41.   And a return economy classticket from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching or Kota Kinabalu costs more than afour-day tour package to Bali or Phuket.

42.   Aside from the tour packages, Qantas, in cooperation with the tourism agencies, will host several familiarization tours for travel agents and media.

43.   Because the theme is meant boost our tourism through art and culture... so the choice is to develop an event such as tour packages.

44.   British Airways is offering special tour packages to Bali, including flights and overnight accommodation for European travelers.

45.   Dive operator Bill Keefe, also headed to Nassau on business, books tour packages through the airline.

46.   Filipino expertise will be tapped to develop, maintain and market tour packages, he said.

47.   Gov. Mario Villanueva Madrid said the zones would be incorporated into tour packages of Maya sites starting next year.

48.   He said their Thailand tour package would normally offer Chinese and Thai food, and occasionally hot pot and seafood.

49.   He said the tour packages would offer attractive discounts for those who wished to visit the three-member countries.

50.   However, to ensure fairness, he said several factors needed to be taken into account when comparing the prices of local and overseas tour packages.