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Visit Isle of Wight is the partnership body responsible for promoting the development of the visitor economy on the island and champions the interests of all businesses and organisations that have a stake in its long term development.

Visit Isle of Wight is developing proposals to implement a Business Improvement District across the whole island whereby businesses and organisations that derive income from visitors pay a levy which is pooled to fund the delivery of programmes designed to enhance the prospects of the future of the sector. The requirement to contribute to the levy in the event of a positive result in a ballot will be limited to certain classifications of business whose rateable value is in excess of £7500.

To help us shape this programme, we need your views on what measures are likely to have the greatest impact on growing your business, and how we can keep you informed on our future plans. Please help us by completing this questionnaire.

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* 1. Please tell us the name of your business

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* 2. Please tell us your email address so we can keep in touch with you

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* 3. Please tell us the name of the person we need to keep in contact with as the BID develops

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* 4. Please provide a contact
telephone number for person above

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* 5. Which of the following best describes the type of business you operate

Large serviced accommodation provider (More than 25 rooms)

Medium serviced accommodation provider (10 - 25 rooms)

Small serviced accommodation provider (less than 10 rooms)

Retailer - part of a multi-site national chain

Retailer - part of a multi-site local or regional group

Retailer - independent

Holiday/static caravan park

Campsite - tents and mobile caravans

Self-catering/holiday home accommodation provider

Family oriented visitor attraction

Cultural/heritage visitor attraction

Natural environment visitor attraction

Activity/sport based visitor attraction

Provider of marine services

Public transport provider

Educational

Cafe

Restaurant

Bar or club

Conference centre

Other community facility

Provider of other services

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* 6. Which of the following districts best describes the location of your principal business location

Arreton Valley

Bay Area

Bembridge and East Wight

Brighstone and South West Wight

Chale and South Wight

Cowes and Medina

Freshwater and West Wight

Newport

Sandown

Shanklin

Ventnor

Yarmouth and North West Wight

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* 7. Please indicate how important each of the following market segments will be to the success of your business over the next 5 years

	Unimportant	Low importance	Moderately Important	Very important	Critically important
Domestic short-breaks (Less than 5 days)	Domestic short-breaks (Less than 5 days) Unimportant	Domestic short-breaks (Less than 5 days) Low importance	Domestic short-breaks (Less than 5 days) Moderately Important	Domestic short-breaks (Less than 5 days) Very important	Domestic short-breaks (Less than 5 days) Critically important
Domestic long holidays (More than 5 days)	Domestic long holidays (More than 5 days) Unimportant	Domestic long holidays (More than 5 days) Low importance	Domestic long holidays (More than 5 days) Moderately Important	Domestic long holidays (More than 5 days) Very important	Domestic long holidays (More than 5 days) Critically important
Conferences and business travel	Conferences and business travel Unimportant	Conferences and business travel Low importance	Conferences and business travel Moderately Important	Conferences and business travel Very important	Conferences and business travel Critically important
Overseas visitors	Overseas visitors Unimportant	Overseas visitors Low importance	Overseas visitors Moderately Important	Overseas visitors Very important	Overseas visitors Critically important
Day visitors	Day visitors Unimportant	Day visitors Low importance	Day visitors Moderately Important	Day visitors Very important	Day visitors Critically important

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* 8. Please indicate how important each of the measures which could be taken to support the development of events and festivals might be to the development of your business over the next 5 years

	Unimportant	Low importance	Moderately important	Very important	Critically important
Supporting and developing existing events and festivals	Supporting and developing existing events and festivals Unimportant	Supporting and developing existing events and festivals Low importance	Supporting and developing existing events and festivals Moderately important	Supporting and developing existing events and festivals Very important	Supporting and developing existing events and festivals Critically important
Developing new events and festivals while supporting existing programmes at their current level	Developing new events and festivals while supporting existing programmes at their current level Unimportant	Developing new events and festivals while supporting existing programmes at their current level Low importance	Developing new events and festivals while supporting existing programmes at their current level Moderately important	Developing new events and festivals while supporting existing programmes at their current level Very important	Developing new events and festivals while supporting existing programmes at their current level Critically important
Christmas lights and other festive/seasonal thematic programmes	Christmas lights and other festive/seasonal thematic programmes Unimportant	Christmas lights and other festive/seasonal thematic programmes Low importance	Christmas lights and other festive/seasonal thematic programmes Moderately important	Christmas lights and other festive/seasonal thematic programmes Very important	Christmas lights and other festive/seasonal thematic programmes Critically important
Developing street markets and other animations in public spaces	Developing street markets and other animations in public spaces Unimportant	Developing street markets and other animations in public spaces Low importance	Developing street markets and other animations in public spaces Moderately important	Developing street markets and other animations in public spaces Very important	Developing street markets and other animations in public spaces Critically important

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* 9. Please indicate how important each of the following is to your business over the next 5 years

	Unimportant	Low importance	Moderately important	Very important	Critically important
Greater opportunities for networking with other businesses	Greater opportunities for networking with other businesses Unimportant	Greater opportunities for networking with other businesses Low importance	Greater opportunities for networking with other businesses Moderately important	Greater opportunities for networking with other businesses Very important	Greater opportunities for networking with other businesses Critically important
A stronger and more influential voice for the island's leisure and retail businesses at a local, regional and national level	A stronger and more influential voice for the island's leisure and retail businesses at a local, regional and national level Unimportant	A stronger and more influential voice for the island's leisure and retail businesses at a local, regional and national level Low importance	A stronger and more influential voice for the island's leisure and retail businesses at a local, regional and national level Moderately important	A stronger and more influential voice for the island's leisure and retail businesses at a local, regional and national level Very important	A stronger and more influential voice for the island's leisure and retail businesses at a local, regional and national level Critically important
Training and development of a skilled workforce	Training and development of a skilled workforce Unimportant	Training and development of a skilled workforce Low importance	Training and development of a skilled workforce Moderately important	Training and development of a skilled workforce Very important	Training and development of a skilled workforce Critically important
Regular engagement between the leisure and retail sectors and public bodies	Regular engagement between the leisure and retail sectors and public bodies Unimportant	Regular engagement between the leisure and retail sectors and public bodies Low importance	Regular engagement between the leisure and retail sectors and public bodies Moderately important	Regular engagement between the leisure and retail sectors and public bodies Very important	Regular engagement between the leisure and retail sectors and public bodies Critically important

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* 10. Please indicate how important each of the measures which could be taken to provide better services to visitors might be to the development of your business over the next 5 years

	Unimportant	Low importance	Moderately important	Very important	Critically important
Providing enhanced levels of visitor information across the island	Providing enhanced levels of visitor information across the island Unimportant	Providing enhanced levels of visitor information across the island Low importance	Providing enhanced levels of visitor information across the island Moderately important	Providing enhanced levels of visitor information across the island Very important	Providing enhanced levels of visitor information across the island Critically important
Improved transport infrastructure on the island	Improved transport infrastructure on the island Unimportant	Improved transport infrastructure on the island Low importance	Improved transport infrastructure on the island Moderately important	Improved transport infrastructure on the island Very important	Improved transport infrastructure on the island Critically important
Improved ferry services	Improved ferry services Unimportant	Improved ferry services Low importance	Improved ferry services Moderately important	Improved ferry services Very important	Improved ferry services Critically important
Free Wi-Fi and better connectivity	Free Wi-Fi and better connectivity Unimportant	Free Wi-Fi and better connectivity Low importance	Free Wi-Fi and better connectivity Moderately important	Free Wi-Fi and better connectivity Very important	Free Wi-Fi and better connectivity Critically important

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* 11. Please indicate how important each of the measures which could be taken to improve the environment on the island might be to the development of your business over the next 5 years

	Unimportant	Low importance	Moderately important	Very important	Critically important
Providing award-winning beaches	Providing award-winning beaches Unimportant	Providing award-winning beaches Low importance	Providing award-winning beaches Moderately important	Providing award-winning beaches Very important	Providing award-winning beaches Critically important
Enhanced levels of street cleansing in towns and villages	Enhanced levels of street cleansing in towns and villages Unimportant	Enhanced levels of street cleansing in towns and villages Low importance	Enhanced levels of street cleansing in towns and villages Moderately important	Enhanced levels of street cleansing in towns and villages Very important	Enhanced levels of street cleansing in towns and villages Critically important
Better provision of public toilets	Better provision of public toilets Unimportant	Better provision of public toilets Low importance	Better provision of public toilets Moderately important	Better provision of public toilets Very important	Better provision of public toilets Critically important
More floral displays and enhanced presentation of public spaces	More floral displays and enhanced presentation of public spaces Unimportant	More floral displays and enhanced presentation of public spaces Low importance	More floral displays and enhanced presentation of public spaces Moderately important	More floral displays and enhanced presentation of public spaces Very important	More floral displays and enhanced presentation of public spaces Critically important
Improved security and public safety	Improved security and public safety Unimportant	Improved security and public safety Low importance	Improved security and public safety Moderately important	Improved security and public safety Very important	Improved security and public safety Critically important

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* 12. We want to know what you think are the barriers to growing the island's visitor economy. Please consider the following possible challenges and rank them from 1 (biggest barrier) to 5 (least problematic).
Please note that you cannot rate two of these factors equally and your answer should show numbers 1 to 5, each number appearing only once.

Investment in marketing and promoting the Isle of Wight across the UK

Quality and diversity of the island's leisure and retail offer

Quality and range of accommodation

Accessibility to the island

Availability of trained and skilled staff

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* 13. Do you have any further thoughts and ideas on how you feel we could work together to develop the island's visitor economy?

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* 14. In addition to a series of events and seminars we are holding to understand your priorities, we would like to invite a group of businesses to provide more detailed feedback as the BID proposal develops. Would you be prepared to be part of that group?

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey. Your views are important to us and we will be in touch.
For further information please contact Visit Isle of Wight, The Guildhall, High Street, Newport, Isle of Wight PO30 1TYTelephone (01983) 521555
All information supplied will be held by Visit Isle of Wight and will remain secure and confidential. Your details will only be used for research purposes and will not be passed on to any third parties or used for marketing purposes in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998

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* 1. Please tell us the name of your business

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* 2. Please tell us your email address so we can keep in touch with you

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* 3. Please tell us the name of the person we need to keep in contact with as the BID develops

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* 4. Please provide a contact telephone number for person above

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* 5. Which of the following best describes the type of business you operate

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* 6. Which of the following districts best describes the location of your principal business location

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* 7. Please indicate how important each of the following market segments will be to the success of your business over the next 5 years

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* 8. Please indicate how important each of the measures which could be taken to support the development of events and festivals might be to the development of your business over the next 5 years

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* 9. Please indicate how important each of the following is to your business over the next 5 years

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* 10. Please indicate how important each of the measures which could be taken to provide better services to visitors might be to the development of your business over the next 5 years

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* 11. Please indicate how important each of the measures which could be taken to improve the environment on the island might be to the development of your business over the next 5 years

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* 13. Do you have any further thoughts and ideas on how you feel we could work together to develop the island's visitor economy?

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* 14. In addition to a series of events and seminars we are holding to understand your priorities, we would like to invite a group of businesses to provide more detailed feedback as the BID proposal develops. Would you be prepared to be part of that group?

* 4. Please provide a contact
telephone number for person above