Regional Tourism Booming

Asia Pacific Hospitality Enews (Week Ending January 5 - 2007) had interesting news about our very own...

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Geelong (Victoria, Australia) turned away hundreds of tourists over the New Year due to a lack of accommodation and the situation looks set to worsen as tourist demand for the region surges. Tourism head Roger Grant yesterday said "local and state governments needed to tackle the problem now to stem the flow of tourists heading away from the region." It is understood that many people are contacting tourism information centres looking for a place to stay and that there were too few beds available. Many tourists were having difficulty finding certain types of accommodation such as serviced apartments or well serviced hotels. Mr Grant made a statement that the region needed another 'big-brand' hotel to join the Four Points by Sheraton and the Mercure, covering the high end of the market."

Now, what do you think about that! Regional tourism at its best!