Denver Prepares to Go the Extra, Um, Mile
Travel Blog • Valerie Conners • 08.11.08 | 11:29 AM ET
It’s “go time” in Denver. In a literal test of friendliness leading up to the Democratic National Convention, thousands of hospitality industry workers and convention volunteers are competing in an unusually rigorous test of niceness, seeing just how many strangers they can greet in a mere 45 seconds.
As the AP reports, a series of one-hour sessions offered by Denver’s visitor’s bureau will train more than 8,000 people with tips on how to “energetically greet everyone,” and generally play nice with visitors. With the DNC just weeks away, apparently Barack Obama isn’t the only one gearing up to put on his best face in Denver.
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