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| Posted On: | 10-Aug-2005 |
| From: | "Ana Svoboda" [gsindustries.....hn] |
| Subject: | Re: [roatan] Carib Fest |
Dear Ted, We are glad people who attended had a good time. I had posted on this chat room (7/20 & 7/21) all the information that I had on hand including prices. It was also being announced on the local radios (107.1 & 107.7) for about a month so there was plenty of publicity. I had also given flyers around the island in different locations to hand out to people. Also IHT had full page ads in Spanish running every day in La Prensa and La Tribuna newspapers. La Tribuna doesn't come here but La Prensa does every day. Honduras This Week also ran the ads for some weeks. There was organized transportation by: AMORSA & RICS taxis identify by a yellow magnetic sign and they also had a rate sheet for the days of the festival. Stations were set up at the Airport, Eldon's, Petrosun and at Pura Vida with the information about free shuttles from West Bay and West End, the organized transportation and the list and times of the bands that were playing. Sale of tickets was also done at these locations. Sorry to hear that some people didn't hear about it even though it was announced. I know that it was marketed in Central America before being done here. So maybe it will be a learning experience for the organizers. All your comments are being sent to them. Regards, Ana Svoboda Executive Director CANATURH-BAY ISLANDS Honduras National Chamber of Tourism-The Bay Islands Chapter Roatan, Honduras, C.A. Tel. (504) 445-1688 Fax (504) 445-1969 Cell (504) 995-1943 gsindustries.....hn http://www.canaturh-bayislands.org ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ted OBrien" To: Sent: Tuesday, August 09, 2005 1:11 PM Subject: Re: [roatan] Carib Fest > I agree with Dian. This great event could have been > better marketed to Roatan. > > Few islanders that I talked to knew anything about > Carib Fest until a few days before it happened. Then > they had only a little information, mostly from rumor, > and a lot of misinformation, particularly about the > entry price(s). > > Bay Islands Beach Resort had several guests go by > themselves and they had a great time. They came back > raving. > > It was a shame that the producers didn't come to us, > and, of course, all the hotels, resorts, inns, lodges > where lots of people stay, weeks before the event, > with an advance package of information and promotional > material. Special pricing and/or the customary > industry commissions would have been an added > incentive to send people to Carib Fest. > > We could have sold the hell out of this event. We > could have run vans or buses back and forth (so our > guests would get ripped off by the taxis, as was > mentioned by someone earlier). We had a few people who > were chicken to go on their own but would have loved > to go on a resort sponsored trip. > > I'm sure this great event will better attended and > much improved in a lot ways as a result of the lessons > learned this year. But don't get me wrong, an awful > lot was also done right and the promoters should be > congratulated on a job well done. > > Ted O'Brien > Bay Islands Beach Resort > "Dive the Famous Spooky Channel" > www.bibr.com > escape.....com > 1-800-4-ROATAN -- --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page --~-> http://www.roatanet.com To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roatan/ roatan- : | |
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