Promoter says entertainment is key to growing TT

Monday, 18 April 2016 00:00

The Vision Nine team with Economic Development Minister Laurence Skelly

Could increasing the number of TT tourists stump infrastructure on the Isle of Man?

That's the chief executive of Vision Nine who doesn't think so - 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:

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