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Stand Up For Seaton (SU4S)

Community Action for Seaton's Regeneration Area, 80% owned by Tesco - a floodplain on a World Heritage site bordered by nature reserves, tidal river, the sea and the unspoilt town. SU4S is a state of mind - no members, no structure, no politics. SU4S has objected to 2 planning applications by Tesco, including one for a massive superstore/dot com distribution centre which led to the recent closure on the site of 400 tourist beds with the loss of 150 jobs,a gym and pool - all used by locals.

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Pound buying less than a euro

OK, what's this got to do with us?
For whatever reason (discuss in the comments if you like!) the pound has now hit parity to the euro...at least as far as tourists are concerned. The cumulative effect of the credit crunch is that any UK resident who might be going on holiday next year has two stark choices...go abroad and take the exchange rate hit, or holiday in the UK. (ok I leave out the do neither option)
East Devon is uniquely placed as a holiday destination with the jurassic coast on the doorstep and open countryside on the other. Seaton (of course) will not be in a position to capitalise on this..wonder if EDDC, SWRDA and SW Tourism can help out...

..ahem..meanwhile, for those interested in the euro, and say have an old keybaord on the pc, the "€" symbol is either (hold together)Ctrl-Alt-4 or Alt- and type "0128" on the numeric keypad, thus proving there is a workaround to most things, if people in the know commit themselves.

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At 10:23 am, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yes, this is an ideal time to have a moderately priced holiday village with 400 - 500 beds in your town.

Perhaps it is all a plot by Sidmouth to steal our tourists.

 
At 11:57 am, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Thanks for emphasising the importance of tourism to Seaton in particular and East Devon in general. This is one of the good reasons why Crealy works hard within the Exeter and Essential Devon area tourism partnership (http://www.exeterandessentialdevon.com/site/membership) and within Visit Devon (public site - http://www.visitdevon.co.uk - trade site http://www.destination-devon.com). Other useful sites are www.devonbrand.co.uk and www.lovemydevon.co.uk. You can see that a lot of work is being done to sustain the important tourism economy - here is a snapshot of why:
• £85 billion annual tourism spend in the UK, equal to 4.6% GDP - the third highest contributor to GDP in the UK
• The South West is England’s premier holiday destination
• Domestic travel accounts for 25 million trips annually and overseas visitors make up a further 10%
• Tourism in Devon brings £2bn annually to the local economy, supporting 55,000 jobs
• For every £1 invested in destination management promotions, £20 is generated in the local economy
• Tourism in East Devon is worth £250m each year, with 8,500 jobs related to tourism spending and 17% of employment supported by tourism
• Tourism provides an essential “shop window” for farmers, growers and manufacturers.

Here at Crealy we take our responsibilities very seriously: the precious family times of thousands of local and visiting families; £1.5m payroll into the local East Devon economy; training and development of our staff; 70% local suppliers; commitment to being a carbon-neutral business. The sensitive growth of high-quality leisure and tourism is essential to this area’s success and prosperity, and to the quality of life of all of us who live here. Happy Christmas! Angela Wright

 
At 1:28 pm, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm sorry people that the Crealy have hijacked this site to give themselves a puff job which has nothing at all to do with Standing Up for Seaton.

Rather than make me visit the place this actually makes me want to avoid it. Questionable marketing at best, immoral use of other people's blogs at worst.

I wonder if their PR people are PR Dogs!

 

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