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#FerryNews- Visitors numbers to the Isle of Man have sharply declined and this should act as a wake-up call to tourism chiefs, a Manx member of parliament is claiming.
Chris Robertshaw, Member of the House of Keys (MHK) on Manx Radio said there was an 8.9 per cent drop during 2017 is both ‘sad and disappointing’ and needs to be addressed as a priority.
The East Douglas member – a die-hard critic of the user agreement - believes the Steam Packet Company can’t serve tourism under its current ownership structure.
And he has also criticised the Enterprise Minister Laurence Skelly.
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The first seasonal sailings this year from Ireland, Afloat adds began over the Easter Bank Holiday on routes linking Dublin and Belfast.