No tourist flood

Prom a Wellington correspondent Officials of Air New Zealand’s North American operations do not expect a “flood” of United States tourists to the Cook Islands in the near future.

It is expected that American travellers in the islands will con sist mainly of “nook and cranny seekers” who want to “hop” through the Pacific Islands.

Although a party of American travel writers and agents have recently completed a five-day stay in Rarotonga, it is under stood the resultant publicity will concentrate on the limited ac commodation and the unspoiled nature of the islands.