I was Sales & Marketing Director from 2000- 2003 at this wee place not too far from Llanelli
www.celtic-manor.com
I`ve just sent this to every single person I know who is involved in tourism in Wales, might not help but it made me feel I was doing something
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All my life I`ve supported Motherwell FC and guess what, we`ve been drawn to play the first qualifying round of the Europa League on July 9th in Llanelli
Lots of excitement back home and estimates of 1,500 making the trip for the game
However, for various technical reasons Llanelli FC can only accommodate 1,000 at their ground which would mean very few tickets being allocated to visiting fans ( tourists )
Llanelli FC could switch the game to the brand new rugby stadium in the town which, with a capacity of 14,000 could easily accommodate the 1,500 tourists
However Llanelli FC are unwilling to take the financial gamble of hiring the larger stadium reckoning that after costs they will make not much more money
Which means the town of Llanelli ( and Wales ) will lose about 1,400 potential tourists who will not now be able to visit, stay & spend money as they can`t watch their team play
Why am I telling you this ?
Well for 3 and a half years I battled to bring visitors & tourism into Wales but I am long gone and you guys are much closer to the action than me
Thank you for reading this and please pass it on to whoever you know who will take a look at the big picture and hopefully step in with assistance to help Llanelli FC stage this game at a bigger stadium....... so I can visit Wales
Michael
