*CTC proposes charms ofnature on the outskirts of cities

Simon Pitt, Managing Director of Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC), Japan, who was just inaugurated as a new leader for tourism promotion in the Japanese market, said at an interview with the Wing Aviation Press that CTC will propose nature and soft adventures on the outskirtsof cities as new Canadian tourism attractions to the Japanese market. Recognizing that the tourist demand from Japan to Canada is recovering well, he also revealed that CTC aims to increase Japanese visitors to Canada to 500,000 annually in 2005, which is the almost same numbers as those in 2000.

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*CTC proposes charms of nature on the outskirts of cities
+New CTC Chairman will visit Japan in this coming November
*VISIT USA hopes to open a promotional event in Nagoya next year
*American Airlines will first fly into Nagoya
*JAL will offer more charter flights for the second half of FY2004
*ANA serves real time TV and radio programs on board
*JAL and ANA are more serious about rise of domestic airfares
*Kansai still suffered lower domestic flight demand
*JAL is looking for new small airplane for higher frequent operations