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HOTELIERS and guesthouse owners failed to attract a third of staying visitors during the Games
This comes as no surprise to anyone. Prior to the Games, Weymouth and Portland Council ran, as it turned out, a very successful publicity campaign advising people all over the country to avoid Weymouth traffic congestion during the course of the Olympic sailing events. The discovery of cracks in the ferry terminal also came at a fortuitous time for the Council, resulting in Condor Ferries being prevented from using the terminal prior to the Games commencing and for the duration of the events. However, the subsequent decision to prevent Condor using Portland as an alternative terminal while the repairs were carried out, on the grounds that "the increase in traffic through the town (Weymouth), would cause severe congestion on the new improved road system for Olympic Games visitors" is a lamentable example of how a theoretically intelligent elected body can be so naive. The overnight accommodation trade in Weymouth for ferry passengers traffic was lost as Condor moved their operation to Poole with the resultant boost for the hotel trade in that town. It now seems unlikely that Condor will ever return to Weymouth. The examples of Weymouth and Portland Council's ability to "shoot themselves in the foot" particularly in respect of the 2012 Olympics would fill a book. Or even a complete library.
HOTELIERS and guesthouse owners failed to attract a third of staying visitors during the Games
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This comes as no surprise to anyone. Prior to the Games, Weymouth and Portland Council ran, as it turned out, a very successful publicity campaign advising people all over the country to avoid Weymouth traffic congestion during the course of the Olympic sailing events. The discovery of cracks in the ferry terminal also came at a fortuitous time for the Council, resulting in Condor Ferries being prevented from using the terminal prior to the Games commencing and for the duration of the events. However, the subsequent decision to prevent Condor using Portland as an alternative terminal while the repairs were carried out, on the grounds that "the increase in traffic through the town (Weymouth), would cause severe congestion on the new improved road system for Olympic Games visitors" is a lamentable example of how a theoretically intelligent elected body can be so naive. The overnight accommodation trade in Weymouth for ferry passengers traffic was lost as Condor moved their operation to Poole with the resultant boost for the hotel trade in that town. It now seems unlikely that Condor will ever return to Weymouth. The examples of Weymouth and Portland Council's ability to "shoot themselves in the foot" particularly in respect of the 2012 Olympics would fill a book. Or even a complete library.
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