Monday, February 20, 2012

Australia: Get Chinese Tourist

JAMES Packer has called on the Gillard government and industry to show more aggression in shaking up the nation's troubled $34 billion tourism sector so that it can tap the "massive opportunity" offered by the rise of China's middle class.

The billionaire chairman of gaming company Crown said investment in large-scale tourist attractions in Australia had been "modest" at best, and a more comprehensive strategy was now needed to tap the lucrative tourist market of the rising Asian tigers.

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