AMERICAN TOURISTS

Hokitika Guardian, 14 February 1930, Page 3

AMERICAN TOURISTS

PARTY'S FLYING VISIT TO

DOMINION

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.In' the course u a, tour of Liie Pacifin a pud;/ of FI An oi Fans nr rivet! • at'-Auckland by the AFirama to-day. Their tour has been arranged by IT; Criswell Travel Service, ol L<s Angeles, and they were accompanied by ~vir A. Ilf. A ndorsou, .who is perfouallv conducting tlie four. Ihe | -sirt .y left 'San Francisco about three months agpj.;and visited Honolulu a ml'various' OoStttrTes Tn* the- First 'be foregbii# P Austra ia. \ flying four of Tew />uland’s scenic resorts will occupy Id days, and' : th<fn■'•the; party-will return to San Francisco by the Tahiti from Wellington.

“I am paying my first visit to New Zealand,”' Mr Anderson said, ‘‘hut d will not' he my last. Aly firm proposes to organise annual tours of the Pacific, and the present trip has been so successful that prospects for the future arc exceedingly bright. However, I realise that no one can sec New Zealand properly in a fortnight, and future, parties will spend at leas! three weeks in the Dominion. The present party will, visit the AVaitnino Oaves, Rotorua, AVairakei, National Park, the ’Wanganui river, and Puller Gorge so their time will be fully occupied.

“New Ze tland is. becoming incivnsingv popular with American tourists.” Mr Anderson continued. “.More publicity is I ring given to your tourist attractions, and then travel agencies similar to my company naturally find it to their benefit to encourage people to make the, trip to the Dominion. This is the first personally conducted tour we have had in New Zealand, but during the iast two or three years my firm has been handling growing individual foiiri-J traffic to your country. For myself. I appreciate Dm opportunity of seeing your scenic attractions as personal recommendation can count lor so much.”