July 07, 2021
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The global travel industry and the economies that have come to depend on it have been devastated by the coronavirus pandemic. However, not all tourism authorities are in a rush to go back to how things were.
New Zealand, in particular, sees the pandemic shutdown as an opportunity to appeal to a “better class” of visitor, and it has created the Premium Partnerships Programme to provide sponsorship to tour operators who target individuals worth more than US$1 million (S$1.3 million).
Spain’s tourism minister, Reyes Maroto, echoed the ambitions of other destinations when he told the
Financial Times newspaper in May: “We are moving from a model of ‘the more tourists, the better’ to one of higher expenditures, more nights and premium tourists.”
In addition to the more than 3,800 degrees, diplomas and certificates, the University of Victoria is conferring honorary degrees to seven community members, recognizing achievements in health care, art, science, law and business. Nominees, who received the awards Tuesday and Wednesday, were chosen for accomplishments that extend beyond their respective fields. Among the recipients was Marvin Storrow, QC, who received an honorary Doctor of Laws degree. Born in Vancouver in 1934, Storrow attended the University of British Columbia and was called to the bar in 1963. During his long career, he litigated both civil and criminal cases, including 20 in the Supreme Court of Canada. While his expertise covers a number of areas, he is known for his success in Indigenous law, including several groundbreaking verdicts in constitutional rights and land titles in the 1970s and 1980s.
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