Rog Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 13 minutes ago, Donald Trumps said: On the contrary, many folks enjoy staying in private houses to get a real feel of the community they are visiting Big bed factories are for those who aren't really interested in experiencing 'local' to the max And the numbers of people who first and foremost just want an inclusive everything plonked in front of them holiday far far exceed the numbers who want to immerse themselves in local "culture". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 11 minutes ago, Donald Trumps said: Mass market tourism is not coming back to the Isle of Man The ONLY thing stopping it is the refusal of the government to focus on encouraging it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxdaleliberationfront Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 1 minute ago, Rog said: The ONLY thing stopping it is the refusal of the government to focus on encouraging it. That and literally thousands of cheaper to reach destinations around the world with almost guaranteed sunshine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Trumps Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 7 minutes ago, Rog said: And the numbers of people who first and foremost just want an inclusive everything plonked in front of them holiday far far exceed the numbers who want to immerse themselves in local "culture". Which is why the IOM will never again be a mass market tourism destination Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Trumps Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 6 minutes ago, Rog said: The ONLY thing stopping it is the refusal of the government to focus on encouraging it. They'd be wasting their time completely in a much bigger, probably more expensive way than they currently waste their time Mass tourism is anyway frowned upon as being highly polluting & damaging to local environments Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 Just now, foxdaleliberationfront said: That and literally thousands of cheaper to reach destinations around the world with almost guaranteed sunshine! There is a downside to these destinations though. While the sun sand and sangria along with lower costs because of very cheap air travel is a big big plus apart from the sun sand and sangria unless you lay out often very big bucks you're pretty much stuck for what else there is to do. Here while we do have the sand, and very clean sand too, and even lots of Summer sun but not cheap booze we do have things for families in particular to do. We are also a very popular second holiday and school half term destination. We must be doing something right because the tourist sector here is thriving as is the case with other decent holiday destinations that have not been drowned in immigrants, bogus asylum seekers, and the could work but won't work low life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 8 minutes ago, Donald Trumps said: Which is why the IOM will never again be a mass market tourism destination That's just an excuse for doing nothing to attract it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thesultanofsheight Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 20 minutes ago, Rog said: I disagree. There are a number of very large mobile home parks that include attractions from swimming pools through to night time entertainment for both kids and families as well as excursions that are packed to the rafters during the peak holiday season that runs from around mid June to mid September plus half terms and for regular one off long weekend events such as 60's breaks. Additionally Broads cruiser rentals are a BIG money spinner as are fully inclusive week breaks in what are a very nice choice of hotels and boarding houses. Great Yarmouth is a very popular second and even third holiday choice for families and couples. The message is simple. BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME. As was demonstrated up in Bride in the IOM the muppets here associate lodge parks with gypo’s and junkies coming to live next to their bungalows like it will be the new Soweto. Not with the massive middle class reasonably high spending tourism opportunity it actually is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Trumps Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 1 minute ago, Rog said: That's just an excuse for doing nothing to attract it. Rubbish - far better to target the 'slow tourism' market & encourage folks to enjoy the 'IOM Experience' without damaging the environment Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rog Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 13 minutes ago, Donald Trumps said: Rubbish - far better to target the 'slow tourism' market & encourage folks to enjoy the 'IOM Experience' without damaging the environment Stone walls and dandelions don't fill bellys. The environment hereabouts benefits from mass tourism. It has resulted in great care being taken of the countryside plus farming subsidies fund preservation of SSSI. So does the global environment when air travel is not employed and local rather than imported foodstuffs are used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 40 minutes ago, Rog said: The message is simple. BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME. I fear that they won't. We had the infrastructure for mass tourism. It was the Island's bread and butter. Everything revolved around it. They stopped coming. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woody2 Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 1 hour ago, Donald Trumps said: Govt should encourage/help older 'private hotels' & B&Bs to develop a product to sell on AirBnB - apartments perhaps Planning law is too restrictive & DfE isn't adventurous enough sefton apartments........ what a mess that was........ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 I feel great that I helped to pay for a very small part of them though...not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Trumps Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 13 minutes ago, woody2 said: sefton apartments........ what a mess that was........ Weren't they an 'executive' thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donald Trumps Posted November 7, 2019 Share Posted November 7, 2019 18 minutes ago, Rog said: Stone walls and dandelions don't fill bellys. The environment hereabouts benefits from mass tourism. It has resulted in great care being taken of the countryside plus farming subsidies fund preservation of SSSI. So does the global environment when air travel is not employed and local rather than imported foodstuffs are used. I don't follow your logic there at all, & I fear I never will Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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