As fallout from the Fyre Festival continues, the festival is also offering the option to ticketholders for this year’s festival to opt-in to next year’s fest in lieu of a refund. As a screenshot from New York Times reporter Joe Coscarelli shows, the festival is giving two options: “(A) Yes, let it ride, I’d love to support you all in creating something amazing!” and “(B) No, I’m not down for the adventure.” Find that below. Fyre Festival co-founder Billy McFarland previously announced that the fest would try again in 2018.
The Bahamas Ministry of Tourism has issued a statement condemning rumors about the island of Great Exhuma that came about as a result of the failed festival. “Despite reports, the waters surrounding Great Exuma are not shark infested. Each year, thousands of guests enjoy the pristine waters of Exuma without incident,” the statement reads. “Claims that the island of Great Exuma is a remote private cay with no infrastructure are also patently false... The infrastructure on Great Exuma is second to none.”
Elsewhere in the release, the Ministry of Tourism explained that the festival organizers chose to hold the event in an “undeveloped subdivision community in Roker’s Point.” It also announced that it is aware of vendors’ claims that the festival has not yet paid them, and it is working with Fyre Festival co-founder Billy McFarland “to ensure that all vendors are paid, and to determine the way forward.”
just fyi: Fyre Festival customers can forgo a refund in exchange for VIP passes to next year’s festival :) http://pic.twitter.com/nUWWlpKX9R
— Joe Coscarelli (@joecoscarelli) May 1, 2017
via Noah Yoo
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