Croatia rises to meet the demands of Japanese tourists

• published: 21 Jul 2015
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Dubrovnik - August 6, 2008 1. Wide shot; Dubrovnik, Old Town and the island of Lokrum; view from the hill of Srd 2. Wide shot; the city walls and the Minceta Tower 3. Wide shot; the Stradun, the main street of the Old Town; shot from above 4. Close up; feet of the tourists walking along the Stradun 5. Wide shot, pan right, a group of Japanese tourists is walking along the Stradun 6. Mid shot a Japanese woman is taking photographs 7. Mid shot three Japanese ladies 8. SOUNDBITE (Croatian): Jelka Tepsic, Director of the Dubrovnik Tourist Board: "The numbers, showing the increase of arrivals in Dubrovnik area by 100 to 150 percent, are the best indicator. That is really fascinating, considering we are talking about a very remote market." 9. Wide shot Japanese tourists in front of the Sponza Palace 10. Mid shot tilt up a tourist guide is talking 11. Wide shot pan right Japanese tourists 12. SOUNDBITE: (Japanese): Yosiko Takei, Visitor from Osaka "I first had thought that Croatia was ruined with the damage from war. Now I have the impression that it is a homely and beautiful country." 13. SOUNDBITE: (Japanese): Iwasawa Yumiko, Visitor from Tokyo "It is a historical country with kind people. I find it serene and with a warm atmosphere." 14. Wide shot pan right; A group of Japanese arrives at the Duke's Palace 15. Mid shot; the tourist guide is talking into the microphone 16. Mid shot; two Japanese ladies with receivers and headphones are following the presentation 17. Wide shot tilt down; facade of the Duke's Palace 18. Mid shot; a group of Japanese tourists passes through the frame 19. Wide shot; the group enters the Dubrovnik cathedral 20. Mid shot pan left; Japanese in front of the shop-window of a shop selling Croatian sweets 21. Mid shot; two Japanese ladies next to the stool with the lavender bags 22. SOUNDBITE: (Japanese): Keiko Kawaski, tourist guide, Okayama "This is my fifth visit here. The last visit was during the summer and it was 32 degrees (celsius) both during the day and night. The hotels did not have air-conditioning and we hardly got any sleep. I think Croatia would be a better place if hotels supplied air-conditioning in all rooms." 23. Wide shot; the Grand Villa Argentina Hotel, main entrance 24. Wide shot pan right; a group of Japanese tourists in the lobby 25. Close up: a tour manager 26. Wide shot; a group of tourists with the tour manager 27. SOUNDBITE: (Croatian): Milo Katic, Sale and Marketing Manager, the Grand Villa Argentina Hotel "They always request identical rooms. All the guests must have identical rooms, so no differences in status are emphasised. They always want rooms with a view of the sea; all the rooms must have bath tubs; and there is one interesting thing: they always want rooms with twin beds, even if they are couples." 28. Mid shot a Japanese tourist is reading a guide book 29. Close up guide books in all languages but Japanese 30. Close up a pizza place menu in Japanese 31. Close up a laptop screen; Croatian Tourist Board logo on the web site of their Japanese office 32. Mid shot a laptop screen; the web site of the Croatian Tourist Board office in Japan 33. SOUNDBITE (Croatian): Jelka Tepsic, Director of the Dubrovnik Tourist Board: "We are aware that we need much more promotional material in Japanese. Therefore, we will translate our web site into Japanese for the next season. Also, we will try to organise Japanese language courses in cooperation with local association of tourist guides, since there is a lack of qualified guides for Japanese tourists." 34. Mid shot; Japanese tourists 35. Mid shot: Japanese tourists 36. Wide shot: Old Town, a view from an access road; LEAD IN: Croatia is experiencing a tourism boom. STORYLINE: You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/08be3cc1e7804b884fdcd415f3e66205 Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork