NEW ZEALAND EXCLUDED

Waikato Times, Volume 102, Issue 17242, 29 October 1927, Page 7

NEW ZEALAND EXCLUDED

AUSTRALIA UNINTERESTING. ELIMINATED THIS SEASON. > FROM U.S.A. AGENCIES’ TOURS (Australian auu N.Z. Cable Assn.i (Received October 29, 10.15 Cm.) NEW YORK,. October 28. Australia and New Zealand will not be included in the itineraries of any world cruises being conducted this season by the large tourist agencies in America, and an intimation from one company suggests that the ports in these- two Dominions will also be omitted in future voyages. The Raymond and Yvmtcomb Company states: “The inclusion of Australia and New Zealand has not proved of sufficient selling'power to make it possible for us to successfully sell this cruise with these countries included, taking into consideration the fact that a great deal of extra steaming is required to reach them. Passengers, in other words, have not found Australia sufficiently interesting to be able to enthuse tn’eir friends over a visit, and -we have been obligedto drop it from our routp.” Cook’s Agency stated: "We feel it desirable to go back to India, China, and Japan, and it is not possible to include Australia in the itinerary outlined. This does not mean that we shall not at some future date include Australia and New Zealand. In case you have any question in your mind as to whether our experience was the same as that reported by others, we take occasion to point out that the omission of Australia is not because our people did not enjoy it. Our people thoroughly enjoyed it, and we have every intention of including Australia and New Zealand in our cruise at some future dale. You will grant that interest in such new countries is not as great as interest in the older countries —India, China and Japan. It is understood a private individual may conduct a limited party of tourists from America to Australia in January r but no plans are as yet flxed.