N.Z. TOURIST SERVICE

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 74, 20 December 1933, Page 10

N.Z. TOURIST SERVICE

Criticism by Visitor

“NOT, ENOUGH FREEDOM”

Dominion Spf.ciai. Service New Plymouth, December 19.

That the general methods of the Government Tourist Department could be greatly improved was the opinion of Mr. H. Voorzanger, London, who has been spending a few days at New Plymouth. “I have travelled all over the world,” said Mr. Voorzanger to a “News” reporter yesterday; “and I never like to criticise, but your tourist service certainly needs improving.” He went on to state that there was no elasticity about the programmes. He had been sent to one resort for 16 days, to another for two, and to another for five days. “I was quite ready to leave the first after three days,” he said, “but had to stay out my time. Now here at New Plymouth I would willingly have stayed longer, but I have to go off to-night. Again, they give you little or no peace at the leading resorts. They are always wanting you to take trips, and when you do not appear keen they enlarge upon the wonders of the prospects. There are many like myself who desire to be left alone and wend our way through your country just as it pleases us.”

Mr. Voorzanger has formed a good opinion of New Zealand and its people, who, he says, are the most hospitable and patriotic he has met on all his travels.