The region of Guellala in Djerba ,employs some 187 craftsmen and counts 28 pottery manufactories, 25 production and commercial premises as well as 22 handicraft shops. A Berber village on the south of Djerba, Guellala is also known for its silver Jewellery ware and its traditional olive pressing industry. The town is also famous for its museum, which re-enacts weddings and olive pressing.
The region which is visited by an important number of visitors throughout the year is devising ways to preserve its pottery industry, threatened by the shortage of clay, used to make its unique potteries and handicraft.
A recent geophysical study, elaborated by the National office of Mines, has made it possible to identify large quantities of clay possessing the same chemical composition in neighboring areas.
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QUEENSLAND’S tourism industry is bracing itself for more bad news after Virgin Blue’s chief hinted that flights may be cut and a new luggage tax implemented.
Virgin Blue chief executive Brett Godfrey hinted on the Nine Network yesterday that the airline would be looking at capacity cuts to destinations such as the Gold Coast.
He also said a luggage tax was being considered due to the high cost of security and baggage processing.
This comes days after Qantas and Jetstar scaled back domestic and international flight services to offset rising fuel costs.
Queensland Tourism Minister Desley Boyle said today the industry knew more bad news would come and was turning its attention to attracting foreign airlines.
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Tourism operators in the South Australian Riverland have lost an average of 20 per cent of their business revenue because of drought.
A SA Tourism Commission survey, run in conjunction with the Riverland Tourism Association, has found that houseboats, attraction sites and holiday homes have been hardest hit.
Nearly 40 per cent of tourism operators say they have had cancellations because of the drought conditions, with many people saying friends had warned them about the falling level of the River Murray.
The Association’s regional marketing manager, Emily White, says tourism businesses want financial help from the SA Government, environmental flows given to Lake Bonney to improve its public image and more advertising efforts to promote the Murray.
Source: http://www.abc.net.au
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Western Australia’s peak tourism body says the state’s travellers will have to plan for higher fuel costs when organising a holiday.
The WA Tourism Council says there is no proof the rise in fuel prices has affected the tourism industry, but says it is likely people will stay longer in the same place and reduce travel distances to cut fuel costs.
The Tourism Council’s chief executive, Graham Moss, says the last 12 months have been busy, despite the higher petrol prices.
“International tourism into Western Australia has increased above the national average, so it certainly hasn’t had an impact to date,” he said.
“But I think the impact will be felt further down the track.”
Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2008/06/09/2269298.htm?section=business
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