NZ tops travel poll second year in row
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rodders
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 5:42 am Post subject: NZ tops travel poll second year in row |
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New Zealand heads a poll of the world's top travel destinations for the second year in a row. .
In its annual staff poll, Lonely Planet, the largest independent publisher of travel books in the world with 650 guidebooks in 14 languages, named spectacular scenery and a huge dollop of free advertising courtesy of Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy as factors in New Zealand's top "hot spot" tourist rating.
Lonely Planet global travel editor Don George said it was "pretty extraordinary" for one country to top the list twice in a row.
He put the double down to a "perfect storm of spectacular pristine scenery, hospitable citizenry, compelling culture, perceived geo-political safety and free global big-screen advertising - courtesy of (Oscar-nominated movies) Lord of the Rings".
New Zealand would experience another tourism boom as a result, Mr George predicted.
"When Lonely Planet says this is a hot destination, a lot of people pay attention."
About 100 Lonely Planet staff in four offices worldwide voted in the poll.
One cited New Zealand's strong sense of culture, its relaxed attitude and its nuclear-free status as factors in the country's desirability as a travel destination..........................................................
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/storydisplay.cfm?storyID=3547532&thesection=news&thesubsection=general |
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dan-ish
I Like It Here
Joined: 24 Nov 2003
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Location: Maidstone, England
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Posted: Thu Feb 05, 2004 9:18 pm Post subject: Top of the world! |
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Inevitable, really...! Where else could you give it to?  |
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Steve
Testing The Water
Joined: 02 Feb 2004
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Posted: Sun Feb 08, 2004 3:25 am Post subject: |
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It's great news! Hopefully visitors will respect NZ and help keep it clean! I've met loads of travellers in Taiwan many of them have already been to NZ and plan to go back. It's great to get a younger generation of travellers heading downunder.
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