1.   Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. and its biggest shareholders tumbled on concern slumping tourist arrivals will hammer earnings.

2.   Stocks in Hong Kong were mixed as Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. and its biggest shareholders tumbled on concern that slumping tourist arrivals will hurt earnings.

3.   The report also said tourist arrivals from Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand were hurt by weakening economies in those countries from a lingering currency crisis.

4.   Tourist arrivals in the Philippines, especially from other Asian countries and Hong Kong, have climbed rapidly in the last three years.

5.   Papandreou did not provide overall figures on tourism, but the charter flight data appears to support earlier predications of an increase in tourist arrivals this year.

6.   After the peak season, the department will try to sustain the number of charter flights to maintain tourist arrivals.

7.   Although the government recently said tourist arrivals were up and the industry booming, travelers returning from Myanmar have reported there are almost no foreign tourists in the country.

8.   Although European tourist arrivals decreased slightly in October a few markets still see some growth, such as Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain and Sweden.

9.   Although the Hong Kong dollar has remained strong because of its link to the U.S. dollar, the economy has been hit by plunging tourist arrivals.

10.   Although the outlook for the domestic travel market looks bright, she said, agencies have yet to see a rise in foreign tourist arrivals.