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| Posted On: | 15-Aug-2005 |
| From: | Ted OBrien [bayislandsboy.....com] |
| Subject: | Re: [roatan] Carib Fest |
Dear Ana: Don't ever think that I was being critical of all the wonderful efforts that you and others made to make Carib Fest the success it was. Yes, it was a learning experience for all of us and I hope the bombardment of suggestions you have received was only constructive. With best regards, Ted O'Brien "Dive the Famous Spooky Channel" www.bibr.com escape.....com 1-800-4-ROATAN --- Ana Svoboda wrote: > Hi Ted, > > Sorry I have been out of my office since Thursday. > You and Dian are 100% > right. This festival should have been marketed > better in Roatan and the > islands. Most of the marketing done was in Spanish. > I know they also put > some banners around the island two weeks before the > event but the wind > knocked them down and they were stolen. > > This is the first festival so it is also a learning > experience for the > organizers. We have already bombarded them with many > suggestions to improve > the festival for next year. > > Take care, > > 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: Wednesday, August 10, 2005 6:03 PM > Subject: Re: [roatan] Carib Fest > > > > Dear Ana: > > > > I'm sure all those things were done. But the fact > > remains, as Dian said, we never got the message, > and > > neither did a lot of others. Admittedly, I wish I > had > > the time to read the daily newspaper and listen to > the > > radio, but I don't. > > > > Remember, the original comment was about marketing > to > > locals - Roatan islanders. For purposes of this > event, > > I think this should include the many guests, > mainly > > from North America, who come to the Roatan resorts > for > > a week or so to dive, snorkel, do the jungle > canopy, > > shark dive, iguana farm and the Carib Fest. If > your > > goal is to get attendance up, (I understand it > could > > have been better), let us help bring the people. > > > > Once again, I'm not trying to be critical. I think > > this year's Carib Fest was a big success and was > > enjoyed by everyone. I congratulate everyone who > made > > it so much fun. I'm simply making a constructive > > suggestion that I think can make it even better > > attended next time. > > > > Ted O'Brien > > Bay Islands Beach Resort > > "Dive the Famous Spooky Channel" > > www.bibr.com > > escape.....com > > 1-800-4-ROATAN > > > > > _____ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page /dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/maOolB/TM --~-> http://www.roatanet.com To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/roatan/ roatan- : | |
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