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Date Posted: 19:57:17 05/19/08 Mon
Author: Lynx
Subject: Re: Hello Kitty becomes Ambassador
In reply to: klutz 's message, "Re: Hello Kitty becomes Ambassador" on 19:10:03 05/19/08 Mon

>"Officials hope that tapping into that fan base [kids
>and young women] will lead to a bigger flow of
>tourists into Japan, and closer toward their goal of
>attracting 10 million overseas visitors every year
>under the 'Visit Japan' campaign."
>
>Those ARE the ones with the most discretionary income,
>yes?

If the global economic downturn is affecting Japanese tourism the way it is affecting American tourism, I don't think even a naked Hello Kitty would help them.

Let me refine that a bit. I live in one of America's prime tourist destinations. Our high-end tourists are still here and still spending. I'm not talking upper middle class; I'm talking about the ones who can buy multi-million dollar vacation homes without blinking an eye. Our middle class tourists are on the way out, and our low-end tourists are almost completely gone. If I didn't already live here, I wouldn't be able to vacation here. If I hadn't bought a home here eleven years ago, I certainly wouldn't be able to do it now. That's kind of depressing, not to mention ominous.

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