John Wright Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Just now, WTF said: do we send patients to london and manchester ? Occasionally, more Manchester than London. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mojomonkey Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 2 minutes ago, WTF said: do we send patients to london and manchester ? No idea. Taken from IoM airport website: "In response to the COVID19 Pandemic and in line with Emergency Powers, ALL persons arriving onto the Isle of Man MUST be in possession of a Letter of Exemption issued by the Government Chief Secretary. Any person arriving on the Isle of Man without a Letter of Exemption, will be refused entry and will be required to return to their point of origin at their own expense. We currently have a limited schedule of services, which is in place to support patient and key worker transfers. Outbound flights are available for booking by any person wishing to leave the island, however, return travel is currently restricted to those persons who are in possession of a Letter of Exemption issued by the Isle of Man Government’s Chief Secretary. Letters are issued via official channels, and if you are eligible, this will be processed on your behalf by the appropriate sponsor. Please DO NOT contact either the Airport, or the Chief Secretary’s Office for information regarding Letters of Exemption. Flights are currently operating as follows: Isle of Man to London Heathrow 6 x weekly operated by British Airways (bookable via www.ba.com) Isle of Man to Liverpool 12 x weekly operated by Loganair (bookable via www.loganair.co.uk) Isle of Man to Manchester 6 x weekly operated by Loganair (bookable via www.loganair.co.uk)" Looks like you can leave if you can find a flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc.fixit Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 cheers folks, we have no intention of leaving but were wondering because it all seemed very unclear. Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightBulb Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 Have they "officially " cancelled the MGP yet ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Non-Believer Posted April 7, 2020 Share Posted April 7, 2020 2 hours ago, LightBulb said: Have they "officially " cancelled the MGP yet ? Not yet, they're just putting the final touches to the visitor figures... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 On 4/7/2020 at 8:43 AM, doc.fixit said: cheers folks, we have no intention of leaving but were wondering because it all seemed very unclear. Thank you. From reading your initial post it looked as though you were wanting to get rid of the missus for a few days.... nice try. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doc.fixit Posted April 8, 2020 Share Posted April 8, 2020 No good, she came back last time!......( I don't mean it, she's lovely). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SulbyStraighter Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 I wonder what the government's plan will be for tourism will be after all this is an over? Flat out promotion of next year's TT? Outdoor pursuits to city folk could be a laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numbnuts Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 If they got thete act together , as flights could be through the roof , they could promote holidays here big time . Will they ? Doubt it as by the time they have drafted up whatever they dream up and get a plan together it will be to late . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrunkenMonkey Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 53 minutes ago, Numbnuts said: If they got thete act together , as flights could be through the roof , they could promote holidays here big time . Will they ? Doubt it as by the time they have drafted up whatever they dream up and get a plan together it will be to late . I'll keep them busy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoTail Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 A day trip or long weekend with a 14 day quarantine sounds interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dog's Dangly Bits Posted May 9, 2020 Share Posted May 9, 2020 1 hour ago, SulbyStraighter said: I wonder what the government's plan will be for tourism will be after all this is an over? Flat out promotion of next year's TT? Outdoor pursuits to city folk could be a laugh. A scutch of us just had a stroll along the prom in Douglas. Very busy and pleasing to see. But one striking thing is the number of hotels. All closed. All missing their prime income season. The biggest challenge for government, in relation to tourism is how they help that industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 Thought I would post this up here as it seems we can't help but piss off our visitors before they've even arrived. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Newbie Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 (edited) On 5/9/2020 at 5:17 PM, The Dog's Dangly Bits said: But one striking thing is the number of hotels. All closed. All missing their prime income season. The biggest challenge for government, in relation to tourism is how they help that industry. Tourist accommodation makes up about 0.2% of GDP and sadly a lot of those hotels are dives. Anyone with decent tourist accommodation or holiday cottages will do ok out of local staycations. But nobody is going to do a staycation in some grotty hotel up Mona Drive or Hutchinson Square when they have a nice house to stay in only a few miles away. Government should just incentivize some of those businesses to shut down or give them grants to redevelop them into flats. In terms of their contribution to GDP it hardly even registers so it wouldn’t be a lot of money. Edited July 13, 2020 by Mr Newbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pongo Posted June 23, 2020 Share Posted June 23, 2020 39 minutes ago, Mr Newbie said: Government should just incentivize some of those businesses to shut down No need for govt to do anything. Economics will do it for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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