Travel Environment Watch - Asia / Pacific.

Oct 25, 2009

Desperate attempts to revive an American tourist proved fruitless after she was found floating lifelessly while swimming with dolphins in the Marlborough Sounds. The 27-year-old woman was among a group of tourists, including her husband and his mother, on a dolphin-watching trip in Tory Channel yesterday, when she was discovered floating face down about 11.20am. Others in the water went to her aid and she was brought to the Dolphin Watch Ecotours vessel, where a doctor among the tourists attempted CPR, while a mayday call was sent to emergency services on shore. Staff from the nearby New Zealand King Salmon farm noticed unusual activity on the boat and travelled out in a runabout to see if they could help. They offered the use of an oxygen bottle kept for emergencies, and this was accepted, said the general manager of the company's aquaculture division, Stewart Hawthorn. Oct 20, 2009

BMB Fuel Services

BMB Fuel Services of Canada said Air New Zealand has implemented its Aviation Fuel Decision Support software under a multiyear agreement. Tool monitors fuel usage and tracks an airline's fuel saving initiatives, ANZ said. Oct 22, 2009

Japan

Following the success of the MichelinOs Voyager Pratique Japon (April 2007) and the Green Guide on Japan (March 2009), both of which were published in French, the English version of the book was released on Sept. 7. The Green Guide includes well-known to low-key destinations in Japan with MichelinOs signature star rating system, and the guide awards three stars to nearly 100 tourism spots of historic and natural sites and UNESCOOs world heritage sites such as Mt. Fuji, Himeji Castle, Tokyo, Kyoto and Yakushima Island. MichelinOs globally known Green Guide covers Japan from three angles: planning your trip, introduction to Japan and discovering Japan. MichelinOs Green Guide has over 80 years of history, recognized as guide books with descriptions on local culture and nature that fulfills multi-dimensional demands from travelers. In addition, Michelin Guide Kyoto Osaka 2010 was published in English and Japanese on Oct. 16, covering 203 restaurants and hotels in both cities with three levels of ratings. The book carefully chose restaurants and hotels in very historic cities of Kyoto and Osaka, where rich culinary and hospitality tradition that has been inherited and maintained over generations. Michelin awarded stars for the first time to 22 ryokans, the traditional Japanese style inns. Unlike other Michelin Guides, Tokyo Guide and Kyoto & Osaka Guide are the only Michelin Guides that awards stars to all the featured hotels and restaurants. For more information, visit www.japantravelinfo.com. Oct 22, 2009

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