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KOREA'S SARS-RAVAGED TRAVEL AGENCIES COMING BACK TO LIFE.
SEOUL, July 1 Asia Pulse - South Korea's tourism industry is expanding rapidly after a months-long knockout caused by the deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).
In recent months, some travel agencies had to tide themselves over the crisis with dirt-cheap tour packages making no sense in terms of profitability. These included one priced at 199,9000 won (US$166) for four-days in Thailand and another at 99,000 won for a four-day trip to the Philippines.
Until the end of May, rumors circulated that the collective collapse of domestic travel agencies would take place in July and August because of the fatal epidemic, coupled with the dampened domestic economy.
But they are now rapidly recovering from the shock of SARS as the disease has been quelled worldwide.
In particular, the World Health Organization's recent lifting of its recommendation not to travel to China, the very source of the disease, greatly restored people's confidence in taking overseas trips.
Ahead of summer vacation, travel agencies are hectic to secure seats on airplanes.
"Except for China, Taiwan and Hong Kong, where SARS is still not completely cleared, it's not easy to find tickets to other areas worldwide. In particular, almost all July flights to Southeast Asian countries have been booked," an official at a travel agency said.
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- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire June 26, 2003 700+ words
...of the mainland's largest travel agencies. He was one of many travel...cent during the height of the Sars crisis, also welcomed the...the Grand Hyatt Beijing. "Sars has forever stamped itself...first half of the year due to Sars. "I hope business travellers...
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...29, 2003), the Supervisor of Travel Agencies at the Iranian Tourism Organization...official said that the Iranian travel agencies incurred these heavy losses because...war on Iraq and the spread of SARS in Eastern Asia. He added that...
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...sales to skyrocket and major Japanese travel agencies to cancel tours to heavily hit areas...as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS). JTB will suspend tours the same day...illness. The source and infection route of SARS remain unknown and as yet the illness...
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- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire January 6, 2004 700+ words
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...the Taiwan Travel Agencies Self-Relief...equated SARS with the...Taiwan's travel agencies over the...years, the SARS outbreak...Taiwan's travel agencies will be forced...down if the SARS threat continues...
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- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire April 23, 2003 700+ words
...of a high number of Sars cases in the country...suspected of carrying Sars, said Disease Control...no suspected cases, travel agencies must provide regular...been distributed to travel agencies' representatives...from the designated Sars-affected regions to...
Source: HighBeam Research, KOREA'S SARS-RAVAGED TRAVEL AGENCIES COMING BACK TO LIFE.