Hub Of The South Pacific
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Sydney, 1968, where skyscrapers dwarf the harbour bridge and make canyons of the city's business area. Dominating the skyline (left foreground) is the 50storey Australia Square, with, on its 47th floor, a revolving restaurant. The famous—or infamous (depending on your point of view) —Opera House can be seen at right, squatting on Bennelong Point, and at top centre is the new Warringah Expressway, along which, at 5.30 p.m., city executives speed to their homes in the northern suburbs. In all, it's quite a city, and as the major port of Australia and the hub of the South Pacific, one that is attracting more American tourists. Apparently the huge island of Australia has, in some re spects, more to attract the tourist than the tiny picturebook islands of the South Seas. According to the US-based Travel Research International Inc., which recently ran a survey with Americans who had travelled the Pacific, Australia got a 78 per cent, "we would revisit" rating, while Tahiti scored 60 per cent, and Fiji 57 per cent. Obviously it takes more than palm trees and grass skirts to make a holiday. For a report on the travel research survey see p. 59.