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No sign of island leader slowing

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The Dominican Republic attracted 2.2 million tourists in 1997, and the number of visitors from Europe increased by 30%. Many of these came from the United Kingdom, although fewer tourists from Germany and Italy visited than in previous years. Tourists were not detracted by serious health scares on the island because the prices of the holidays were so competitive. Prices start at 675 pounds sterling for two weeks. The beaches are a major attraction for most people, but there are opportunities to try white-water rafting or go in a cable car to the top of Mount Isabella.

Dominican Republic

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Now anybody can be a travel agent

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French concern Globe Trot'Airs has 800 representatives selling holidays through a pyramid scheme. It aims to have 15,000 representatives across Europe by the end of 1997, establishing a presence in Belgium, Germany, Spain, Italy, Portugal, the UK and the Netherlands. It is particularly targeting people who cannot afford travel agency prices, offering holidays at up to 20% less. Its package holidays cost a certain number of points, which can be purchased by cash or on a monthly basis.

Management, Services, Marketing, Holidays, Pyramid schemes, Globe Trot'Airs

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Beat the crowds on the open road

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Popular tourist destinations in Thailand are becoming very crowded, and this has prompted the Tourism Authority of Thailand to encourage fly-drive holidays, thus moving tourists away from the main resorts. However, the leading European operators have not included fly-drive programmes in their brochures, as they have not felt the need to find new ways of encouraging people to travel to Thailand. Furthermore, Europeans are often unwilling to drive in Asia.

Thailand

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