VIP's Neville A. Smith mulls expanding tourism's niche markets
Mr Smith was among the 13 Member Slate of VIP Candidates, introduced to the public at the VIP’s ‘Meet and Greet,’ venued at Maria’s By the Sea, on January 17, 2019, last.
The At-Large Candidate, in his address to the hundreds gathered for the event, said the Tourism sector which serves the Virgin Islands (VI), “as one of our major industry pillars at this time, it is important that we identify and explore other tourism areas such as Air and Sea Transport, Sports Tourism, Heritage Tourism and Medical Tourism.”
Cultural Hub
‘Sheep’ also told VIP supporters and likely voters, of a proposed amendment to the Agricultural and Fisheries Legislation.
This, is order to establish a joint Agriculture and Fisheries Complex and Marketplace, in the heart of Road Town, “to create a heritage tourism attraction and national cultural hub within the city limits.”
The At-Large Candidate used the occasion at the podium, to also speak to the fact, there are also many social issues facing the VI and committed to working alongside residents to address many of the issues affecting our social development as a Territory.
“We must learn to be inclusive of all residents because we cannot progress forward without unity.”
Bilingual Needs
With this in mind, Smith unveiled to supporters another ambitious VIP plan, saying it’s “my intention to address the challenges facing our non-English speaking communities, by making it mandatory that all service oriented organizations have translated material.”
He told supporters, “…too many times, after the election is over, and the confetti is swept away, all those promises fade from memory, and people turn away, disappointed as before, left to struggle on their own.”
'Sheep' was adamant, “this election has to be about reclaiming the meaning of VI pride, restoring our sense of common purpose, and realizing that the excuse of taking a few failed ‘risks’ cannot withstand the power of thousands of voices standing up, saying enough is enough and call for change.”
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8 Responses to “VIP's Neville A. Smith mulls expanding tourism's niche markets ”
bear in mind the fishing and agricultural market will become over crowded locally and who will we export too? We need to bring back music festival we need to uplift our tourism product and we need proper sporting facilities if we going into sports tourism.. Medical tourism would some deep thoughts about that