The Government and Hotels
(SUL—Much Government time has been spent discussing ways and% means to help the tourist industry, and much lip-service was paid to the importance of improving the standard of hotel aquipment. As a first step could not the Ministries concerned be reminded that hotels are an
important part of an invisible export, and be instructed to treat applica- tions for licences, etc., on this basis, and not as frivolous requests? An hotel owned by my company recently applied for a licence to erect six garages requiring no controlled materials. The application was refused " in view of the restrictions imposed by the Government to reduce capital investments." Another made application for an additional tele- phone line, only to be told that there were some hundreds of private subscribers to be connected first. Both these hotels are in the centre of the tourist district and cater largely for overseas visitors.—Yours truly,
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