arrival Cutback
Cambodian tourism minister Veng Sereyvuth said last week he would resist any attempts by Cambodian security authorities to alter the country’s visa-on-arrival policy as a result of the recent arrests of alleged “terrorists” in his country. “That will not be good,” he said in an interview last week. “We need tourists. We are a poor […]
more…15 Jun, 2003
Message To the American Empire: Unjust Rulers Always Fall — Always!!
Originally Published: 15 June 2003 The most basic premise of a judicial process is that a suspect is innocent until proven guilty. The second basic premise is that evidence has to be found and produced in court BEFORE a suspect can be prosecuted and convicted. Am I correct in asserting that, or not? No ifs […]
more…6 Jun, 2003
Travel Industry Trapped In A Sickness-A-Year Syndrome
With Iraq behind us, and SARS fading, a Travel Impact Newswire essay looks at ways for the travel & tourism industry to look ahead and start treating itself the same many of its customers are demanding: holistically.
more…2 Jun, 2003
Post-SARS Tourism Bunfight Starts
Over the next few weeks, Thailand’s tourism industry will be facing ferocious competition as Asian destinations mount vigorous big-budget campaigns to recoup the significant losses of the past few weeks. While 9/11 and the Iraq war hit tourism worldwide, SARS specifically struck a slew of regional destinations like Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, the Philippines, China […]
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