THEY have been attracting holidaymakers for decades. But the seaside towns of Hornsea and Withernsea have been excluded from a new guide to the Yorkshire coast set to be published by East Riding Council and Scarborough Borough Council.
With a scheduled 75,000 print run, the guide is due to be published later this year.
It is the first joint publication by the two councils backed by a number of hospitality associations along the coast.
A new website to accompany the guide is also being launched.
But while Bridlington, Filey, Scarborough and Whitby will be highlighted as "key destination towns", there will be no mention of Hornsea and Withernsea.
Councillor Barbara Jefferson, who represents Hornsea on East Riding Council, said their exclusion was "unforgivable".
Speaking at a full council meeting, she said: "I would just like to say that Hornsea and Withernsea have been on the coast for a long time.
"If you are talking about promoting the Yorkshire coast, by all means include Bridlington because it's a great place, but what about Hornsea and Withernsea?
"What have they done to be excluded like this?"
Councillor Jane Evison, the council's portfolio holder for tourism, denied that it was a deliberate snub.
She said the joint guide was the result of detailed and lengthy discussions between the two councils and a number of hotel associations aimed at promoting the Yorkshire coast as a single destination, rather than concentrating on individual resorts.
Cllr Evison said the talks had initially involved only hotel businesses in the Bridlington area, with a view to extending the reach of the guide in 2016 to include places such as Hornsea and Withernsea.
"The businesses and hotel associations need to be consulted," said Cllr Evison. "The guide will be free because the businesses pay for it through their advertising.
"That needs explaining to the businesses and there has to be a time limit on attracting the advertising.
"That was done in Bridlington for this year and, hopefully, Hornsea and Withernsea will be there next year.
"What we didn't want to do was impose something on them without that consultation."
Councillor Josie Head, who represents Goole North, said Goole was also frequently overlooked in tourism material produced by the council.
She said a recent council panel review into tourism issues across the East Riding only mentioned Goole once.
"We have got some lovely places, such as the Waterways Museum," said Cllr Head.
