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Case in point: Burma, or Myanmar, the indigenous name used by the generals who annulled democratic elections a decade ago. Repressive and corrupt, the junta has managed to avoid blanket sanctions by the West. But campaigners are demanding a travel boycott, taking their lead from Nobel Laureate Aung San Suu Kyi whose National League for Democracy won the 1990 vote. She maintains that tourist dollars prop up the regime. Another deterrent: International Labor Organization reports say forced labor was used on tourist projects...
Opponents of the boycott, which include guide publisher Lonely Planet (now also a target of activists for its stance), argue that since state control of the industry loosened, visitors hand money directly to tens of thousands of ordinary Burmese who depend on it. Since when, they add, was isolation good for human rights? Think North Korea. And when did any leader, even such a beacon of resistance as Aung San Suu Kyi, speak for an entire party or people? The nld is split on the issue. The Burmese, who extend Southeast Asia's warmest welcome to tourists, are clearly happy...
Asian travel agents have long touted cheap tours to the country. And arrivals from Japan, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong are increasing. In Europe, where boycott talk is fiercest, agents in Italy, France and Germany sell Burma on the sly. Only 160,000 foreigners make the trip annually. Operators are now going on the offensive, trumpeting tourism to a cradle of Southeast Asian culture as the best way to benefit the long-suffering Burmese...
...yeah, and needless to say, for as long as he's still playing baseball, I will never select Brady Anderson in a rotisserie draft. I can only hope you will boycott...
...What I realized is that it's really important to take intelligent action," said Danna Katz, a Cambridge resident. "I was one that would boycott. Now I realize that's not really helpful...