tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post2230245562279939502..comments2023-10-11T10:57:26.122-04:00Comments on Gil The Jenius: Tourism? Nah. Tourrette'sGCSchmidthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07735900094879466498noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-82306687712752385492011-05-15T19:47:54.768-04:002011-05-15T19:47:54.768-04:00MC Don Dees is on to it. Too many people named or ...MC Don Dees is on to it. Too many people named or working in the PRTC are ex-American Airlines executives, which makes their near-monopoly hold on Our airways harder to break/tolerate. Add to that the current Public-Private Alliance bullshit surrounding the International Airport's privatization (American has what amounts to a veto vote) and you can almost SEE the corruption coming together like a slow-motion cartoon from hell.GCSchmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735900094879466498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-30197644644070055242011-05-14T20:33:48.778-04:002011-05-14T20:33:48.778-04:00Two things:
1. You should know what I'm about...Two things:<br /><br />1. You should know what I'm about to say, but here goes. The role of the PRTC is not to sell PR it is to funnel money to supporters through "soft" corruption. Therefore, any idiot, can scratch an X on a contract and once again on the checks.<br /><br />2. As a culture we are deathly afraid to talk about issues. We're afraid to tell the truth, admit there is a problem. The rationalization goes something like this, if I admit there is a problem, then we might have to do some actual work, and you know, fix the problem. Kind of like when no one volunteers to fix a problem until it blows up in their face.KWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13594490369469976434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-86833313322909320452011-05-14T18:21:27.008-04:002011-05-14T18:21:27.008-04:00Insider, I can share with My Readers that you and ...Insider, I can share with My Readers that you and I have exchanged extensive commentary on My Island and some of its more distressing aspects. But I think We both agree--and I know I feel this strongly--that Puerto Rico has much to be proud of and worthy of outside attention. As you and Ms. Conciencia make clear, people like this "Tourism Director" are incompetence-in-the-flesh where We need leaders and visionaries. I've been a harsh critic of the Tourism Company since the mid-1990s; that they are still a cesspool of idiocy is downright disgusting.GCSchmidthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07735900094879466498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-44658226444871877082011-05-14T12:50:40.773-04:002011-05-14T12:50:40.773-04:00I can't feel more ashamed in something like ri...I can't feel more ashamed in something like right now, reading what this tourette director from my Island. OMG! Can I kick him hard with stilettos? Definitively, if someone wasn't sure that what we have up there, in the Goverment, is a group of zoo animals, now he/she can confirm it.Ms. Concienciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04004721122982276663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11569206.post-55013190587445754162011-05-13T14:06:08.708-04:002011-05-13T14:06:08.708-04:00I watched a documentary on Casino Jack Abramoff ye...I watched a documentary on Casino Jack Abramoff yesterday. One segment focused on how Jack (in cahoots with his partner, Mike Scanlon) set up his "lifeguard" friend as the Director of the "Rehoboth Center" - a "think tank" setup to hide/funnel Indian tribe gambling money for the purpose of influence peddling/lobbying in Washington - and back to Casino Jack (on the sly).<br /><br />Grosh, the lifeguard, was qualified only to be a lifeguard. He had no business training, no idea what he was supposed to do, and admitted this openly to the Senate Indian Affairs Committee (while giggling slightly).<br /><br />Before I veer too far off topic, my point is this:<br /><br />Who hired Lafuente, a man who (based on this interview) appears to be someone apparently grossly incapable of marketing AND completely ignorant to the impact of crime (among other things on tourism)?!<br /><br />I'm certain that there are *some* 1st year business students at the University of Puerto Rico that could do a better job marketing Puerto Rico with a weekly assignment. By some, I mean 80% of all students who set foot in any "Introduction to Marketing 101" class.<br /><br />My blog is one of the ones that ranks in those top 10 pages, and I can assure you (based on my site keyword stats) that murder and crime delivers a constant influx of people trying to find out if it's safe to go to Puerto Rico. Sara Kuszak and Julian Romero have not been forgotten.<br /><br />Now I know why marketing of Puerto Rico's tourism always seems to (in my opinion) "suck hard". It appears (in my opinion) that it's because the people in roles like Fuentes might be better qualified as lifeguards? Can he swim and does he know basic CPR?<br /><br />Watch PR references in movies. Analyze the searching patterns related to Puerto Rico. Check the International blogs and news that reference Puerto Rican crime, drugs, tourist killings, and animal massacres. Gil's links included "Frommer's" travel guides...<br /><br />Get real. Puerto Rico needs a face lift, along with a brain and heart transplant... at least at the top.<br /><br />Who does Fuentes know, who hired him, and why?<br /><br />Now keep in mind that his mandate is the one that will have major influence on the success or *failure* of one of the most important industries for Puerto Rico... one that if fails will only lead to further economic and social decline, crime and destruction of Puerto Rico...<br /><br />I recently had a professional start renting my home in Cabo Rojo, who had to leave his own home immediately after being robbed (in a supposedly good neighborhood) twice... <br /><br />What a gem of a place to live or visit...<br /><br />Is this the guy in charge with changing the world's opinion?The Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01141271519765142626noreply@blogger.com