Smile a bit to promote tourism, airport employees told

Chennai: While Tamil Nadu has everything to offer to a tourist, what is sometimes missing is friendliness, according to M. Rajaram, director of tourism and managing director, Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC).
To get airport employees to be more visitor-friendly, the TTDC, along with the Ananda Vikatan Group of Publications, organised a workshop at the Chennai airport on Tuesday. The message: smile, and you will be doing your bit for Tamil Nadu tourism.
“Tourism is not just about money; it is also about cultural exchange and projecting the image of a country,” Mr. Rajaram said. “It’s possible for officials and authorities to smile without compromising their work values.”
To spread this message, the TTDC, along with the Vikatan Group, has conducted workshops at Central Station in Chennai, and for the city’s traffic police. The staff members of the Koyambedu bus terminus and the Egmore station are the next targets.
20/12/07 The Hindu

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Categories: Airports Dec 2007