Archive - October 2017

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Saipan… An Island Alive with Ghosts
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Tourism’s Take-Off in Micronesia

Saipan… An Island Alive with Ghosts

I?m in Saipan for a few days, nominally to consult with the bishop here on his pastoral planning but also to break out of the confines of Guam for a change of pace. And a great change of pace it is, truth to tell! The bed in the rectory is beyond comfortable, so for the past two days I?ve been huddled in it for hours, day and night. But only until I am restored to full energy, I tell myself, as I sniffle and cough myself to sleep.

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Tourism’s Take-Off in Micronesia

In the 1960s everything seemed possible. Want to grow a major tourist industry for a small island nation? No problem.

Continental Airlines had just entered the region, bringing jets and the promise of a strong marketing campaign. ?Feel the warmth of Paradise? was the slogan on the posters that were beginning to appear in Asian and American cities.? Within a few years, Continental built its own hotels in Palau, Chuuk, and Saipan.

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