Philatelic Bureau, Tiruchirapalli renovated
The renovated Philatelic Bureau of Tiruchirapalli was opened on 21.12.2015. This bureau is designed to allow customers to spend more time in the bureau. The floor plan is designed to allow them to see stamps and pick-up merchandise. The bureau is also designed to make it a place where school children can learn things and play games. Some of the promotional activities attempted in the bureau are:
- Use of specific themes to display stamps
Stamps are displayed on three themes freedom struggle, postal services and Indian culture. The display of themes is made to meet international standards where the theme flows in a narrative format. The interiors are well lighted. The bureau uses audio and video for explaining the themes on display.
Use of printed guides: Visitors guide, Schools visits guide have been designed. The visitor guide has been designed keeping in mind foreign visitors too. Tiruchirappalli received more than three lakh foreign tourists in 2013. Guides have been made with location map, contact details, opening hours for the benefit of foreign tourists. These are planned to be distributed to hotels and tourist places.