[News] i360 wants to reduce repayments

[Bold Seagull]

In the first full year, from August 2016, the i360 had just over 500,000 visitors, significantly fewer than the 800,000 predicted.

The estimate for this year, the second full year, is more likely to be 350,000 to 400,000.

I wonder how this links into tourist figures/economy for the city as a whole? If there had been a drop in number of visitors and spend across the board, then you'd have a background of an overall drop. If numbers are down on the i360 but the tourist figures are actually up, has the i360 contributed to the figures being up but just got it's estimates wrong? I don't think anyone can just take the estimated and actual numbers in isolation without the context of the wider tourist economy.

 

[ringmerseagulltoo]

In fairness, all of my friends who have been on it have enjoyed it, but none have said they would want to go a second time. Therein lies most of the problem I think

 

[BNthree]

Why don't they move it next to East Stand Upper, where it would be pretty useful.

The queues to get off at 80 minutes would be horrendous.

 

[Chicken Run]

Best thing they can do is turn it into a restaurant 3 flights for breakfast 7,8 & 9am then 12 1.30 & 2.30 lunch, 2 for afternoon tea then 2 sittings for dinner.

Take the pod up, leave up for duration of meal then down again!

 

[Bold Seagull]

In fairness, all of my friends who have been on it have enjoyed it, but none have said they would want to go a second time. Therein lies most of the problem I think

Not sure it is repeat business they modelled it on, I think they were estimating on 10% of the 8million or so visitors to Brighton each year going on it.

 

[Wilko]

Best thing they can do is turn it into a restaurant 3 flights for breakfast 7,8 & 9am then 12 1.30 & 2.30 lunch, 2 for afternoon tea then 2 sittings for dinner.

Take the pod up, leave up for duration of meal then down again!

Not a bad idea that but would surely need a toilet on board?

 

[Chicken Run]

Not a bad idea that but would surely need a toilet on board?

Yep the whole pod would need to be converted!

 

[Reagulls]

Yep the whole pod would need to be converted!

Blackadder:
Um, well, what we are talking about in privy terms is the latest in front wall fresh air orifices combined with a wide capacity gutter installation below.

Mrs. Pants:
You mean you crap out the window?

Blackadder:
Yes.

 

[Boys 9d]

Not a bad idea that but would surely need a toilet on board?

Easy solution, the W C could have an automatic coupling which when the pod is at its highest point, locks onto an access to the existing large diameter soil pipe.

 

[Mr Putdown]

Not sure it is repeat business they modelled it on, I think they were estimating on 10% of the 8million or so visitors to Brighton each year going on it.

I very much doubt Brighton has 8 million new visitors a year. Many, if not most of them will be repeat visitors.

 

[Mr Putdown]

Easy solution, the W C could have an automatic coupling which when the pod is at its highest point, locks onto an access to the existing large diameter soil pipe.

An on board tank that empties when it returns to ground level would be far more cost effective than running a soil pipe to the top surely?

I think the dining option would be a great idea, although maybe just for evenings.

 

[Boys 9d]

An on board tank that empties when it returns to ground level would be far more cost effective than running a soil pipe to the top surely?

Oh ! I thought it went up and down on the existing soil pipe ?

 

[Mr Putdown]

Oh ! I thought it went up and down on the existing soil pipe ?

Maybe you’ve just uncovered just why it’s not that popular?

 

[Bold Seagull]

I very much doubt Brighton has 8 million new visitors a year. Many, if not most of them will be repeat visitors.

That is likely true, I think there is a lot of context to consider before writing it off.

 

[jackanada]

2017 data for tourism is released on 20 July.
I highly doubt it will show a massive drop that would explain missing the target by so far.

 

[Brovion]

2017 data for tourism is released on 20 July.
I highly doubt it will show a massive drop that would explain missing the target by so far.

New thread for NSC:

"When's the tourism data out?"

 

[Stoo82]

Get your tourism data out for the lads.

 

[papajaff]

Push the iSore in to the sea, build on it with a beautiful Grand Theatre at the end and call it something like, er...........The West Pier.

 

[turienzo's lovechild]

I've done it and enjoyed it very much- it was as a gift though so don't know how I would have felt if I'd paid for it myself.

however I have to admit I don't have a huge desire to go on it as a repeat customer, which is possibly part of the problem?

 

[knocky1]

Classic thread. 80 posts and only a handful deal with the question, including mine.