Give tourists some direction

I wrote to both the Commerce and Employment Department and the Tourist Board several weeks ago with the following:

If liner passengers are, in future, to arrive at the Albert Pier, there should be a noticeboard at the roadside, Albert Pier, stating 'Castle Cornet, 12th-century castle, cafe and souvenir shop' (this would encourage the ladies to visit). There should be an arrow pointing in the relevant direction and stating the distance is 400m. There is a potential amount of £100,000-plus going into the States coffers with extra visitors being encouraged to go.

At the bottom of the noticeboard there could also be a mention of the German Occupation Museum and the Aquarium at La Vallette, also 400m away, with a small map showing directions. Useful information, especially on a Sunday.

It could also be mentioned that this area is the start of the coastal path to Fermain Bay and should people decide to go, they could return to the Town by the No. 11 bus.

The passengers would also immediately arrive at the bus terminus. All the tourist attractions and places to visit should be listed on another noticeboard (although permission for this would probably not be forthcoming) or around the sides of the kiosk or on the walls of the toilet block.

The relevant place should be listed, with the bus number and the duration of the journey, e.g. Little Chapel, 71, 20 minutes; Oatlands leisure area, 12, 20 minutes; Guernsey Freesias, 12, 20 minutes; Pembroke Bay, 12, 30 minutes; Airport, 11 west, 20 minutes; Underground Hospital, 11 west, 20 minutes, etc.

People arriving on a liner will have no idea of the size of the island, so, if the duration of the various bus journeys was advertised, they could see that they had ample time to visit and return, rather than just walking around the Town.

The round-the-island services should also be advertised along with the duration of the trip (one hour 35 minutes). It could also state that all journeys are free (or £1 if it doesn't change).

Even if the passengers arrive at the White Rock, they could still be directed to the Castle, and the information at the bus terminus would still be relevant and would also inform people here on holiday.

Directions to Victor Hugo's Hauteville House (stating that was where he wrote Les Miserables) should also be prominent. Most people would not know he had lived and wrote here.

Why not advertise the Mignot Plateau as a viewing and photography area where they could photograph their ship and the other islands? I am sure the many American, Japanese and Chinese visitors with their expensive cameras would appreciate knowing this, and their photographs would publicise the islands to their friends when they return home.

BOB STACEY,

5, Coronation,

Victoria Homes,

St Peter Port,

GY1 1LS.