Will_L said:
Storm Jib..this is a conversation much like ground hog day. Everyplace you mention having direct service ...has competitive air service by multiple airlines. That is because they can be competitive and fill planes to that destination that is popular with a large segment traveling.
You know that no major airline has said they will fly this route to the BVI correct? You know there is no evidence that a very expensive flight to the BVI will cause the very wealthy to fly coach to the BVI do you not?
Perhaps the most wealthy per capita destination in the Caribbean is St Bart's. Would you list the carriers providing direct flights to St Bart's from the mainland?
Because you believe something will happen it does not mean it will. the last time you claimed it was accountants and Little Dix executives who needed this service. they wouldn't together pay for one flight in 5 years most likely.... the Rosewood executives are not flying daily to their various properties and when the big boss goes, he is going to be flying in a private aircraft. telecommuting has arrived!!
Anyway..glad it looks like wiser heads prevailed and project is shut down for the foreseeable future. Think it was a disaster in the making.
For the record it is not and never was the senior executives of the legal entities operating the properties. Today the properties of all types have very large values and even larger $$,$$$,$$$ needs for the next renovation to stay competitive.. The growing business travel requirement is for third party lawyers and financial auditors that the regulatory require to finance anything meaningful these days. Struggling MarineMax alone has numerous regulatory requirements along with highly covenanted debt that swings between $200M and $400. Simply put in this century you need direct jet service if you want reasonable finance to grow, improve, or sell your property. We no longer build our dream small inn with coral we find near the beach. Direct jet service must be found to service the private banking business, the mortgages and finance with regulatory covenants that go with that for the more expensive vacation properties, and the 21st century "discerning" visitor the BVI leadership is counting on to sustain the Islands for the coming decades.
