Travelers Flock to Towne 01/01/3133
INN - Interstellar News Network
Despite the crisis that has apparently gripped the entire Inner Sphere and almost sent
our world into economic depression, Towne is fast gaining a reputation as a tourist
hot spot.
As we all know, Towne is a beautiful world with incredible sights that would take a
lifetime to experience fully—and, of course, friendly and courteous people.
Unfortunately, travel agents and tourists around the Republic never seemed to realize
that—at least until now.
While the Republic of the Sphere is experiencing the kind of shakeup not seen since
the Succession Wars, some people are taking the opportunity to go on an adventure of
their own. But instead of facing the battles on Addicks or making their way to other
standard vacation spots, many are finally heeding the call of Towne.
Apparently all those years of trying to quash the image of Towne as a backwater
world filled with simpletons are finally paying off. In the past month, the number of
tourist entrance visas has quintupled over last year, and that’s just the beginning.
Travel agents making the trek along with these groups claim that more and more
people are looking for a way to escape the horrors of regular life, and one good way
to do that is to escape to a quiet planet.
“I’ll be honest. Unless someone used to live here or had relatives here, very few
people ever looked to book passage to Towne,” said travel agent Terram Golindras.
“In fact, unless they had just read a history book on the First Succession War, most
didn’t even know Towne existed. But when people started coming to me looking for
quiet, out-of-the-way worlds to visit, Towne was one of the first places I sent them
to.”
And the tourists responded with joy. Mr. and Mrs. Carol Radcliffe enjoyed their two
weeks on Towne. “We didn’t know what to expect, but once we saw how beautiful
the Tereborian mountains were at moonrise and just how wonderful the ocean looked
on the Rerani Coast … I don’t even have the words,” Radcliffe said. “And my wife,
ever the history buff, loved the chance to see the old Star League-era buildings in
Uthan Hel.” Mr. Radcliffe even said he “might be looking for a home here when we
retire.”
They weren’t the only ones to discover the Rerani Coast. Hotels there are completely
booked, and travelers are spending millions of C-bills in the surrounding areas. Intra-
and intercontinental travel is up 75 percent, and charter flights are booked for months
to come, with more than half of the reservations from travel agents, who came to
experience the world firsthand before they send their customers here.
“I expect that in the next six months, I’ll be sending a lot of clients here,” exclaims
Kim Kanjori, another travel agent. “I’ve prebooked hotels, tours and transportation for
them. Sure, it’s a bit of a risk to make these plans now, but I’m a betting man. I’d
normally do this all by HPG, but now that that’s not an option, I’d rather do business
in person and get some things set up now than have to send clients here blind.”
This sudden upturn in tourist business has done more than give a boost to a small
industry. Its effects have trickled down through Towne’s economy. Businesses once
threatened with bankruptcy are, if not exactly thriving, at least keeping their doors
open. Tamlin Jones, production manager for a local electronics manufacturer,
explains. “Ever since the HPG went down, no one has wanted to make any more
purchases than they had to,” he says. “We went from full capacity just before the
blackout to less than 20 percent a week later. We just had that many people cancel
their orders. In the last month, though, we’ve climbed back up to about 60 percent.
We’re hoping to be at 75 percent next month, which will keep us going for a while
longer.”
“It’s a sign that people are returning to normalcy,” says Governor Jonathan Jurik. “I
don’t think that everything will return to normal until the HPG is back on-line, but
until then, we can take back a little of our lives and even share them with our visitors.”
Towne Log
+ I’ve run a hotel and restaurant in Cabo for the last ten years, and I gotta say,
business is better than its ever been. I don’t know who did their jobs, but they did it
right. I’ve done more business in the last month than I think I’ve done in half a year! :
- RedSam
+ Of course, man, ‘cuz people finally came to their senses and realized what a great
place you got. Just wait ‘till you crack the cases of the anejo this spring. The agave
crop back in ’27 was pretty good… :- BigMike
+ Oh, man, I can’t wait ‘till the Blow-Out this year! :- Reposado
+ This conversation is nice and all, but what about the facts that this article really tell
us. How many of those so-called tourists are still here? Someone is just shipping in a
bunch of foreigners and no one thinks that’s unusual? :- Hippee
+ Leave it to Hippee to spoil everything. Man, can’t you see that we’re all benefiting
from this? If we didn’t have those tourist C-Bills, we’d all be looking for non-existent
jobs! :- Chungabunga
+ RedSam, is Planetus playing the Blow-Out? Man, I gotta go one of these years, no
matter what my dad thinks! :- Wolfie
+ Here are the facts as we know them to be so that you, too, can know them. The
HPG Network goes down, with no satisfactory explanation from ComStar. Then we
hear reports of fighting on Addicks. Not long after, riots and other civil unrest breaks
out here on Towne. Then, almost magically, tourism jumps by 500% almost
overnight. Someone is moving shock troops here under cover. I used to think that it
was ComStar and Redburn working together. But the more I look at the evidence, the
more that ComStar looks like the sole perpetrator. Look at the huge army they used to
have. They want the power they once had back! :- FM Luder
+ Oh, boy. Here we go again… :- TimE
INN - Interstellar News Network
Despite the crisis that has apparently gripped the entire Inner Sphere and almost sent
our world into economic depression, Towne is fast gaining a reputation as a tourist
hot spot.
As we all know, Towne is a beautiful world with incredible sights that would take a
lifetime to experience fully—and, of course, friendly and courteous people.
Unfortunately, travel agents and tourists around the Republic never seemed to realize
that—at least until now.
While the Republic of the Sphere is experiencing the kind of shakeup not seen since
the Succession Wars, some people are taking the opportunity to go on an adventure of
their own. But instead of facing the battles on Addicks or making their way to other
standard vacation spots, many are finally heeding the call of Towne.
Apparently all those years of trying to quash the image of Towne as a backwater
world filled with simpletons are finally paying off. In the past month, the number of
tourist entrance visas has quintupled over last year, and that’s just the beginning.
Travel agents making the trek along with these groups claim that more and more
people are looking for a way to escape the horrors of regular life, and one good way
to do that is to escape to a quiet planet.
“I’ll be honest. Unless someone used to live here or had relatives here, very few
people ever looked to book passage to Towne,” said travel agent Terram Golindras.
“In fact, unless they had just read a history book on the First Succession War, most
didn’t even know Towne existed. But when people started coming to me looking for
quiet, out-of-the-way worlds to visit, Towne was one of the first places I sent them
to.”
And the tourists responded with joy. Mr. and Mrs. Carol Radcliffe enjoyed their two
weeks on Towne. “We didn’t know what to expect, but once we saw how beautiful
the Tereborian mountains were at moonrise and just how wonderful the ocean looked
on the Rerani Coast … I don’t even have the words,” Radcliffe said. “And my wife,
ever the history buff, loved the chance to see the old Star League-era buildings in
Uthan Hel.” Mr. Radcliffe even said he “might be looking for a home here when we
retire.”
They weren’t the only ones to discover the Rerani Coast. Hotels there are completely
booked, and travelers are spending millions of C-bills in the surrounding areas. Intra-
and intercontinental travel is up 75 percent, and charter flights are booked for months
to come, with more than half of the reservations from travel agents, who came to
experience the world firsthand before they send their customers here.
“I expect that in the next six months, I’ll be sending a lot of clients here,” exclaims
Kim Kanjori, another travel agent. “I’ve prebooked hotels, tours and transportation for
them. Sure, it’s a bit of a risk to make these plans now, but I’m a betting man. I’d
normally do this all by HPG, but now that that’s not an option, I’d rather do business
in person and get some things set up now than have to send clients here blind.”
This sudden upturn in tourist business has done more than give a boost to a small
industry. Its effects have trickled down through Towne’s economy. Businesses once
threatened with bankruptcy are, if not exactly thriving, at least keeping their doors
open. Tamlin Jones, production manager for a local electronics manufacturer,
explains. “Ever since the HPG went down, no one has wanted to make any more
purchases than they had to,” he says. “We went from full capacity just before the
blackout to less than 20 percent a week later. We just had that many people cancel
their orders. In the last month, though, we’ve climbed back up to about 60 percent.
We’re hoping to be at 75 percent next month, which will keep us going for a while
longer.”
“It’s a sign that people are returning to normalcy,” says Governor Jonathan Jurik. “I
don’t think that everything will return to normal until the HPG is back on-line, but
until then, we can take back a little of our lives and even share them with our visitors.”
Towne Log
+ I’ve run a hotel and restaurant in Cabo for the last ten years, and I gotta say,
business is better than its ever been. I don’t know who did their jobs, but they did it
right. I’ve done more business in the last month than I think I’ve done in half a year! :
- RedSam
+ Of course, man, ‘cuz people finally came to their senses and realized what a great
place you got. Just wait ‘till you crack the cases of the anejo this spring. The agave
crop back in ’27 was pretty good… :- BigMike
+ Oh, man, I can’t wait ‘till the Blow-Out this year! :- Reposado
+ This conversation is nice and all, but what about the facts that this article really tell
us. How many of those so-called tourists are still here? Someone is just shipping in a
bunch of foreigners and no one thinks that’s unusual? :- Hippee
+ Leave it to Hippee to spoil everything. Man, can’t you see that we’re all benefiting
from this? If we didn’t have those tourist C-Bills, we’d all be looking for non-existent
jobs! :- Chungabunga
+ RedSam, is Planetus playing the Blow-Out? Man, I gotta go one of these years, no
matter what my dad thinks! :- Wolfie
+ Here are the facts as we know them to be so that you, too, can know them. The
HPG Network goes down, with no satisfactory explanation from ComStar. Then we
hear reports of fighting on Addicks. Not long after, riots and other civil unrest breaks
out here on Towne. Then, almost magically, tourism jumps by 500% almost
overnight. Someone is moving shock troops here under cover. I used to think that it
was ComStar and Redburn working together. But the more I look at the evidence, the
more that ComStar looks like the sole perpetrator. Look at the huge army they used to
have. They want the power they once had back! :- FM Luder
+ Oh, boy. Here we go again… :- TimE
| January 01, 3133 |