Jersey.com - live at last!

At the Jersey Hospitality Association AGM we had been told that the re-launch of the new jersey.com website was imminent. Lo and behold this morning there it is.

It all seems to be working OK and the page load speeds have been sorted out. They've replaced those awful maps with Google mapping and the Events page is a whole lot better. I am still disappointed with the imagery - I don't think the size of images forms a big enough impression of the island.

Anyway - it's live at last and that must be a relief to all concerned. There will need to be some answers provided as to why it took 4 months to sort out all the issues and more importantly - how much over and above the initial £250k budget was spent to get to where the website is now.

Surfing.....for real and on the web

It's been a big week at Seymour Hotels this week. I don't normally write about what's occurring here, but we've seen two major switch-on's for the Group in the past two days.

Firstly, the much talked-about Flowrider at the Merton Hotel saw it's first riders sample the ride on Thursday. There's been a real buzz around the hotel at the prospect of this amazing facility 'going live' and we were not disappointed. I believe that this attraction is going to prove a huge draw for the hotel, both for staying guests, club members and corporate events. It's early days and at the moment we are concentrating on fine-tuning the flow and finishing the last bits of landscaping. By this time next week we expect to be fully open for business with regular daily sessions. If you would like to see the Merton Flowrider being christened then look at the movie I've just put up on You Tube - click to view.

Secondly, Seymour Hotels' new websites went live. Since this project was down to me, it's been a busy past few days to make sure all the final details were sorted out. We've worked with Webreality on this project and they've done a great job for us. With a total of over 250 pages and a huge amount of content, it's not been a straightforward project, but on Thursday morning it all went live in just 15 minutes, with hardly a hitch! Take a look yourself - click here - and make up your own mind.All constructive feedback gratefully received.

Now, let me check that Jersey Tourism site. Nope - as of today, still no sign of the new site.......