Tourism
funds open for applications
Proposals are now being
invited from the tourism industry for two funding pots, totalling around £2.5
million over two years.
Listening to your concerns,
the timeframe for the funds has been extended to cover two financial years and
will help the private and public sector develop and deliver innovative products
linked to the Year of Legend in 2017 and the Year of the Sea in 2018. For
financial years 2017/2018 and 2018/2019, the Tourism Product innovation Fund
(TPIF) and Regional Tourism Engagement fund (RTEF) will continue to allow investment
in the quality of the tourism product at a local level - critical to the
tourism sector competing in the global market place. The funding will
enable private and public sector partners to stimulate growth, demand and
improve the Wales visitor offer.
Focus will be
placed on supporting the private sector to develop some big ideas, projects
which can make a real difference in making Wales a must visit destination and
give people compelling reasons to visit Wales. Our objectives and focus for the
Year of Legends has been clearly set out and we hope to see
some new ideas that can help drive the year to be as great a success as the
Year of Adventure in 2016. Looking forward to the year of the Sea in 2018 we
need to challenge perceptions with new innovative 21st century
products, events and experiences that tell the fantastic stories of our various
coastal destinations. Our aim for the year is to celebrate Wales’ epic coast in
order to make wales as stand out UK destination.
Both the
Tourism Product Innovation Fund (TPIF) and Regional Tourism Engagement Fund
(RTEF) are now open for applications and we encourage projects to be submitted
that are innovative and high quality. The closing date for the first round of
applications is Friday 24th February. A further round will then be launched at
this time next year to commit the remaining budget for 2018-19.
For more
information or to discuss your proposal, please contact the Regional Tourism
Engagement team at regionaltourism@wales.gsi.gov.uk. Proposal guidance and application forms will be available online in the New Year.
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