Obstacles to Tourism in Llandudno

[DaveR]

Nem,  we did ''told you so'' ....... same with The Waverley, ... and several other things. but I wish I had been wrong!

If only your predictive talents could be extended to the stock market with the same degree of accuracy... 

[Cordyline]

Cordyline, So very sorry to hear about your disappointment especially after the Waverley incident. You are due a bit of good luck

Quite right too Hollins !! Just bought a lottery ticket for tonight's draw

The Waverley saga was a good excuse to visit Llandudno

Looking at the small lifeboats on there; had there been a disaster....... with my luck.....

Travelodge have finally  agreed to refund my money

[Merddin Emrys]

Glad you got refunded! 

[born2run]

Nem,  we did ''told you so'' ....... same with The Waverley, ... and several other things. but I wish I had been wrong!

There is a lot to look forward to in 2015.   

I hope we have Fester

I phrase nobody in their right mind has ever uttered 

[Ian]

Today, at precisely 0945, a black car facing the 'wrong' way outside Holy Trinity on Mostyn street parked bumper to bumper with a 4 x 4 which was parked in the single legitimate space, just past the rarely-used gateway. This is on double yellow lines, and on the bend, so it was surprising anyone would park in such a tricky position.  The man inside the car opened his door, jumped out and ran across the road towards Lloyds.

As we passed his car it became obvious why he'd parked in such a strange spot.  On the dashboard was a disabled pass. What struck us both was way he ran across the road.

He clearly wasn't disabled, by any normal definition, yet he was using the pass to park in a potentially dangerous location and, it could probably be argued, denying a genuinely disabled person the opportunity to park there.   

[DaveR]

Tourism in Wales bucks the downward trend to hit record-breaking 10 million visitors
16:48, 12 May 2015 By Cathy Owen
The figures are the best since the Great British Tourism Survey was set up in 2006


Tourism in Wales hit a new high last year as new figures have revealed a record breaking year with more than 10 million visitors.

The Welsh Government figures are the best since the Great Britain Tourism Survey was set up in its present form in 2006.

With beauty like this, it is now wonder tourists love Wales:

Even better when compared against Great Britain as a whole which suffered a downfall.

The number of trips to Wales in 2014 is up 0.7 per cent on 2013, itself an excellent year.

In comparison, the total for Great Britain as a whole fell by 7.0 per cent.

The amount spent by British visitors in Wales is also the highest on record at £1.735 billion.

This shows an increase of 2.3 per cent while the total expenditure on overnight trips in Britain as a whole fell by 2.6 per cent compared with 2013.

Holiday visits – the mainstay of tourism in Wales - have shown even more impressive increases over 2013.

They are up 4.4 per cent in terms of trips, and up 7.7 per cent on related expenditure.

Deputy Minister for Culture, Sport and Tourism, Ken Skates, said: “These figures are absolutely fantastic and show that Wales is ahead of the game, getting to 10 million visitors is an important milestone and Wales is gaining market share.

“This success is due to the incredibly hard working industry we have here in Wales who make sure that our visitors have an outstanding experience and want to return time and again. It also shows that the Welsh Government strategy and activity is enabling the industry to grow and prosper.

“We saw that confidence among the industry was high after a successful Easter. I hope that these figures give the industry further confidence and that we can build on this success. The down-turn for Great Britain as a whole shows the extremely competitive nature of the tourism industry, and we will work with the industry to sustain these excellent figures for Wales.”

Justin Baird Murray, Chair of British Hospitality Association Cymru which represents the hotel and restaurant industry in Wales, said: “These figures from the Great Britain Tourism Survey are very encouraging, reflect the confidence hoteliers have in their own product and promise to give us a strong base from which to continue to grow quality tourism in Wales.

“We are on course to meet our ambitious target of 20,000 new jobs in our sector between 2011 and 2020 and will have our own supportive interim statistics to demonstrate our vital importance as an employer to communities across Wales in the next few months.

“We have an outstanding tourism product to promote and, by working together, and with continued support from strong marketing campaigning by Visit Wales, we are confident we can outperform any of our competitors within the UK.”

Overseas visitor figures for Wales are also positive with the International Passenger Survey figures for the first nine months of 2014 showing that Wales had an increase of 14% in the volume of visitors (795,000) compared with the same period in 2013. Expenditure figures were 6% up (to £303 million).

http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/tourism-wales-bucks-downward-trend-9242950

[born2run]

Today, at precisely 0945, a black car facing the 'wrong' way outside Holy Trinity on Mostyn street parked bumper to bumper with a 4 x 4 which was parked in the single legitimate space, just past the rarely-used gateway. This is on double yellow lines, and on the bend, so it was surprising anyone would park in such a tricky position.  The man inside the car opened his door, jumped out and ran across the road towards Lloyds.

As we passed his car it became obvious why he'd parked in such a strange spot.  On the dashboard was a disabled pass. What struck us both was way he ran across the road.

He clearly wasn't disabled, by any normal definition, yet he was using the pass to park in a potentially dangerous location and, it could probably be argued, denying a genuinely disabled person the opportunity to park there.

He could have been registered blind. Did you think of that? 

http://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/blue-badge-scheme

[SDQ]

Today, at precisely 0945, a black car facing the 'wrong' way outside Holy Trinity on Mostyn street parked bumper to bumper with a 4 x 4 which was parked in the single legitimate space, just past the rarely-used gateway. This is on double yellow lines, and on the bend, so it was surprising anyone would park in such a tricky position.  The man inside the car opened his door, jumped out and ran across the road towards Lloyds.

As we passed his car it became obvious why he'd parked in such a strange spot.  On the dashboard was a disabled pass. What struck us both was way he ran across the road.

He clearly wasn't disabled, by any normal definition, yet he was using the pass to park in a potentially dangerous location and, it could probably be argued, denying a genuinely disabled person the opportunity to park there.

He could have been registered blind. Did you think of that? 

http://www.disabilityrightsuk.org/blue-badge-scheme

Registered blind & driving a motor vehicle???

[suepp]

Blue Badges are available to people with disabilities regardless of their ability to walk or run.

[Ian]

That's true, but the purpose of a disability badge is to allow easy access to shops and their ilk for people who might have difficulty sustaining the physical effort of reaching them otherwise. Those who possess the physical attributes necessary both to run and to see where they're running to are, IMV, abusing the facility. There are detailed criteria for gaining a blue badge and from the way he sprinted I doubt he would fulfil any.

[suepp]

They can also be used by a passenger, if he was alone in the car and not the person named  on the badge he could get prosecuted, so quite risky given the zealousness of traffic wardens in Llandudno.     

[spotty dog]

Stuck behind CCBC recycle truck today in local village ,they dropped cans and kicked them down the road. Paper and cardboard that fell out of the boxes blew all over the road not one of the operatives made any attempt to tidy up .No litter police to be seen will video it next time

[Fester]

Stuck behind CCBC recycle truck today in local village ,they dropped cans and kicked them down the road. Paper and cardboard that fell out of the boxes blew all over the road not one of the operatives made any attempt to tidy up .No litter police to be seen will video it next time

This is the scene on my street every time they come.
The grass verge is strewn with glass and plastic,  paper and cardboard is everywhere.
They step over it and ignore it.
This policy needs serious reconsideration. 

[Bosun]

The policy is fine, the implementation is not. The operatives require supervision, oversight and management, that isn't happening. Pass the details of the location of concern to your councillor and the situation should change; I did and there was a huge improvement.

[Merddin Emrys]

This is good to see, but it cost £8,0000! I still say better to have these wardens picking it up!                 

"6 July 2015 at 3:31pm
Man slapped with £75 fine for accidentally dropping tiny piece of orange peel wins fight with council"

http://www.itv.com/news/london/2015-07-06/man-slapped-with-75-fine-for-accidentally-dropping-tiny-piece-of-orange-peel-wins-fight-with-council/