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MTEC: Where do most of our visitors come from?
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- Marianas Visitors Authority Rota acting manager Sandra Atalig, left, and Marianas Tourism Education Council chair Vicky Benavente, right, join students of Dr. Rita S. Inos Jr./Sr. High on Nov. 19, 2014. MTEC and the MVA visited the school to share about the importance of tourism. (MTEC)
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- Students of Dr. Rita S. Inos Jr./Sr. High School win Saipan-da backpacks as part of the presentation “Tourism is Everybody’s Business” by Marianas Tourism Education Council on Nov. 19, 2014. (MTEC)
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- Students of Oleai Elementary School celebrate a correct answer during a quiz about tourism following a presentation by the Marianas Tourism Education Council on Nov. 12, 2014. (MTEC)
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- Marianas Visitors Authority community projects assistant Ryan Calvo explains to students of Oleai Elementary how tourism promotions work on Nov. 12, 2014, as part of a presentation by the Marianas Tourism Education Council. (MTEC)
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- Marianas Tourism Education Council member Catherine Perry quizzes students at Koblerville Elementary following the presentation “Tourism is Everybody’s Business” on Nov. 13, 2014. (MTEC)
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- Students of Koblerville Elementary School win Saipan-da backpacks and a PIC Saipan waterpark pass and lunch for two for correctly answering questions about tourism during the Nov. 17, 2014, presentation of the Marianas Tourism Education Council. (MTEC)
Local elementary schools students are answering those tourism industry questions and more with resounding success, thanks to the continuing education presentations being made by the Marianas Tourism Education Council. So far this school year, MTEC has visited eight schools on Saipan, Tinian and Rota.
“Our message remains ‘Tourism is Everybody’s Business,’ and the students are starting to catch on,” said MTEC chair Vicky Benavente. “For the elementary level, our secondary message is the importance of being friendly and keeping our islands clean and beautiful through MY WAVE [Marianas Youth Welcome All Visitors Enthusiastically] Club activities and Beautify My Marianas.”
MTEC also uses the opportunity to get students thinking about jobs in the tourism industry, such as wait staff, culinary, transportation, administrative, tour guides, and more. MTEC aims to visit all public schools this school year.
So, which country do most of the visitors to the NMI come from? China. On average, visitors from which country stay the longest and spend the most, on average? Russia. What is the No. 1 reason visitors come to the islands? Nature. (MTEC)
