Thursday, 1 March 2012

Fed: 2003 to be a watershed year for Aussie tourism - ATC

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Fed: 2003 to be a watershed year for Aussie tourism - ATC

By Chris Herde

BRISBANE, Jan 21 AAP - An uncertain global environment combined with rising expectationsshould make 2003 a watershed year for Australian tourism, a leading industry figure saidtoday.

Australian Tourist Commission managing director Ken Boundy said there was a chancethis year would be a "critical turning point" for the $17 billion inbound tourism industry.

In the past two years the industry, after recording a massive growth spurt in the Olympicyear, has stagnated or gone backwards.

Mr Boundy said demand overseas was on the rise, the boost from the …

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