A look at the effect of fuel rationing on Iran's tourist industry

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SHOTLIST AP Television Babolsar City in northern Iran - 19 June 2007 1. Wide of road 2. Mid of police close to road 3. Mid of man sitting on a bench 4. Mid of empty recreational boats 5. Wide of canoes in water 6. Various of road to empty petrol station 7. Mid of man filling car with petrol 8. Wide of gas station 9. Close up of gasoline metre 10. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Karim Taheri, petrol station attendant "Because of rationing and since people do not have enough petrol; they can not travel to the north (of Iran) anymore. This is a real problem for people now." 11. Wide of gas station 12. Wide of bathing suits on sale Resort of Daryakenar - 19 June 2007 13. Wide of empty resort 14. Close of paint pallet 15. Mid of a artist painting on beach 16. Mid of two women eating on the beach 17. Mid of women and men sitting by the beach 18. SOUNDBITE: (English) Mahyar Sadeghi, tourist "Actually I'm here for honeymoon, with my beautiful wife, and I'm here after twelve years. I like it. I was here twelve years ago and it is beautiful, especially at night." 20. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Payam Morshedi, tourist "Most people that you see here are locals and (tourists) rarely are seen around. The very few tourists that have come to this place now are probably consuming the last quota of their rationed gasoline and some of them are government employees who are using services and camps provided by their administrations, and they are not using their own private cars. If you look at the stores around here you will see their sales are much less than the previous years." 21. Pan from sea to beach 22. Close of two women 23. Various of empty houses 24. SOUNDBITE: (English) Payam Morshedi, tourist "I come here every year. It used to be very crowded here during summer times, but this year it's unusually quiet. If you look around here you will not be able to find any crowded places. This is while today is Friday (religious day in Iran) and in other days of the week it is even quieter here. 90 percent of people you see here are locals, not tourists." Fereydounkenar - 20 June 2007 25. Wide of sign in Farsi reading "Great fish market of City of Fereydounkenar " 26. Wide of local fishermen sitting 27. Close of fish 28. Mid of local fishermen 29. Wide of empty fish stall 30. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Ali, local fisherman and fish seller "There are no passengers and tourists here anymore. We can not sell (our fish), we are unemployed" 31. Mid of fishermen playing backgammon 32. Close of backgammon board 33. SOUNDBITE: (Farsi) Rahim, local fish seller "Petrol rationing has considerably declined the number of travellers. The market is not full of customers anymore. As you can see people do not have enough petrol for travelling and all our problems are related to petrol rationing." 34. Mid of fishermen sitting 35. Wide of road 36. Mid of restaurant sign reading (English and Farsi) "Palm Drive Thru" 37. Various of road and local shop LEAD IN: The recent fuel rationing in Iran is having a negative impact on some of the country's more popular tourist destinations. Many resorts on the Caspian Sea are now facing a shortage of tourists, as many scrap their holiday plans in favour of saving precious fuel. STORYLINE: Tourist resorts on Iran's Caspian Sea are suffering economically after the recent introduction of fuel rationing. Towns on the Caspian Sea, famous for their sandy beaches, are among some of the most popular holiday destinations in Iran . However, since rationing has been enforced local businesses have noticed a considerable drop in revenues. With the government's move, many towns that traditionally have been depended on the summer trade have now been left without any tourists. You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/faad91ad253baa6a1d5baf9900375b08 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork