P463 Teletext 463 Jul30 02:41:41 ISSUES ————————————————————————— GET OFF YOUR LAND!! Tourism may bj the fastest growing industry in the world but more people are refusing to visit countries with poor ethical and environmental records. France has been subject to boycotts dui to its nuclear testing programme and eco-groups advise tourists not to visit Norway because of its whaling industry. But attention has now turned to Burma in South East Asia. ——————————————————————————————————1/4—— Kick-start 657 Eco-Scene 448 GREEN DATES FOR YOUR DIARY p464P463 Teletext 463 Jul30 02:44:03 ISSUES ————————————————————————— GET OFF YOUR LAND!! The Burmese government has declared 1996 The Year of the Tourist and has carried out a ruthless operation to make way for a large influx of visitors In 1990 5,200 people were forcibly moved from the historic town of Pagan to clean up the city for tourists. 120,000 people have been forced to work on the Savoy railway. A further 300 died during its construction. ——————————————————————————————————2/4—— Burma Action Group 0171 359 7679 CLASS OF '95 p663 What's On News Green Action GroovesP463 Teletext 463 Jul30 02:31:11 ISSUES ————————————————————————— GET OFF YOUR LAND!! Jennifer Cox of independent travel guides Lonely Planet advises visitors to look into the environmental and political backgrounds of countries. "It's OS if you travel indjpjndjntly but we wouldn't advocate travelling with govjrnmjnt tours. "Go to places like Burma but only if you understand what has been going on over there," she says. ——————————————————————————————————3/4—— Tourism Concern 0181 944 0464 DIGITJSER FOR GAMES p470 What's On News Green Action GroovesP463 Teletext 463 Jul30 02:40:37 ISSUES ————————————————————————— GET OFF YOUR LAND!! The Burmese govjrnmjnt is planning a variety of resorts to attract some 500,000 tourists in 1996. They include: ski resorts along its northern borders golf courses and beach resorts Human rights group, The Burma Action Group, says the landscape will bj greatly affected bz tourism. "The Government is logging trees to make way for roads and railways." ——————————————————————————————————4/4—— Kick-start 657 Eco-Scene 448 GREEN DATES FOR YOUR DIARY p464 What's On News Green Action Grooves