Island's safety is draw for tourism

Foddee sauçhys yn Ellan tayrn turrysee stiagh

Ta'n Ard-Shirveishagh gra dy vel sauçhys yn Ellan cur cooney dy vishaghey yn earroo dy hurrysee.

Vishee yn earroo dy hurrysee-soccar gys ny shlee na shey feed as jeih thousane ayns 2015, bishaghey jeh 3.8% cosoylit rish y vlein roish shen.

Earrooyn veih creear-troailtagh Vannin, ta'd cur faaue dy vaar turrysee keead as hoght punk hoght millioon punt ooilley cooidjagh.

Loayr James Davis rish yn Ard-Shirveishagh Allan Bell, ren gra: 'Vondeishyn mooarey ta ain ta shin jarrood ny cheayrtyn, shen sauçhys as shickyrys, as ayns y teihll ta shin cummal ayn nish, ta ny reddyn shen çheet dy ve smoo goan.

Kyndagh rish y chorvaal ayns whilleen ynnydyn laghyn seyrey tradishoonagh ta goll er nish, as s'cosoylagh dy jed ee er-oi son traa feer foddey, er lhiam foddee dy bee sleih smooinaghtyn reesht mychione ny h-ynnydyn laghyn seyrey hed ad huc, as myr shen ta shen cur caa ennagh da'n Ellan margaghyn noa y phrowal.'


Island's safety is draw for tourism

The Chief Minister says the Island's safety is a contributing factor to increasing visitor numbers.

Leisure visitors rose to more than 130,000 in 2015, a 3.8% hike from the previous year.

Numbers from the Isle of Man passenger survey suggest the total spent by visitors was £108.8m.

James Davis spoke to Chief Minister Allan Bell, who said that: 'One of the great assets we have, which sometimes we overlook, is safety and security, and in the world we are living in this is becoming an increasingly rare commodity.

I think with the turmoil in so many in traditional holiday resorts continuing, and likely to for a very long time, people may be re-thinking their destinations for the future, and so it does give the Island some chance to tap into a new market.'