Manx2 spreads the word about the Island

Manx2.com is hosting a series of press trips from the United Kingdom, to boost coverage of what the Isle of Man has to offer.

The company recently flew in four journalists from the northwest of England for a packed sightseeing tour of the Island, which included a drive around the TT course and a look at the Claremont Hotel's new four-star facilities.

During the past weekend Manx2 welcomed a journalist from Business First, the official magazine of the Northern Ireland Chamber of Commerce, and there are plans for another northwest reporter to visit next month.

The press trips offer editorial coverage of the Island in a wide span of articles on radio, and in newspapers and magazines.

(Pictured, back row, left to right: Andy Mitchell from Radio Wave, Blackpool; managing director of Sleepwell Hotels Mark Wilson; Faiza Afzaal, from the Clitheroe Advertiser and Times. Bottom row, left to right: Katie Hammond, from Clitheroe News; Julie Magee, from Valley Magazine, East Lancashire; political member for Isle of Man Tourism, Geoff Corkish. Geoff Corkish is contesting the two seats in West Douglas in next week's general election, along with Chris Thomas of the Liberal Vannin Party, John Shimmin and John Skinner).