Japanese scared away from NZ
New Zealand is risking losing one of their most wealthy source of visitors, the Japanese are threatening to
Nearly 700 Japanese travelers had canceled bookings with Southern Travel in the past week as a result of flu fears, with the prospect of more to come, said chief executive Jacqueline Walshe, the Dominion Post on Tuesday quoted the company’s chief executive Jacqueline Walshe as saying.
An advisory notice from Japan’s Education Ministry to schools to reconsider trips to New Zealand had had a major impact, Walshe said.
The managing director of another big large inbound tour operator agreed that the Japanese market had been hit severely, with some groups canceling and others postponing until later in the year.