Over the past century, Scarborough’s tourism trade has been
dominated by holidaymakers hellbent on fish, chips and seafront strolls.
But if Scarborough Council want visitors to keep
flocking to the coast, it should put less emphasis on buckets and spades
- and instead focus on little green men.
That’s at least the view
of local alien hunter Russ Kellett, who feels the authority is missing
out on the “goldmine” that is UFO tourism.
He claims the borough
is a hotbed for close encounters, and in paranormal circles, is as
synonymous with flying saucers as it is with donkey rides.
“There’s
more going on with UFOs in Scarborough than in Roswell,” said Filey’s
Russ, who claims he was once abducted by ‘wetsuit’ clad 9ft aliens.
“We have some really famous UFO sightings around here, and if I was
the council I would have banners up saying ‘Welcome to the British UFO
capital’.”
Several American extra terrestrial hotspots have
recently began peddling UFO tourism to stargazers in a bid to bring in
extra revenue.
While it’s currently an alien concept to tourism
boards in this country, Mr. Kellett feels it could prove lucrative should
the council pursue it.
And with the authority’s recent tourism
road map revealing an extra three million visitors a year are wanted in
Scarborough over the next decade, the man behind that report said he
will “look at anything” if it benefits the borough.
And David
Chance feels it raises a legitimate point that the council should think
outside the box if the borough is to remain a tourist magnet.
“UFOs
are not something I’ve thought about but we are always looking at
innovative schemes,” said the cabinet member. “We won’t discount
anything.”
However, the council seemed less receptive to the idea,
with a spokesperson adding: “Our tourism strategy concentrates on a
number of key themes and target markets.
“But this particular area of interest isn’t one of them.”
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