HOTEL MAJORIE 'Y' FETES WORKERS (Published 22:01:08 Page 29)

Story: Rose Hayford Darko, Tema

THE Managing Director of Hotel Majorie 'Y' in Tema, Mr Richard Wedzi, has appealed to workers in the hospitality industry to ensure good customer relations, be disciplined and courteous to clients who would visit the hotels.
He said the output of the workers would be a credit to the country and Ghanaians, especially during the Ghana 2008 tournament.
Mr Wedzi said the vigilance of the hospitality workers would make the visitors feel secure and confident during their stay.
He was addressing a joint end-of-year get-together and awards ceremony.
Mr Wedzi said tourism was one of the nation’s foreign exchange earners and, therefore, needed to be given all the necessary recognition that would transform and make it viable.
He called on Ghanaians to change their attitude towards tourism and attract more visitors to the country, as their contribution to the nation’s economy.
Mr Wedzi said the hotel was undertaking an expansion programme to increase the number of rooms from 24 to 36 to be able to cater for the increasing number of clients, who would visit.
He attributed the achievements of the of the hotel to the hard work workers and their patrons, expressed appreciation for their efforts and urged them to work even harder to improve the hotel’s image.
Mr Wedzi said the hotel experienced some problems in 2007 including a fire outbreak which damaged its generator and other items. In spite of all this management was able to maintain the hotel's image and sustain its operations.
He expressed the hope that 2008 would mark the beginning of a new era for the hotel, especially as its expansion was almost complete.
He announced plans to set up an endowment fund to ease the financial burden of the workers. He said the company would contribute 10 per cent of the seed money while the workers would contribute five per cent of their salaries and called on the workers to be punctual and innovative to boost the image of the hotel.
The chairman of the hotel’s board of directors, Mr Sylvanus Carl Botchway, congratulated the workers on their dedication and progress in the year 2007 and urged them to do more than they did the previous year to justify the increase in their salaries.
He said “hard work attracts all the good things that you will ask for”.
A worker, Mr John Mensah, who had been with the hotel for the past 24 years was presented with a Sony television set and a refrigerator for being the longest serving member of staff.