European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Travel Boycotts to Honor or not to Honor by James  the Washington Post should you avoid visiting Myanmar site of the great ruined City of Pagan because the country s government is alleged to be repressive or skip a trip to Alaska because the state is trying to reduce its Wolf population by dispatching state employees in helicopters to Hunt and trap them travel is big business these Days and the hordes of tourists bound for fun on the Beach or a grand adventure pack considerable economic clout along with their Toothbrush and Sun Block. Again and again they Are being urged to exercise this Power by boycotting certain targeted destinations As a Way of achieving a specific political social or environmental goal. Whether to support or ignore Boycotts which seem to be on the increase is an Issue that troubles at least some travellers. Obviously the decision is a very personal one but there Are several factors on both sides of the question to be considered. As it has in the past the travel Industry association of America launched a promotional Campaign in october to discourage a threatened Boycott this one to be aimed by the National organization for women now against Pensacola fla., where now Hopes to pressure the City into establishing Buffer zones around two abortion clinics where two doctors and a third person have been murdered Pensacola appears to be taking the right Steps says now president Patricia Ireland so a Boycott probably will not be called. In a press release Edward r. Book president of the travel Industry association says he is sympathetic to the victims families in Pensacola but he argues that travel Boycotts do not Hurt their intended targets nearly As much As they harm and sometimes destroy the unrelated travel and tourism Industry which provided More than 6 million jobs to americans 600,000 of those specifically to  As it happens the travel Industry can be a very appealing and vulnerable target As Arizona s business Community Learned Boycotts As a tactic to achieve a goal. If we Don t like your politics he says referring to tourist spots we Don t have to be a part of it we re not going to spend our Money in your state. If you re going to depend on Money from out of state you have to recognize  currently Lyons is keeping a Eye on about 125 Boycotts More than a dozen of which can be considered travel Boycotts. They Are entered around a variety of issues that include civil rights Gay rights animal rights and environmental hazards among the Wolf population which preys on the going to Send our Money in your Stata. If Towt finl Zeuhls &. Ill / 1 14 j s when the state s voters in 1990 rejected an official Holiday to Honor Martin Luther King or. The decision angered much of America and Arizona reportedly lost 166 conventions Worth $190 million before the voters approved the Holiday two years later. Zachary d. Lyons editor and publisher of Boycott quarterly a Seattle based Magazine that tracks Boycotts worldwide believes destinations such As Arizona that rely heavily of the tourist Dollar Are going to have to weigh the economic Impact of controversial actions in the fixture. Lyons is an advocate of others. Some have sparked Little or no Public attention so far. The most prominent probably is an on going travel Boycott of Alaska called because of the state s controlled Wolf Hunting policy. The Boycott is being pushed by a coalition of animal Protection organizations including the Washington based fund for animals. Because of what alaskan officials contend is the declining size of the Caribou Herd in a Connecticut size wilderness South of Fairbanks the state has authorized a three year controlled Hunting program to reduce in defense of the Hunt Cathy harms wildlife biologist for the Alaska department of fish and came in Fairbanks notes that the number of Caribou in the designated control area has dropped from 1 1,000 to 3,000, which is worrisome. About 7,000 wolves roam Alaska s wild lands and the species is not endangered. The state s controlled Hunting program is taking place on less than 1 percent of the state s vast acreage. Wolf Hunting is Legal in Alaska. Animal rights activists contend the state is killing wolves to rebuild the Caribou Herd for big game Hunting and they Are seeking an end to the controlled Hunting program. Until this goal is reached the fund for animals is urging travellers to Boycott Alaska according to Mike Markarian the group s Campaign coordinator. He is aware of reports that the Boycott could Hurt Small ecologically sensitive tour operators in Alaska who support the fund s stand. But his position is that affected companies will be spurred to bring pressure on the state to end the Hunt. Meanwhile Alaska has just concluded its Best tourism summer yet says Tina Lindgren executive director of the Alaska tourism marketing Council. The growing use of Boycotts As a pressure tactic stems say experts from a frustration with traditional political processes. There is a sense that As an individual this is one Way you can do something says Craig Smith professor of marketing at Georgetown University s school of business and a authority on Boycotts v.". 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