Legendary summer
enjoyed by tourism in Wales
Figures released by the Welsh
Government show that Tourism in Wales enjoyed an extremely busy summer with
reports of increases in visitors compared to last year. Record-breaking visitor figures were
recorded at Cadw sites as well as the best ever figures being achieved for
Amgueddfa Cymru (National Museum Wales) sites.
Tourism
businesses in Wales have enjoyed a successful summer. 40% received more
visitors than last summer, which in itself was a much better summer than
2015 - and a similar
proportion (39%) received the same level.
Figures from Cadw show
record-breaking summer visitor figures, partly generated as a result of the
Cadw Dragons’ tour across its historic sites, which was part of Wales Year of
Legends activity.
Economy Secretary, Ken
Skates, said: “It’s extremely encouraging that these figures show that 2017 is
really proving to be another successful year for tourism in Wales. We’ve seen two very successful years and
we’re looking to sustain that growth.
Although there is much uncertainty, it’s evident that the weaker pound has
meant that more people are opting to holiday at home this year. I’m delighted
that the industry is looking forward to the rest of the year with confidence. Read more.
Latest
tourism figures can be found here and take a look at other tourism news.
Year
of the Sea roadshows – more places released
Additional places are
now available for the Year of the Sea roadshows where you can explore how you
can work with us on the Year of the Sea in 2018. A showcase of Welsh food
and drink with a Year of the Sea theme will also be available throughout the
day. Find out more and book your place here.
Qatar Airways launches
flights from Cardiff
Qatar Airways has launched direct
daily flights to Cardiff making the award-winning airline the first regular direct long haul
flight linking Wales and south west England to a major global hub in the Gulf
region seven days a week. The inaugural flight will take place on 1st May 2018 from Doha
to Cardiff taking
around 5.5 hours and the route will be served by a Boeing 787 Dreamliner,
with capacity for 254 passengers, of which 22 seats will be business class..
Rt. Hon Carwyn Jones, the First
Minister of Wales, said: “The daily service between Cardiff and Doha is a huge
boost for Wales. It will open up Wales' links with the rest of the world and
deliver new economic, leisure and travel opportunities for Welsh businesses and
the people of Wales. Providing a direct route into the world's fastest growing
hub airport, Hamad International Airport, will also bring Wales closer to
leading global markets such as India, China, Singapore and Australasia.” Tickets are now available. Read more.
Wales – A food destination
Did
you know that support is available for businesses to source, serve and sell
Welsh food and drink? Working with People 1st and Howell Food Consultancy, Lantra provides 1 to 1 advice via surgeries or visits; holds workshops
and regional events; helps make connections and supports supplier to buyer
trade; supports the increase in the number of chefs and up-skilling of chefs
across Wales; helps with research and an on-line information hub.
If you source, serve or sell Welsh
food and drink through hotels, cafés, restaurants, shops, farmers markets, food
festivals, B&Bs, self-catering, tourist attractions, craft centres,
libraries, on-line etc and need help to better sell the story of Welsh food and
drink you can email Sian Roberts-Davies or call 01994 419161/07867
908190, or email Nerys Howell
or call 029 2022 0822.
Advice for those that operate crowded places
Updated advice is available for
organisations which operate crowded places and can be viewed here. It includes
recently revised and refreshed guidance directed at site owners and
operators written to help those charged with security at crowded places to
mitigate the threat and help make the UK less vulnerable to an attack. Further
support is available on the Centre for the Protection
of National Infrastructure (CPNI) webpages and Crowded Places Guidance can be
also be downloaded.
Welsh Government is seeking your views on the
proposals for delivering a permanent Small Business Rates Relief Scheme for
Wales. This scheme aims to more effectively target support for small
businesses. Find out more and submit your feedback by 13
October.
Update your skills with digital technology workshops
Whether
it's refining your social media activity, boosting your search engine ranking
or implementing the cloud to save money, Superfast Business Wales offer a
wealth of digital technology workshops to help your business make little
changes to win big. Keep an eye on forthcoming events and how they can help your business.
WorldHost Level 2 Award in the Principles of Customer Service
A
one day course is available with Gower College Swansea covering the essential
principles of customer service for the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism
industries. It will provide you with the opportunity to think about your own
experience of good and bad service, understand the importance and impact of
your role on the organisation and learn vital communication and listening
skills. Find out more and to see if you are eligible for
funding towards the course through the Skills for Industry project email Amanda Peploe-Williams. To also see if there is a course in
your area, contact your local college.
Stay up to date with
tourism news
Make sure you stay
up-to-date with our very latest news by following us on twitter on @VisitWalesBiz .
You can also catch up on the Tourism pages of the Welsh Government
website
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