Kunzhou's tourism industry lashed out at the Meteorological Bureau, saying its weather forecasts were too negative to discourage a day-long tour.
According to the Messenger Post, (QTIC), the Kunzhou Tourism Commission, called on the Meteorological Service to show some sunshine when it released the weather information for the day to the public.
The committee's chief executive, Gershwinde (Daniel Gschwind), said the current words "partly cloudy", "may rain," should be replaced by "mainly sunny" and "possibly sunny."
Other suggested changes include "showers" and "cloudy days" with "Rain Water who helps cool down" and "cool weather".
"Weather information has a big impact on weekend tours, spontaneous tours and one-day tours," Geschwinde said. "We want to be more optimistic in forecasting the weather, for example, It is better to encourage domestic tourists to travel than'it may rain'.
Showers and rainfall forecasts should be packaged as a selling point, says Gershwinder. "the impact of rainfall in Kunzhou is not the same as in the Northern Hemisphere. I don't think rain should be packaged as a bad thing. Rain can even be described as' bringing cool air to Rain Water 'and so on. "
Pierre Benckendorff, a tourism expert at the University of Queensland, says positive weather forecasts can have an impact on tourists' psychology. "when the weather forecast is not so good, hotel occupancy and the number of visitors to tourist attractions will indeed decline. "partly cloudy" or "cloudy day" means little to visitors. A more active language can still send a message to other industries, but it will not intimidate visitors. "
"A bad forecast is sure to affect one-day tourists, maybe short-distance tourists, but it doesn't affect long-distance tourists from other states or overseas," he said.
Kunzhou Tourism Director Jones (Kate Jones) said Kunzhou goverment has not yet spoken to the Meteorological Bureau about the word. "everyone knows that the weather in Kunzhou today is beautiful and tomorrow is more perfect."
A spokesman for the weather bureau said improvements in radar networks allowed them to predict the weather more specifically. They have improved rainfall forecasts, made more accurate probability predictions, and made it easier for everyone to schedule their time.