TOURIST SERVICE

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22519, 13 March 1935, Page 10

TOURIST SERVICE

DOMINION FACILITIES PRAISED DUCHESS OF WESTMINSTER IMPRESSED. (Pek United Press Association) NAPIER, March 12. In the light of her experiences with the Government Tourist Department in London and N f ew Zealand, the Duchess of Westminster, considers that there is not another travel bureau in the world which rivals that of (he Dominion in completeness of organisation or one which makes travel so carefree. Thedu chess said to-dav that she gave this opinion advisedly alter repealed visits to many European countries. "Often agencies in Italy and Germany merely run their lingers; over the map." she paid. " and to all intents and purposes there is very little they can tell you. but your Government Tourist Department arranges everything, am] its representatives arc intelligent." Her Grace added that well-to-do English people were travelling much further than they did before tiie war. Then they paid yearly visits to Cannes. Nice, or to German,' Austrian, and Italian towns and watering places. Now they went further afield, and showed a much more intelligent interest in the dominions.