piebaps Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 Maybe it got on the morning boat with the other moaning minnies. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted August 4, 2023 Share Posted August 4, 2023 1 hour ago, Moghrey Mie said: Whatever happened to the Hospitality Forum? it was inhospitable 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.K. Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 (edited) It's simple. You need to play to the island's strengths while exploiting the weaknesses of the opposition. Like this: Were you inexplicably bounced off your flight due to "scheduling"? Had an annoyingly long wait at passport control where the air con has failed turning the concourse into the Black Hole of Calcutta? Fed up with the beach sand burning your feet making you drop your Factor 50? (proof against a nuclear strike!) Had enough of the sweltering heat turning a stroll to a beach-front bar into a trial of strength only to find they have no ice and serve only warm water in two-litre bottles a gift from a grateful tourist board? Been evacuated one time too many as a wildfire razes your holiday accommodation to the ground including consuming your clothes, money and passports? Then come to Mannin. To get here just pop on a ferry full of jolly matelots who inexplicably close the bar early but a border control with stern looking heavily armed Civil Guards are a thing of the past. Once here we can guarantee balmy summer days frequently consisting of mainly hail and storm and tempest but sunburn is something you can completely cease worrying about. Here you will find plenty of time for introspection as there is little else to do. You will also find inspiration from the strange runes you find on the bottom of your glass when trying manx delicacies like a quartet of stewed rams horns, best scrag-end neck of whale and so forth. The sand on the beaches is never too hot but bathers do need to be aware of the dogshit, dangers of hypothermia and the odd jellyfish bloom. Come to your senses. Come to the Isle of Man. You won't wait to get back.... Edited August 5, 2023 by P.K. Remembered duff byline 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted August 5, 2023 Author Share Posted August 5, 2023 Perhaps we could host the Commonwealth Games since Melbourne has pulled out? Can't be much more difficult than the Island Games, can it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-in-man Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 It's simple. Push us an outdoor adventure island. Cycling, walking and all those extreme sport type things pointy shoe wearing, trendy beard tosser types love. They have the spare cash. Lob a couple of Spa hotels up with a bath at the bottom of the bed and fake timber panels type places, and then their blonde girlfriends from HR and PR would be happy. Fix the bomb site that is Douglas - Obtain a bond from developers in case they fail to complete a job. This can then be used to offer an incentive for another developer, or used to tidy a site up. Stops that half built look like there is in town now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sausages Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Put a big fence around a field. Loads of armed guards around it. And issue a press release saying “we don’t know what crashed here”. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x-in-man Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 1 hour ago, Mr. Sausages said: Put a big fence around a field. Loads of armed guards around it. And issue a press release saying “we don’t know what crashed here”. Alf’s credibility? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitch Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 4 hours ago, Max Power said: Perhaps we could host the Commonwealth Games since Melbourne has pulled out? Can't be much more difficult than the Island Games, can it? Have you been at the drink Max? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blade Runner Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 What do we need to attract more tourists? Drag the island to the North West of Scotland and pick up the dregs of their tourist industry? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted August 5, 2023 Author Share Posted August 5, 2023 25 minutes ago, Twitch said: Have you been at the drink Max? I thought I'd suggest it before one of our MHKs did! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manxman1234 Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 Brewery is killing hospitality trade. Getting food anywhere in afternoon is challenging now, Brewery pubs hours on a Friday reduced again to 3-11, growing up in pub trade consistently and been open were always 2 of the most important things, people go to a closed door a couple times they don’t go back. Thankfully still some free houses that open And offer food other than 5-8’ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolley Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 4 hours ago, Blade Runner said: What do we need to attract more tourists? Drag the island to the North West of Scotland and pick up the dregs of their tourist industry? You can keep the weather and the effin midges. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mistercee Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Surely the first step in considering how to develop the tourist industry and attract more tourists should be to undertake an analysis of the types and numbers of rooms / places that are available for such tourists? i.e the number of single rooms in hotels and guest houses the number of double rooms in hotels and guest houses the number of self catering properties which can take various numbers of guests the number of permanent camp site places that are available etc. etc. From this baseline it should be possible to identify ways to maximise use of the accommodation and also marketing potential. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted August 6, 2023 Author Share Posted August 6, 2023 1 hour ago, Mistercee said: Surely the first step in considering how to develop the tourist industry and attract more tourists should be to undertake an analysis of the types and numbers of rooms / places that are available for such tourists? i.e the number of single rooms in hotels and guest houses the number of double rooms in hotels and guest houses the number of self catering properties which can take various numbers of guests the number of permanent camp site places that are available etc. etc. From this baseline it should be possible to identify ways to maximise use of the accommodation and also marketing potential. I’m certain this is something that has been done, that is why our aspirations are so low. Growing the bed spaces would put a lot of pressure on government to do something about our miserable offering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted August 6, 2023 Author Share Posted August 6, 2023 16 hours ago, Manxman1234 said: Brewery is killing hospitality trade. Getting food anywhere in afternoon is challenging now, Brewery pubs hours on a Friday reduced again to 3-11, growing up in pub trade consistently and been open were always 2 of the most important things, people go to a closed door a couple times they don’t go back. Thankfully still some free houses that open And offer food other than 5-8’ That’s very true, often arranged to meet at Oscar’s for example, to find it closed. Usually end up in the Thirsty Pigeon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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