Floating Concepts Visits the British Virgin Islands
Fri 4th Dec 09 - 16:42

On the 4th December 2009, under a scorching blue Caribbean sky, David Beard, CEO and Jane Wilby-Palmer, Business Development Manager from Floating Concepts visited Marva Titley-Smith, the Chief Planning Officer for the British Virgin Islands at her offices in Tortola.  They were particularly keen to promote the idea of holiday homes and Floating Concept's exclusive floating hotel and spa concepts.

"The the sustainable nature of the company's floating structures creates a very low environmental impact which makes them ideally suited to ecologically sensitive areas such as the British Virgin Islands," said Jane Wilby-Palmer. "It is an idea that would boost tourism and promote the sense of freedom one gets from living on the water."

Whilst the Planning Officer was keen to encourage new initiatives and development which would reinforce tourism, it became clear that the biggest challenge to overcome is the increasing incidence and severity of hurricanes and the very limited number of safe refuges in the region.  For that reason, the conclusion was that Floating Concept's ambitions would probably more easily realisable in more temperate climes.

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