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DomPost reports on Ecotourism NZ Conference
Cycle tourism has the power to revive and stimulate New Zealand’s struggling provincial economies
The economic benefits of environmentally smart cycle tourism can drive a recovery in provincial New Zealand and have the potential to double the amount tourists spend annually – from $320 million to $640 million, tourism leaders say.
At the Ecotourism 2010 conference in Rotorua this month, cycle tourism leaders explained the power of pedallers and applauded the injection of $9 million of the prime minister’s $50m cycleway fund into ‘‘quick start’’ ventures that will see new multi-day routes operating this summer.
Cameron Williamson reports.
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