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Luzi Matzig in TravelAsia
TravelAsia, January 17, 1997
THAILAND
1. A new minister who does not have an interest in
tourism policies, who dissolves the national tourism board. -
Suparerk Soorangura, managing director, NS Travel and Tours
2. Devaluation of the Thai baht. If this happens,
rates will go up, there will be a lot of arguments and the entire
pricing structure will have to be redone. - Luzi Matzig, general
manager, Diethelm Travel
3. Competing countries reduce their rates below Thailand's.
- David Barrett, director of sales and marketing-international,
Siam Express
4. A deterioration of the local economy. - Weera
Bumrungsee, managing director, Pan House Travel
5. Europe facing more and more economic problems.
- Raimund Wellenhofer, general manager, Go Thailand Tours
6. Political instability. - Vim Eurwilaichit, assistant
managing director, airline GSA and outbound, World Travel Service;
Stephen McEvoy, general manager-inbound, Golden Tour
7. Political, social movements in Asia, riots in
Myanmar/Indonesia, baht instability in Thailand, floods in Bangkok,
fly-by-night French operators. - Vincent Tabuteau, managing director,
East West Siam
8. Implementation of departure tax. - Chai Naganidhi,
special project manager, East West (Travel) Group
SINGAPORE
1. Wars, natural calamities and Pauline Hanson. I
hope there will be no more stupid talk about racism. - Ong Chee
Kong, sales manager, New Shan Travel Service
2. The number of Japanese living in Singapore dwindling.
- Shoji Ikeda, managing director, Geo Nankai Travel
3. Tragedies in Malaysia. The recent tour bus accident
caused several cancellations. - Yvonne Seah, tour development
manager, Morning Star Travel
4. Outbound agents cutting prices. This will not
only affect yields but quality of products. - Wee Heng Ling, market
development manager, SA (UIC) Tours
MALAYSIA
1. War, epidemic, inflation. Hotels and ground handlers
increasing rates - that will make Sarawak a white spot on the
world map. - Manfred Kurz, director of marketing, Singai Travel
Service, Kuching
2. Sitting in the car for hours in a traffic jam. - Ho Kah Wah, general manager, Peterson & Elsom Travel Service
3. A further weakening of the Malaysian ringgit against
foreign currencies. - Andrew Ch'ng, managing director, Ken-Air
Services
INDONESIA
1. Economic slowdown. - Yanti, general manager, Global
Tours & Travel; Risnawati, marketing manager, Satriavi Tours
& Travel
2. Political situations that will affect both our
inbound and outbound businesses. -Willy Djaja Djaphar, general
manager, PT Vayatour
3. A sudden rise in ticket prices and devaluation.
- Jimmy Chandra of Lion Tour
4. Political conflict in European countries. - Yohanes
Handoyo, general manager, Media Tour
5. Further drop in the value of the Indonesian rupiah
against the US dollar. - Hadi Joeffry, general manager, Gentabali
Tour & Travel Service
6. Social unrest before and after the general election.
- Djoni Lasmana, general manager, PT Sona Topas Tours & Travel
MACAU
1. Escalation of violence in Macau. - Alan Ho, deputy
chairman, Macau Association of Travel Agents
2. Hong Kong stops attracting tourists, which will
mean less spillover to Macau. - Billy Chan, manager, International
Tourism, Macau
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