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Glasgow Cabbies Drive For Tourism Glasgow's taxi drivers pulled out all the stops when 5,000 delegates from the American Society of Travel Agents (ASTA) Congress came to town last September. Their welcome was so impressive that the Americans have been singing the praises of Glasgow taxi drivers ever since. Now the Scottish Tourist Board, Greater Glasgow and ClydeValley Tourist Board and A.S.T.A. have recognised their contribution to a conference that is believed to have generated �5 million for Glasgow and �25 million for Scotland. Scottish Tourist Board Chairman, Lord Gordon of Strathblane, seen here handing over a commemorative plaque to the Chairman of Glasgow Wide T.O.A. Matt Sanderson, said : "In all of the post Congress research that we have conducted, the Glasgow taxi drivers have shone through as outstanding ambassadors for their city and Scottish tourism. They really made the Americans welcome and left a lasting impression upon them. " He went on to say, " It is that type of welcome that is the hallmark of a successful trip, whether you are a conference delegate or a leisure visitor and I would like it to become universally associated with a visit to Scotland." |
