Promoter says entertainment is key to growing TT

Mon, 18 Apr 2016

The Vision Nine team with Economic Development Minister Laurence Skelly

Increasing the number of TT tourists won't stump infrastructure on the Isle of Man.

That's according to the chief executive of Vision Nine - the company is hoping to be selected as the event's external promoter in Tynwald this week.

If successful it will win the contract for a 10 year period - in that time it wants to grow the number of visitors to 86,000.

The UK company also claims it would generate more than £69 million for the economy - Julian Topham says entertainment is key: