Posted 13th of May 2016 to the Otago Daily Times Newspaper Dunedin NZ
Reflecting on the recent statement from Tourism NZ, that they are going to stop promoting NZ except for the shoulder season and save Millions of Dollars in pointless advertising,
because it seems the Country is FULL UP in the high season due to the fact that we are a small country and we simply can’t take in mass volume Chinese tourists as well as the rest of the traditional visitors ...
I feel it the situation is similar to the American Indians asking when are the White Settlers going to Stop? They asked if there will be any people left in the cities back East.. One European answered that they where as many Europeans to the east as there are Stars in the Sky.
If I was the Minister of Tourism I would seriously consider placing a TAX on every tourist arrival in the Peak Season to regulate the un-godly numbers and get some money in for Improving infrastructure. It is the Department of Conservation that is the key to rational Tourism Growth now. It is just too ungainly for the NZ private sector to deal with.
The addition of too many low cost Airline Seats is largely to blame, with our cheap NZ Dollar... And for Imported underpaid Guest Workers sleeping 11 in a House!
I am not an expert on Government strategy but this just seems sloppy.
Reflecting on the recent statement from Tourism NZ, that they are going to stop promoting NZ except for the shoulder season and save Millions of Dollars in pointless advertising,
because it seems the Country is FULL UP in the high season due to the fact that we are a small country and we simply can’t take in mass volume Chinese tourists as well as the rest of the traditional visitors ...
I feel it the situation is similar to the American Indians asking when are the White Settlers going to Stop? They asked if there will be any people left in the cities back East.. One European answered that they where as many Europeans to the east as there are Stars in the Sky.
If I was the Minister of Tourism I would seriously consider placing a TAX on every tourist arrival in the Peak Season to regulate the un-godly numbers and get some money in for Improving infrastructure. It is the Department of Conservation that is the key to rational Tourism Growth now. It is just too ungainly for the NZ private sector to deal with.
The addition of too many low cost Airline Seats is largely to blame, with our cheap NZ Dollar... And for Imported underpaid Guest Workers sleeping 11 in a House!
I am not an expert on Government strategy but this just seems sloppy.
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