James Blonde Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 2 minutes ago, A fool and his money..... said: And where has a motorcycle race anywhere near as good as the TT? Sustainable tourism? You don't get more sustainable than 100 plus years. Good luck with your gravity tourism though - nowhere will be able to copy that. Well we need something for when the TT fades away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lightening McQueen Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 6 hours ago, Happier diner said: The DOI often use contractors for major road schemes You only have to drive along Station Road in Ramsey to see how good/or otherwise these contractors are! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 3 hours ago, victorian dad said: Birch a teenager/stone a harlot, that might work. You could be at this for a while... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 1 hour ago, Lightening McQueen said: You only have to drive along Station Road in Ramsey to see how good/or otherwise these contractors are! When did I say they were any good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hissingsid Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 So if the mountain road is going to take three months…they had better get a wriggle on 🤣 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 8 hours ago, hissingsid said: So if the mountain road is going to take three months…they had better get a wriggle on 🤣 the actual work required should only take 173 man hours , but it will take the DOI 3 months to achieve it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raffles Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 14 hours ago, James Blonde said: Well we need something for when the TT fades away. We already do. The trains, trams, waterwheels, castles and museums. Just because you don't like these attractions, doesn't mean they're not valuable. Ps, the TT will outlive you, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 12 minutes ago, Raffles said: Ps, the TT will outlive you, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. have you found out where they live now then ? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 16 hours ago, Happier diner said: Hang on. TT is the 2 weeks where such normal tourists are excluded because 1. You can't get here and 2. There is no where to stay. Its tricky to have a boot in both camps isn't it. Eh? What camps? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 1 hour ago, A fool and his money..... said: Eh? What camps? The TT camp or the other tourism camp Are you not lauding the benefits of the TT to tourism. A thing that basically stops ant other tourism dead for 2 week (3 weeks if you count the mobilisation week before when its almost impossible to get on the Ferry 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 17 hours ago, A fool and his money..... said: Good luck with your gravity tourism though - nowhere will be able to copy that. I thought we have the best gravity in the world? I'm sure I saw this mentioned in a Visit Isle of Man brochure. But joking aside, whilst I am biased towards the adventure sports angle for the Isle, our strength is indeed that we have such a diversity of all these options here. To be honest there are few places where you can literally be in the sea, forests, hills, historical stuff, or with pubs restaurants etc literally within 15mins in any direction. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 3 hours ago, Happier diner said: The TT camp or the other tourism camp Are you not lauding the benefits of the TT to tourism. A thing that basically stops ant other tourism dead for 2 week (3 weeks if you count the mobilisation week before when its almost impossible to get on the Ferry So you're suggesting the TT is bad for tourism because, for two weeks of the year, it causes travel to and accommodation on the island to be so full of, well tourists, that other tourists find it difficult to get here? Well I guess that has about as much logic as the majority of criticism the TT. You can't really argue with that kind of bigotry. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A fool and his money..... Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 3 hours ago, The Phantom said: I thought we have the best gravity in the world? I'm sure I saw this mentioned in a Visit Isle of Man brochure. But joking aside, whilst I am biased towards the adventure sports angle for the Isle, our strength is indeed that we have such a diversity of all these options here. To be honest there are few places where you can literally be in the sea, forests, hills, historical stuff, or with pubs restaurants etc literally within 15mins in any direction. Completely agree, the place could have been made for it and it should be laboured much more than it is at present. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Blonde Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 3 hours ago, The Phantom said: I thought we have the best gravity in the world? I'm sure I saw this mentioned in a Visit Isle of Man brochure. But joking aside, whilst I am biased towards the adventure sports angle for the Isle, our strength is indeed that we have such a diversity of all these options here. To be honest there are few places where you can literally be in the sea, forests, hills, historical stuff, or with pubs restaurants etc literally within 15mins in any direction. We need to diversify. Close 50% of the MNH sites. SIngle the MER and put a cycle/footpath alongside (and ideally close it altogether past Laxey). Use the money saved to help develop new and innovative sustainable tourism attractions. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manxman1980 Posted January 11, 2022 Share Posted January 11, 2022 Just now, James Blonde said: Use the money saved to help develop new and innovative sustainable tourism attractions. And what exactly would these new and innovative sustainable tourism attractions be? Or do you have an idea and are looking for Government funding for it because you know it won't work commercially? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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