Tour operators were impressed

Chinese tour operators who visited to the Mantra Resort and Ettalong Club recently were "over the moon" about their stay, according to Central Coast Tourism chief executive officer Mr Horst Endrulat.

The 13 tour operators arrived in Gosford on December 1 by three seaplanes before a transfer to Glenworth Valley.

Central Coast Tourism then hosted a VIP cocktail party at the Penthouse at The Mantra Resort, to officially welcome the group.

The cocktail party was attended by local and state politicians, as well as local industry leaders.

Mr Endrulat said he believed there would be long-term results, and that word of the quality of the visit had spread already.

"We (recently) got an email from Beijing, from an incentive group," Mr Endrulat said.

"The group is for companies who reward employees with trips to Australia."

Mr Endrulat said the group would consider the Central Coast Tourism program which was run with the recent visitors.

This would bring around 55 people to visit in March, staying one night in Ettalong.

Mr Endrulat said the visiting tour group liked the locality of Ettalong, and also saw the club as a drawcard.

Lyle Stone, 7 Dec 2007