SOME DAY PERHAPS
TOURISTS WILL COME SOUTH. THE FRANCONIA’S TRIP. NORTH ISLAND FAVOURED. When it was announced about a month ago that a party of 400 American tourists would visit New Zealand early in 1927 on the liner “Franconia” the Southland League communicated with Messrs Thomas Cook and Son, who were managing the tour, with a view to having Southland’s famous scenic resorts included in the itinerary. The following reply has been received from Messrs Thomas Cook and Son. "We would point out that the ‘Franconia’ is on a round-world tour covering a period of nearly six months, and that the cost involved in holding up a ship of this size idle at porta for inland sight-seeing is so heavy that the time of such tours is exceedingly limited. The trip has been arranged for a wait in Auckland of four full days and a stay of one day in Wellington, with a visit to the Sounds en route to Tasmania. During the stay in northern waters half the party will be taken in sections on a trip to Rotorua and back, while the other half after visiting Rotorua will travel overland to Wellington via the Wanganui River. You will recognise, therefore, that circumstances will not permit of the party landing at Milford or fitting in an itinerary in any way to enable the journey to be taken from Milford to Te Anau and Invercargill There is naturally a demand from all parts of New Zealand to see if sections of the party cannot extend their trip, but as already indicated this cannot be arranged, at any rate for the present cruise.” The League also wrote concerning publicity, and the reply explained that arrangements had been made with the New Zealand Publicity Department to supply large quantities of literature to the steamer when she left Wellington. It was suggested that the League get in touch with Mr Messenger if it wished to have Southland well represented in printed matter. This suggestion will be acted upon by the League.
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Southland Times, Issue 19939, 4 August 1926, Page 10
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338SOME DAY PERHAPS Southland Times, Issue 19939, 4 August 1926, Page 10
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