Editorial: after the tsunami

15-Jan-2005

Few tragedies have the power to force us to reassess the importance of everything in our lives

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But the devastation wrought by last month's tsunami in Asia is just such a tragedy. Alongside the scenes of death, homelessness and despair, the industry that unites us seems trivial

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(4-Jan-2005) - The fund established by Alpha Orient Lanka and Centaur Travel Retail to aid a Sri Lankan community devastated by tsunami has drawn widespread support from the trade
(15-May-2006) - About 200 people whose lives were shattered in one hour on December 26 2004 were given a new lease of life in March as residents of the tsunami-stricken Sri Lankan village of Palliyawatte moved into the Travel Retail Village. DFNI was among honoured guests at the official opening
(14-Jan-2005) - The trade association is to make donations to the Alpha Sri Lanka Tsunami Relief Fund and to the PATA Foundation Tsunami Recovery Fund
(21-Feb-2005) - Travellers at Changi airport have donated $50,570 to the Singapore Red Cross Tidal Waves Asia fund
(15-Mar-2006) - SRI LANKA. The travel-retail industry has promised to continue its support for the tsunami-stricken villagers of Palliyawatte after funding the creation of 20 homes at a new settlement 10km inland from the original site