Keeping An Eye On Bromo (Sin Chew Jit Poh) The tourists are lucky to get so close to Bromo, Indonesia, and from a distance it’s a breathtaking view. It's 3am, but the tourists begin to shake off the drowsiness and get ready to see the sun rise over Mount Bromo. Many of them are already on the truck ready for the journey. Early signs indicate a good tourist turn-out (South Coast Register) IT is a bit early to tell, but indications so far are that despite the wet weather, local tourism operators and retailers cashed in well over the long weekend. Talks on suspended AirAsia flights from Kuching (The Star) KUCHING: Sarawak’s Tourism Minister Datuk Michael Manyin will meet AirAsia Bhd group chief executive Datuk Tony Fernandes to discuss reinstatement of the Kuching-Bali and Kuching€“Macau flights. Cebu tourism amid global crisis (Sun Star) THE global economic slowdown induced by the US financial crisis is making consumers and businesses in many countries more careful with their spending. As markets shrink, producers compete more intensely with each other while buyers demand more value for their money. |