{"id":63153,"date":"2012-05-08T18:29:41","date_gmt":"2012-05-08T22:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=63153"},"modified":"2012-05-08T18:30:08","modified_gmt":"2012-05-08T22:30:08","slug":"dda-observes-courtesy-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/news\/tourism-publicity\/dda-observes-courtesy-week\/","title":{"rendered":"DDA observes Courtesy Week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-34562\" title=\"discover dominica\" src=\"http:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/discover-dominica2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"139\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/discover-dominica2.jpg 201w, https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/05\/discover-dominica2-150x103.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/>Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) in collaboration with the Dominica Hotel and Tourism Association and Ministry of Tourism will observe the week of May 8 to May 11 2012 as Courtesy Week.<\/p>\n<p>This will form part of Tourism Awareness Month activities. The objective of the week is to promote the understanding of the value of respect, discipline, good manners and positive social interaction to the development of tourism.<\/p>\n<p>These are some of the important practices to maintain as a hospitable people and as a destination seeking to succeed in the Tourism Industry.<\/p>\n<p>The DDA has organized radio discussions and airing of customer service tips to seek to raise awareness of customer service and the vital role it plays in the development of tourism. This campaign along with others will commence in May but the Authority hopes to continue with different activities throughout the year at schools and to the general public as reminders.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe at the Discover Dominica Authority continue to inform persons that Tourism is their business and as such we would like to identify the small areas and activities where they can participate. This week we are asking persons to \u201cJust Smile\u201d; a simple act of courtesy which can change the day of a visitor, a friend or a fellow Dominican.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout this week we ask persons to take heed of the tips which will be aired daily and let us all play our part in developing Dominica and the Tourism Industry,\u201d announced Mr. Colin Piper, Director of Tourism.<\/p>\n<p>Tourism Awareness Month is an annual event which has been celebrated in May for the past six years by the Discover Dominica Authority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Discover Dominica Authority (DDA) in collaboration with the Dominica Hotel and Tourism Association and Ministry of Tourism will observe the week of May 8 to May 11 2012 as Courtesy Week. 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