‘

a Coping with". visitors requires
1 planning, so if you received’ a

-Wague message at the bottom of
- ::1985’s Christmas card saying, ‘‘We

' hope to be in Vancouver for Expo,
_Jook' forward to seeing. you then,”’
ould begin by attempting to

departure dates,

tive. visitor a- variety. of tourist
brochures about Expo and Van-
“couver plus a request for dates. If
there are certain dates that are not
suitable for you include them, and
if..you are trying to. juggle a
number of visitors let them know
that you require a prompt reply.

“HAVE FUN

, Planned visits can and should be
- fun, Take. the’ * opportunity ¢ to ‘halt

it” the: exact’ arrival and.

“A tactful way of acquiring this -
*: information i is to mail the prospec-*

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“PORN and the’ Centennial Teaebratons, but it will-also be
membered as, ‘‘the year of the visitors’

_ ‘By ANNE MARIE LAWRE!
Contributing Weiter

your usual routine and enjoy your .

guests. Experience Vancouver and
Expo as a tourist with them, but
not every day, let them have time
to explore. by themselves if they
seem willing and able. Elderly
guests often prefer to be shown
around, particularly — if they are
from another country.

Remember that time apart helps

to keep the visit fresh so if it seems .

appropriate; do not. hesitate to say
» “PH drive you to the bus stop”’
and, ‘Would you like to ‘take ‘a
picnic lunch with you?”’
Provide an atmosphere of
warmth and welcome. when your

company arrives. If you. are lucky -

enough: to have a guest room, fur-
nish it with an easy chair, a desk or

table beds.

Try it for comfort! Spend a
night in your guest's accommoda-
tion prior to their arrival, even if it
is a corner of the living room, to
ascertain if you would enjoy spen-
ding three or four days or weeks
there. Make sure that there is room
to hang clothes and to store
smaller things. Remember to supp-
ly plenty of towels, paper hankies
and hangers. |

Flowers or plants adda touch of _

color and ‘life. to a guest room.

Add a supply of local magazines, ©
. Newspapers: and tourist literature
to whet the appetite for the days: .

ahead, plus a bus timetable and a
map to help them tour
dependently.

Visitors have usually left some- |

one behind, so provide a few col-

orful postcards of Jocal scenes and

some stamps so they can let. people
back home knew that they have

arrived safely.

J WASHER -

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19 ~ Friday, Aprii 18, 1986 —- North Shore News

Indicate to guests clearly and
tactfully routines that cannot be

changed and should not be inter-'

tupted. For example, a guest. who
monopolizes a bathroom at 7 am.,

when a member of ‘the household

requires having a shower in order

to be ready for work by 8 a.m., is
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