River Mersey cruise terminal vital to Liverpool tourism visitor economy, say experts (VIDEO)
Written on June 27, 2011 by Douglas R
PERSUADING the Government to allow cruise ships to begin and start their voyages at Liverpool is key to the future growth of the city’s visitor economy.
That was the view put forward during the latest LDP Business debate.
Economic development agency The Mersey Partnership has produced detailed documents outlining a push for growth in four key sectors – knowledge economy, superport, low carbon economy and visitor economy.
This latest debate on the visitor economy was chaired by Daily Post business editor, Bill Gleeson, and on the panel was TMP chief executive Lorraine Rogers, Liverpool Football Club managing director Ian Ayre, ACC Liverpool chief executive Bob Prattey and Stephen Roberts, manager of the Crowne Plaza Hotel.
Cruise ships are currently allowed to call in at Liverpool’s cruise liner terminal but not begin or end their journeys.
Because of the level of public money used to build the facility, the Government says allowing it to be used as a turnaround facility may contravene the rules on state aid.
TMP, backed by a Daily Post campaign, is pushing for this to be overturned.
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