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May 20, 2005
Weathering tragedy: tsunami movie tourism?
Reuters reports on unseemly post-tsunami Thai optimism: "Thailand officials are hoping that a clutch of Hollywood movies and TV documentaries on the Asian tsunami that are scheduled to be shot in the country might actually help bring back tourists to its devastated beaches. ... Thai Tourism Minister Somsak Thepsuthin said he was counting on movies to boost tourism similar to what the Lord of the Rings trilogy did for New Zealand's tourist trade."
Posted by at May 20, 2005 01:31 PM
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