Bright Tourist Prospects

Manawatu Times, Volume 60, Issue 276, 22 November 1935, Page 7

Bright Tourist Prospects

RIG INCREASE ANTICIPATED. Per Press Association. 'WELLINGTON, Last Night. The prospects in tourist traffic have never been brighter, said Mr S. J. Collett, 1 acting general manager of the Tourist Publicity Department in an interview to-day. -‘The first six months of tho financial year have shown 'an increase of approximately 50 per cent, in the business done. This figure is remarkable in that the season covered included the winter months. Tho increase was equally apparent in business emanating irom overseas and in internal travelling by New Zealsaaders. “The prospects for the summer and autumn are particularly bright and tours booked in advance already show an increase over the advance business for the last.year. It is strongly anticipated that there will be a valuablo increase iu tho business from North America attributable to the appointment of a Now Zealand Trade and Tourist Commissioner at Los Angeles. Advices from him and from the Commissioner at Toronto are to the effect that special advertising by the department in these areas is bearing fruit. The British National Union in cooperation with tho department's representative iu London has organised a party of approximately 25 farmers who will arrive in the Dominion late in February. So successful was the recent tour of Honolulu school teachers that inquiries have already been received with regard to a return visit next winter. Another paitytour in hand is being arranged by the trade and tourist commissioner in Sydney. This is a commercial tour from Newcastle, New South Wales.