Moghrey Mie Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 (edited) https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/visit-isle-of-man-extends-tourism-season-to-boost-visitor-numbers/ I am old enough to remember discussions about extending the 'shoulder seasons'. Who wants to trudge round the island in November or March and pay £12 each to visit the House of Mannanan? Edited October 5, 2022 by Moghrey Mie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SleepyJoe Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 People do in March, the season begins at the Valentines Day/February half term holiday The season ends with Hop-tu-Naa - opening MNH properties during November is barking mad I'd rather they spent the money on re-instating the Manx Folk Gallery at the museum now that Edmund Southworth has departed the scene Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0bserver Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 Covered it here too. DOI opening the steam railway in November is a load of bollocks that will lose the tax payers a fortune. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 23 minutes ago, 0bserver said: DOI opening the steam railway in November is a load of bollocks that will loses the tax payers a fortune. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt_Mainwaring Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 30 minutes ago, 0bserver said: DOI opening the steam railway in November is a load of bollocks that will lose the tax payers a fortune. What will it cost? The staff remain employed all year usually so not sure there's any extra staff costs. A bit of coal and some maintenance? It's only two trains each way a day. Plus they might take a few quid. Not sure it will cost a fortune. This summer a lot of the hotels have been pretty much full, so a good season overall from what friends in the industry have told me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Gay'n Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 10 minutes ago, Capt_Mainwaring said: What will it cost? The staff remain employed all year usually so not sure there's any extra staff costs. A bit of coal and some maintenance? It's only two trains each way a day. Plus they might take a few quid. Not sure it will cost a fortune. This summer a lot of the hotels have been pretty much full, so a good season overall from what friends in the industry have told me. They don't, actually. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 21 minutes ago, Boo Gay'n said: They don't, actually. Which ones don't? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Gay'n Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 35 minutes ago, Andy Onchan said: Which ones don't? The seasonal employees. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 4 minutes ago, Boo Gay'n said: The seasonal employees. What do they do? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 47 minutes ago, Andy Onchan said: Which ones don't? The seasonal ones, of which there are loads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Onchan Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 16 minutes ago, Asthehills said: The seasonal ones, of which there are loads. Are there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boo Gay'n Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 31 minutes ago, Andy Onchan said: What do they do? For example, I think that a significant percentage of the IOMR staff are seasonal. I was challenging the Cap'n beacuse this means that extending the season will increase costs, which coupled with the probability of almost no income will worsen the losses in our 'heritage sector'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Power Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 I visited Killarney a while back and talking to locals, their season drops off at the beginning of December and resumes in February. I didn't see a lot there different to what we have here, just that some of it is done a bit better and some nice hotels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Phantom Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 50 minutes ago, Andy Onchan said: What do they do? 44 minutes ago, Asthehills said: The seasonal ones, of which there are loads. They're in charge of the Salt and Pepper. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asthehills Posted October 5, 2022 Share Posted October 5, 2022 38 minutes ago, Andy Onchan said: Are there? Yes. Most staff at MNH sites. Most staff on the MER Most staff on the Choo Choos. I think they might even have guides who work the summer only, people to great the cruise ships etc. Keep an eye out around Feb/March time and they are all advertised as pro rata positions. I spotted a couple Coaches full of pensioners in Ramsey this morning. All hanging around St Paul’s square and the public toilets looking miserable and trying to keep out of the rain. At least they could play “can you tell what it is yet?” With the public art installation going on the bogs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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