Margaret Hills (‘Silly choice for old i-Site', The Weekend Sun, April 11) is correct with her comments about the use of the old Mount Maunganui i-Site.

The only purpose for this site should be to reinstate it as an information centre.
It is an excellent site, it worked well and reasons for the closing of the i-Site have never been told.

Thousands of dollars were spent on the information site erected on the cruise ship dock, which closes well before the cruise ships leave and only serves cruise ship passengers.

Any other tourists are forced to go to the information office at the Mount camping ground.

There is no information telling visitors where this office is.

And when you do find it you have to deal with no parking and no interest by the staff, as it is obvious their priory is camping ground bookings.

Tourism Bay of Plenty's general manager wants to increase tourism in the area.
Maybe he should concentrate in the tourists that are already here and the lack of service and support shown to them.

The old Mount i-Site should be returned to a i-Site.

This is just more clueless decisions by a council that really have no idea on what tourism is and what it means to this area - because if they did that i-Site would be a vital tourist hub for Mount Maunganui.

Say ‘No' to cakes, and ‘Yes' to tourist information.

P Morris, Mount Maunaganui.