Don't Blame the Weathermen
Tourism Chiefs Accused of Shooting the MessengerLondon July 19, 2012: A travel boss has accused tourism bodies of trying to blame weather forecasters for poor visitor numbers. Laurence Hicks, director of international tour operator and holiday rentals firm CLC Leisure , said: “There has been a trend of late among tourism organisations, resort and holiday park owners to pass the buck for poor visitor figures onto the weathermen saying that the forecasters are pessimistic, alarmist or have become obsessed with the wet weather.” Last week Belgian tourism