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‘| title "Ihe Natives Are Friendly" was the brightest thing about the recent Monday night discussion from 2YA on the tourist traffic, which turned out to be a rather dull dissertation on
ways and means, However it served some useful purpose in reminding listeners of their own responsibilities, since speakers were unanimous in agreeing that even room service, salads-on-the-side and all-night drinking could not
compensate a toyrist for a lack of simple friendliness from the man in the street and the girl behind the counter. When permits permit, to use one speaker's phrase, we shall build more sumptuous hotels; meanwhile we should
strive to attract the hunting, shooting, and fishing types who are presumably not so likely to notice what they’re eating or where they’re eating it. To my surprise I learnt that those fascinating illustrated brochures which we used to collect at all the "International" exhibitions are now not very highly thought of as a means of attracting tourists. A pity, since to my mind all the speakers seemed qualified to write,them, especially the gentleman who advocated "presenting our country in all its beautiful simplicity."
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 20, Issue 510, 1 April 1949, Page 8
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