British Weather Helps Business Economy in South Wales
Just another typical week on ‘Costa UK’ with the weather playing a major part on not just the Golf, but the economy surrounding the Ryder Cup.
Due to the sudden rain on the opening day of ‘The Ryder Cup’ – and the problems trying to get the course to drain over the following 24 hours, Golf was going to be potentially taken into an extra day so they could complete the EU ‘v’ USA challenge at Celtic Manor in South Wales.
But it wasn’t all doom and gloom, as thousands of spectators who were due to fly back to their home countries on Monday, ended up spending the rest of their allowance getting accomodation for another night so that they could watch the completion of the competition.
Some fans who had travelled from the USA also booked a second night, as many flights that were booked to go on the Monday could not be re-scheduled until the Wednesday.
The Ryder Cup organizers had already stated that anyone who had a ticket for the Sunday, would be allowed access on the Monday without having to pay any more.
An official spokesman from marketing group Cardiff and Co said: “Obviously the weather was disappointing and the event organisers have worked very hard to deliver an outstanding event for Wales. As the weather continued to affect the play through the weekend, it was inevitable it would result in people staying longer in the city region.”
