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Vietnam’s Phu Quoc Island to become
ecotourism hub
Vietnam is planning to develop Phu Quoc
island into an ecotourism centre. The Vietnam
News Agency reported that as part of the
2011-2020 tourism development strategy for
the southern province of Kien Giang, the
areas of ecological and cultural tourism will
Sydney Opera House will get a US$134 million upgrade
be promoted.
N ew South Wales' tourism to the tune of AU$125 million per The ecotourism project forms part of a wider scheme to boost
industry received a major boost annum for the next four years. tourism in Phu Quoc – Vietnam’s largest island. Under the
yesterday, with the announcement Andrew Jefferies, General development plan, the island expects to welcome up to 1.2
that it will receive significant Manager of the Tourism Industry million visitors each year by 2015, earning US$209 million in
government funding. Council NSW welcomed the tourism revenues. This is expected to increase to 2-3 million
Tuesday's NSW State Budget announcement, saying it “delivers tourists by 2020, 40% of which are forecast to be international
included a range of measures to real commitment for tourism and visitors.
boost infrastructure and regional major events”.
tourism, including AU$135.3 million “We strongly believe that the Dusit Thani Maldives marks World
(US$134.3 million) to upgrade the government is committed to Oceans Day
Sydney Opera House, AU$159 boosting the state’s infrastructure Dusit Thani Maldives has held a series of
million for the purchase of new that supports our tourism and major events and activities to celebrate World
buses and trains, AU$29.3 million events industry," Jeffries said. Oceans Day 2012. The new resort’s staff and
to renovate the NSW Art Gallery, "The Treasurer has… delivered guests took part in coral replanting, reef
and AU$17 million to upgrade ferry on election commitments to fund cleaning and beach cleaning sessions.
wharves. and upgrade the vital pieces of “We hope we can inspire a generation of
The budget also confirmed that infrastructure that will grow the passionate marine conservationists through
Destination NSW, the state's tourism economy and tourism pie in the long our initiatives, and it is for this next generation that we must
promotion body, would be funded run.” Click here for full story.
protect the oceans and pass onto them a healthy and thriving
marine environment that they can conserve,” explained Lauren
New NZ tourism chief affirms Arthur, the resort’s resident marine biologist.
Dusit Thani Maldives has already invested in a range of eco-
confidence in sector friendly facilities including solar thermal heating, an onsite
T he in-coming CEO of Tourism
Industry Association (TIA) New
Zealand, Martin Snedden, has said
water-bottling factory, a steam boiler for laundry, LED lighting
and a resort herb and vegetable garden.
he is confident that the country can Huge solar plant to be built at Fukushima
overcome short-term challenges and A Japanese company has unveiled plans to
develop a more prosperous tourism build a massive solar power plant in
industry. Fukushima prefecture – the area hit by the
“In the last 12 years, tourism nuclear disaster following last year’s
export earnings have doubled from earthquake and tsunami.
NZ$5 billion (US$3.9 billion) to
The Japan Times reported that the plant,
almost NZ$10 billion. In the last four
Martin Snedden being developed by Mori Trust Co, will come
years, tourism has twice been New
online in 2013, and will have an annual output of 10 million kwh
Zealand’s number one export earner,”
Snedden remarked. “This industry is a critical component of New Zealand’s - enough to power 3,000 households in the Tohoku region.
economy. We face plenty of challenges at present, as do most other sectors, The power station will be built on the site of the 148-hectare
but we have proven in the past that we are strong and robust enough to Laforet Shirakawa golf course, which suspended operations
handle difficult conditions,” he added. after the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster.
Snedden, who started work at the TIA this week, previously headed up
the last year's Rugby World Cup.
Emeraude
hosts black tie
event in Halong
Bay caves
E meraude Classic Cruises
recently hosted a special
'Wine and Dine Cruise' in Halong
Bay, including a black tie event
in one of the area's limestone
caves. The 8th Annual Wine
Cruise saw 68 passengers gather
at the UNESCO World Heritage
site for a three-hour soiree, with
food prepared by the Press Club’s
Executive Chef Marcel Isaak.
Guests were also entertained by
Brisbane-based DJ Cache.
The 9th Annual Wine and Dine
Cruise will be held in Halong Bay
on 25 May 2013.
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