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What is being done to get the tourism industry up and running again following the 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States on what has become known as 'September the 11th'?

You can read about various strategies being used to entice people to fly again at the following website:
http://www.tourism.australia.com/

Imagine that you are working for the Australian Tourism Commission. You have been asked to formulate a strategy that will help bring tourists back to Australia. Your manager has asked you to base your strategy around the following ideas:

• that it is safe to fly
• that Australia is one of the safest places to visit
• that airport security has never been tighter.

Your manager has requested that you incorporate these ideas into your strategy in a subtle manner. She suggested that a brochure promoting tourism to Australia would be a good way of doing this. Create this brochure.

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How has tourism suffered in other parts of the world since the 'September 11^th' terrorist attacks in the United States? What has happened to the numbers of tourists departing Australia for overseas destinations?

Search for statistics at the following site:
http://www.tourism.australia.com/Research.asp

Look for advice from the Australian Government about travel at the following site:
http://www.smartraveller.gov.au/zw-cgi/view/Advice/General

Imagine that you are a newspaper reporter profiling the wider impacts of the September 11^th terrorist attacks in the United States. You have been asked to report on how Australian travellers are feeling about and dealing with international travel in the months after September the 11^th. Develop a newspaper report on issues associated with international travel from Australia and how the tourism industry in other parts of the world is coping with the setbacks in domestic and international travel.