 CONTENTS: Wales Tourism Industry performance and Calling all tourist attractions; British Tourism and Travel Show (BTTS); Tourism businesses active in Japan sought; South East Wales skills survey; Wales Start Up Awards; Purple Tuesday campaign; Visitor Attraction Conference; The new school curriculum – good for business?
Wales tourism industry performance
The Wales Tourism Business Barometer gives quick feedback on how the tourism industry in Wales is performing at key times during the year. The findings published last week relate to the May/June half term holiday and found that most (83%) businesses have increased or maintained their visitor levels. Repeat business has brought stability to the industry during this period. Specific questions were also included on the impact of Brexit on the industry. More detailed findings can be found here.
Reminder - Visit Wales has also produced a video to provide an update on the key tourism performance data for Wales for 2018. Take a look and let us know what you think of this in the comments section. You can also read the full report.
Calling all tourist attractions
The Visits to Tourist Attractions survey will shortly be underway. The purpose of the survey is to analyse data on visit numbers to identify current trends and comparative analysis where possible. This will be useful for attractions to benchmark themselves. All eligible attractions should have received an e-mail from Beaufort Research and asked to complete a short form. Attractions are asked to respond promptly so that the researchers can move quickly onto the analysis and reporting stage.
British Tourism & Travel Show (BTTS): 25-26 March 2020 - NEC, Birmingham
The British Tourism & Travel Show (BTTS) provides a great opportunity to promote your tourism business at the leading domestic business to business (B2B) event for the travel trade market. Taking place at the NEC in Birmingham, this event is expected to attract 3,000 travel trade buyers.
Visit Wales have secured space towards the front of the hall for up to 14 pods and have negotiated a reduced rate with the organisers:-
- Total cost for partner pod: £1,500.00 + VAT
- Option for up to 2 partners only to share and split costs £750.00 + VAT
Find out more information here and if you’re interested in attending please email Lloyd Jones or call on 01733 889684.
Are you a tourism business with an interest in Japan?
In September and October 2019 Visit Wales will be in Japan to promote Wales as a tourism destination as part of a wider Wales presence to coincide with the Rugby World Cup. This will include some consumer-facing activity aimed at a Japanese audience and rugby fans from around the world, as well as events with the Japanese travel trade and media. We are seeking expressions of interest from tourism businesses who are active in the Japan market and would be interested in supporting us on this activity.
Please get in touch with lowri.jones37@gov.wales to find out more about this opportunity.
South East Wales skills survey
Are you able to recruit and retain people with the right skills for your business? Would you like to be part of changing the skills landscape in the South East Wales region? If so, this is your opportunity to have your say by completing this survey here.
As an employer located in the South East Wales region, this is your opportunity to share with the South East Wales Regional Skills Partnership (RSP) your views about the challenges, issues and opportunities that you have experienced around skills, training and workforce development over the past 12 months, along with your skills needs for the future.
The information that you provide will be used to inform the Skills and Employment Plan for the region, which is used by Welsh Government to determine funding of further education and work based Learning programmes. The survey will be open until 19th July, 2019 and should you wish to discuss this further please email Richard Tobutt.
Applications for 2019 Wales Start Up Awards
The Wales Start-Up Awards were launched to recognise the achievements of the entrepreneurial individuals who have spotted the opportunity and taken the risks to launch a new product or service and who are often the unsung heroes of the business community. There are several categories this year, including Graduate Start Up of the Year!
Apply now here. Deadline 8th July 2019.
Purple Tuesday, 12 November 2019
Businesses are being encouraged to register for Purple Tuesday to learn more about the purple pound – the spending power of disabled people and their families.
Purple Tuesday is an international call to action which will take place on 12th November 2019. Created and coordinated by disability organisation Purple, it celebrates the power of the purple pound and asks businesses to make a commitment to improve their offer to disabled people. Businesses that register for Purple Tuesday will benefit from free resources from Purple on topics such as website accessibility and customer service training.
Find out more and register here for Purple Tuesday and join organisations across the globe in changing the customer experience for disabled people.
The Annual National Conference of Visitor Attractions (VAC 2019) - 3 October, London
The Annual National Conference of Visitor Attractions (VAC 2019 ) is back for its 16th year on Thursday 3 October at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London.
VAC 2019 is a national conference organised by the industry for the industry and provides the opportunity to understand your business in the context of the wider visitor attractions market. Find out more register here.
The new school curriculum – good for business?
Education needs to prepare young people for a rapidly changing future and the world of work. Education in Wales is changing with the introduction of a new curriculum in 2022. An understanding of the world of work will begin at an early age.
As a business you can get involved by providing feedback on the new curriculum up until 19 July. You can do this via Hwb or by emailing CurriculumForWales2022@gov.wales.
When the curriculum is live the Welsh Government hopes that businesses will link with schools to offer experiences and projects that help young people understand the world of business and work. Find out more here.
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