Samoa tourism industry says nation back on track

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Updated October 29, 2009 08:05:08

The devastation of the tsunami in Samoa continues with tourists cancelling or amending holiday packages to Upolu. Resort and hotel owners spared by the September tsunami are saying tourists have stopped travelling to Samoa.

To try and turn the situation around, Samoa's tourism industry has launched advertising campaigns targeting Australia and New Zealand to attract holiday makers back to the island nation.

Presenter: Geraldine Coutts
Speaker: Nynette Sass, Chief Executive Officer for the Samoa Hotel Association

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