BEIJING: Tourism officials of 13 Asian countries appealed to other governments yesterday not to hurt the region's recovery from SARS by indiscriminately discouraging travel following the car bombing of Jakarta's Marriott Hotel.
The appeal came at a meeting of officials from China, Japan, South Korea and South-East Asian countries who were discussing how to revive tourism after the outbreak, which devastated airlines, hotels and other travel-dependent businesses.
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