Saturday, August 13, 2011

Will 'Floriade 2012' Turn a Profit?

Should Tholen become a co-organizer of the Floriade in 2022? "Don't consider it," says one. "An opportunity you can not afford to miss," says another. The fact is that the two recently held Floriades did not see a happy ending.

The world horticulture exhibition in 1992 in Zoetermeer closed with a loss of 11 million guilders. Floriade Haarlemmermeer in 2002 yielded a substantial loss.

Yet it was not all doom and gloom. The Floriade provided 500 million in tourist spending in the region with over 200 million by foreigners, especially for the Floriade came to the Netherlands. The event also led to the arrival of many new tourist facilities and the accelerated construction of a road in Haarlemmermeer ardently desired. Many parties in the town of Tholen think that organizing the Floriade also in tourism and infrastructure in a community that can boost business.

Opponents believe that this is heavily overrated. Things like that are all examined in the exploratory study with the municipality of Tholen Bergen op Zoom and the provinces of Zeeland and North Brabant it executed. Opponents believe the research will certainly be followed by a nomination.

"Nonsense," said Mayor William Nuis of Tholen. "If the investigation proves that we do not have to start, we begin there are not. But for the same money the Floriade offers a lot of opportunities for the region. It would be a shame to not even investigate. We now have the chance to win any of the Floriade. The following may never come. "


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