tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post112126068995988029..comments2023-09-12T12:07:08.126-02:30Comments on Web Talk - Newfoundland and Labrador: Newfoundland and Labrador - A land of Ocean Breezes and Out HousesPatriothttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17364831921954903098noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1121691105379325412005-07-18T10:21:00.000-02:302005-07-18T10:21:00.000-02:30The previous comment about being stupid to think N...The previous comment about being stupid to think Newfoundland doesn't have malls, Walmarts and restaurants is simply wrong.<BR/><BR/>I put myself through university working with tourists from around the globe at a National Park in Newfoundland. Often these people didn't know what services were available to them -- and they weren't stupid.<BR/><BR/>In short, I agree with you. It would help us to let people know they can find wide open spaces but also modern, comfortable living. New brunswick's tourism focuses on their wide open farm land, and rustic history but uses the slogan "There's always a city nearby".<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't want to duplicate that sentiment exactly but I think they get the idea.Robert Hiscockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726874848236810556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1121434725522735102005-07-15T11:08:00.000-02:302005-07-15T11:08:00.000-02:30We advertise this place as a peaceful, natural pla...We advertise this place as a peaceful, natural place because...<BR/><BR/>It is a peaceful natural place.<BR/>It is what our tourists are looking for in a tourist destination. <BR/><BR/>Of course we have bars, and shopping malls, and hotels, and sprawl-mart...you'd have to be stupid to think otherwise...the point here is, so does everywhere else in a North American destination. <BR/><BR/>Stavanger Drive and the Avalon Mall will never compete with the West Edmonton or the Eaton Centre. Besides, if I was a Missourian watching A&E and saw an ad for NL featuring George Street, the only thing it would make me want to do is go party with some friends at the neighbourhood bar.<BR/><BR/>Point of note, PEI has basically burned itself out on the Anne and the golf, and are looking at other ways to market themselves, including the peaceful get back to nature angle.<BR/><BR/>The underlying message (if i may get political for a moment) of our tourism ads maybe should be "NL is a 'safe' destination", I'm betting it's exactly what the average American is looking for these days.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps "NL is a 'cool' destination, I'd say it's what Ontario is looking for right now. Or, "NL is wide open and quiet". Something I know an overcrowded European can appreciate.<BR/><BR/>Come to think of it, that's kinda what our tourism ads say, isn't it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1121354313929232882005-07-14T12:48:00.000-02:302005-07-14T12:48:00.000-02:30Absolutely MrChills. From the commercials a touri...Absolutely MrChills. From the commercials a tourist would think they are going on a safari into the wilds of North America. Its a wonder they don't all show up in oil skins and carrying harpoonsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11333084.post-1121346926828986772005-07-14T10:45:00.000-02:302005-07-14T10:45:00.000-02:30We are on the same page here my friend. As much a...We are on the same page here my friend. As much as I see that our “untouched land” it is our hottest commodity, the Tourism crowd has to start advertising our modern facilities as well.<BR/><BR/>A lot of mainlanders from both Upper Canada and the USA have commented to me that Newfoundland looks great and all but what would they do besides from camping and hiking? Do they have major Airports there, is there good shopping, what is there to do in the night? Etc… <BR/><BR/>I agree that showing photos of Icebergs, Whales, Ocean etc… is a great drawl, but how about placing a quick pan of downtown St. John’s or Corner Brook, show a couple of hotels and malls etc… Form the outside looking in, it appears that traveling to Newfoundland is like crawling back in time before the industrial revolution.Felthamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15273516966236547476noreply@blogger.com