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Weekly UpdatesAug 16, 2009
Amazon River
As reported earlier, armed bandits attacked the Amazon River cruise ship they had boarded previously. Aqua Expeditions has released a statement regarding these attacks and their reponse. The statement is included below in its entirety. August 6, 2009 While cruising on the Amazon early Tuesday morning, August 4, the m/v Aqua was boarded by six unknown persons who robbed the passengers of valuables. Neither passengers nor crew were harmed. A similar incident occurred on July 26. CEO of Aqua Expeditions Francesco Galli Zugaro has been meeting this week with senior government officials, including the Minister of Tourism, Head of Police, and Department of Defense, all of whom have pledged to take all necessary actions to guarantee the safety of the Peruvian tourism industry and visitors to the country. Aug 10, 2009
Mexico
As the first country in the world to experience an outbreak of the now widespread A(H1N1) influenza virus, Mexico has been really hard hit in terms of tourism demand over the past three months. Preliminary estimates from the Mexican government put the impact so far at around USUSD 200-USD 300 million, but the final toll could well be much greater. More than 2,000 inbound flights were cancelled during the early stages of the crisis. "Mexico should be applauded for the way it handled the swine flu crisis," said Ufi Ibrahim, chief operations officer of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), speaking at a recent media breakfast organized by the Mexico Tourism Board. "The Mexican government and other stakeholders in the local travel and tourism industry have taught us all a lotm because they have shown great leadership during their period of crisis, not to mention responsibility, timeliness, and effectiveness. Aug 10, 2009
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