Multi-media will be employed more and more by the Internet. In the near future, some newspapers may be entirely available on the Internet, using various media interactively. The presentation was displayed at the Association of Yukon Communities conference at the Westmark Whitehorse on the weekend. Tourism minister Doug Phillips spoke to the group about other initiatives and the potential for tourism in the territory. A recent trip to Europe to promote Yukon tourism was very beneficial, he said.
Tourism is the largest and fastest-growing industry in the world.
Several models from a top modelling agency in Paris will be visiting Kluane Park for a photo shoot later this year. Canadian Airlines has given free tickets to 10 top European travel writers so they can come to the Yukon and write stories about its splendors. Actor Hardy Kruger, described as Europe's Crocodile Dundee, has filmed a segment about the Yukon for his popular German-language TV program called Globetrotter. The show was shot around the Kluane, Dawson City and the Whitehorse areas. Thanks to Sorel boot and Jeep commercials shot here, the Yukon is now known throughout the commercial market as a good place to work, he said.