Chapter 326 The Rise of Tourism

Although more than a month has passed since the end of the Olympic Games, Australasian officials were surprised to find that the number of foreign tourists traveling to all regions of Australasia has not decreased, and has even increased as time goes by. Increase.

From the end of July when the Olympic Games ended to the end of August now, in just over a month, Australasian customs has registered more than 30,000 European tourists.

This also means that there are currently hundreds of thousands of foreign tourists stranded in Australasia.

Even if there is a contribution from the publicity department in recent times, the growing number of tourists has to make the Australasian government pay attention.

You know, the current intercontinental voyage is still a very luxurious trip for most civilians.

On ships traveling between the two sides of the Atlantic, the price of the most luxurious suites can even reach hundreds of pounds during the peak tourist season.

The price of the most common single room on a cruise ship during the peak tourist season is over fifty pounds, which is simply not affordable for ordinary people.

It is precisely because of such extremely expensive travel costs that there are not so many tourists in this era.

Apart from some middle class people in Europe, only high-ranking officials, aristocrats and capitalists seem to be the only ones who can afford expensive ferry tickets to travel around the world.

Of course, in addition to ships, there is now a new way to travel, and that is by airship.

But for middle-class Europeans, airships remain an elusive mode of transportation.

At present, the airship ticket price remains above one thousand pounds, which is more than twenty times the British per capita income. It is an expensive price that the majority of European civilians and middle class cannot even imagine.

According to the current per capita income of major European and American countries, the per capita income of the United States is 346 US dollars (about 69.2 pounds, 138.4 Australian dollars). During the same period, the per capita income of the United Kingdom was only 244 US dollars (about 48.8 pounds, 97.6 Australian dollars), and that of Germany was 184 US dollars. (about 36.8 pounds, 73.6 Australian dollars), France is 153 US dollars (30.6 pounds, 61.2 Australian dollars), and Italy is 108 US dollars (about 21.6 pounds, 43.2 Australian dollars).

Compared with these European countries, Australasia's per capita income has exceeded that of Italy, but there is still a big gap compared with the established European powers and the United States.

As of now, the per capita income in Australasia is approximately A$49.7, which is approximately £24.85, US$124.25.

If we look at overall strength, Australasia should be the last great power after Britain, Germany, the United States, France, Russia, and Austria, and about the same strength as Italy and the island countries.

Of course, the more mainstream view in Europe now is to regard Australasia as the eighth great power.

The island country that lost British support is recognized as the country with relatively strong military strength after the eight major powers.

In fact, this is also caused by European racism. Theoretically speaking, the comprehensive strength displayed by Australasia may not be comparable to that of island countries.

But after all, Australasia is a real Western country with a completely white population. The major European media and countries don't mind selling face, and directly bypass the island countries and recognize Australasia as the eighth power.

Anyway, the island country is thousands of miles away from Europe. No matter how unhappy the island country is, Europeans don't have to care about the island country's mood at all.

It is precisely because Australasia's status as a great power is gradually recognized by European countries and the media, coupled with Australasia's publicity during the Olympic Games and the popularity of global sailing around the world, that Australasia has become more popular in recent times. Over time, it has become a destination of choice for immigrants and a tourist destination comparable to the United States.

In addition, Australasian movies have been gradually broadcast in Europe recently, which has also made European people aware of the various beautiful scenery of Australasia.

Among them is the Gold Coast of Australia, a tourist destination that should have gradually become known and visited by people more than ten years later.

Of course, this stretch of coast now has a brand new name, the Australasian Gold Coast.

The Gold Coast of Australasia (Gold Coast, Australasia) is located on the eastern coast of Australasia. It is a resort that stretches for 42 kilometers and consists of dozens of beautiful beaches.

The reason why this beach is famous is that Arthur took Queen Mary, William and Anna to play happily on this beach in the Australasian summer, that is, in December. Reported by major newspapers.

People come here just to experience the place where the king's family once stayed, and this beach has gradually become a very popular tourist attraction.

The Royal Film Studio used this name to shoot a tourism film to promote Australasia and named it Gold Coast. This made this beach popular in Europe tens of thousands of kilometers away, attracting people Many European tourists.

Sadly, Australasian winter is still three months away.

During this period, tourists who come to Australasia because of the Olympic Games are destined to not be able to see the beautiful Gold Coast.

The territory of Australasia covers almost most of Oceania, so Oceania is also accustomed to being called Australia by many Europeans and Australasians.

In order to claim Australasia's dominance over Oceania, Arthur naturally would not deny this trend. Even some newspapers in Australasia would often rewrite Oceania as Australasia when printing news about Oceania.

This has to mention Australasia, the scope of Australasia's claims.

When French scholar Brosse first proposed this concept, the literal translation of Australasia was South Asia.

This actually means that all the land in the south of Asia can be collectively referred to as Australasia.

Whether from a geographical or political perspective, Australasia almost perfectly includes most of Oceania, except for some islands occupied by the powers.

As the only independent country in Oceania, Australasia is naturally subtly believed by people to be almost equivalent to Oceania.

Britain, Germany and France, which have colonies in Oceania, have not responded to Australasia's claims. This has led to the fact that Australia has gradually replaced Oceania in European news agencies many times, and has gradually been accepted by the European people.

Because Australasia's per capita income has gradually increased, it is no weaker than most European countries.

This has also led to Australasia becoming a good place to go in the eyes of many European people, second only to the United States.

More importantly, Australasia is a completely white country, and its political system is more easily accepted by immigrants from European monarchies.

In addition, Australasia is also far away from Europe, so there is no need to worry about possible wars in Europe in the future, which has made Australasia a choice for immigrants second only to the United States.

A large number of immigrants and a large number of foreign tourists have made Sydney, a city with a population of more than one million, even more crowded.

Under the decoration of many tourists, Sydney seems to have become a prosperous city that is no less prosperous than Europe. Coupled with Sydney's busy roads and a large number of shops, the city looks modern enough.

It has to be admitted that the changes brought to mankind by industry and technology are huge. Western countries, relying on their colonial exploitation of the world, have completely taken the lead in the world in terms of industry and technology.

Arthur would be stunned from time to time when looking at the streets of Sydney, because the current appearance of Sydney is something that the East will only have in nearly a hundred years.

Including Coke, cars, bicycles, traffic lights, etc., which seem to reveal modern products, in fact, they were already everywhere in Europe before World War I.

Taxi companies and profitable parking lots have even been born in Sydney to solve people's needs for cars and parking.

Benz Automobile Factory has developed to a very large scale. Even the main factory of Benz Automobile Factory in Australasia has more than 10,000 workers and produces more than 100,000 cars a year.

It has been more than nine years since the launch of Benz Automobile. According to the sales results summarized by several major Benz Automobile Factory, it is expected that the total sales volume will officially exceed 4 million before 1914.

Even as of the end of August 1912, Benz cars have sold more than 3.16 million units in the nine years of sales, accounting for more than 90% of the world's total automobile market.

At present, the price of Benz cars has been reduced to 120 pounds, but the profit of a car is still as high as more than 50 pounds.

Including the sales when the car was sold at a high price before, the gross profit of more than 3 million Benz cars is nearly 200 million pounds.

Of course, after deducting the share with the British and German branches, as well as taxes and other expenses in major countries, the final total income of the royal consortium is only 107 million pounds.

The average annual income is only more than 10 million pounds, but such income is very stable, and the downward trend will not be too large at least within ten years.

You know, the historical T-type car has created a sales record of 15 million units.

Although the sale of Benz cars was five years earlier than the T-type car, the price of the car was very low at the beginning and has been improved.

Arthur is confident that Benz One can surpass the historical performance of the Model T and create a new car sales record belonging to Australasia.

More importantly, the car market is currently in the development stage. Whoever can occupy a larger share of the car market will be able to occupy more advantages in the future car upgrades.

At this time, Benz Automobile Factory has nearly 90% of the world's car market, and it is undoubtedly a well-deserved world automobile giant.

As long as such an advantage can be maintained, the huge car market is enough to bring a large amount of countless wealth to Benz Automobile Factory and the Royal Consortium.

And Arthur can even occupy the seat of the world's richest king with Benz Automobile Factory alone.

If the Royal Consortium is counted, the wealth can only be described as immeasurable.

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