Tourism Industry Update
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BULLETIN CONTENTS: ‘Disrupt the transmission’ – latest Keep Wales Safe campaign launches; Written Statement: Expanding the Covid-19 vaccination programme; All eligible adults in Wales to be offered booster vaccination by end of January; COVID-19 SAFETY REMINDERS: Keep Wales Safe at Work, Reasonable Measures to Minimise Coronavirus, NHS COVID Pass: promotional pack, Alert Level 0 Guidance (8 Dec); Written Statement: International travel changes; Places available for Britain & Ireland Marketplace (BIM) 2022; Registration now open: Wales International Travel Trade webinar; Planning legislation and policy for second homes and short-term holiday lets; £500k to provide free entry to the Urdd Eisteddfod in centenary year; Every household in Wales will be given a free tree to plant as part of the Welsh Government’s commitment to tackle climate change
‘Disrupt the transmission’ – latest Keep Wales Safe campaign launches
The latest phase of the Welsh Government’s Keep Wales Safe campaign which aims to ‘disrupt the transmission’ of COVID-19 has been launched (Monday 6 December).
Adverts will run on TV, radio, press, out-of-home, digital and social media channels for the next five weeks to encourage the public to continue to follow the measures put in place to keep all of us safe.
The campaign focuses on the importance of face masks, vaccinations, testing and self-isolation. Additional campaign messages will also include the importance of ventilation and the use of lateral flow tests before socialising. Campaign materials are also shared with a wide range of partners and stakeholder for use on their own social media channels.
The campaign will feature on TV adverts, radio including Spotify, digital posters at shopping centres and bus stops, social media including Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Snap Chat, Twitter, YouTube as well as traditional media advertising.
The Keep Wales Safe campaign reaches more than 91 per cent of adults in Wales.
Read the announcement in full on Gov.Wales.
Written Statement: Expanding the Covid-19 vaccination programme
The written statement by Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services (7 December 2021) is available on Written Statement: Expanding the Covid-19 vaccination programme (7 December 2021) | GOV.WALES.
All eligible adults in Wales to be offered booster vaccination by end of January
The Health Minister has confirmed (7 December 2021) all eligible adults will be offered the booster Covid-19 vaccination by the end of January.
Read the announcement in full on Gov.Wales.
COVID-19 SAFETY REMINDERS:
Keep Wales Safe at Work
When considering what you need to do to keep your workforce safe at work, visit the Business Wales website for detailed guidance, examples and resources.
Reasonable Measures to Minimise Coronavirus
Advice for businesses and organisations about reasonable measures to take to minimise the risk of coronavirus can be found on: Reasonable measures action cards for businesses and organisations: coronavirus | GOV.WALES.
This includes information on ventilation, limiting capacity, preventing crowding, cleanliness, noise levels and helping Test, Trace and Protect.
NHS COVID Pass: promotional pack
Information on how businesses and event organisers must check the COVID-19 status of their customers is available on COVID Pass: guidance for businesses and events | GOV.WALES.
The NHS COVID Pass: promotional pack can be downloaded from Gov.Wales. Businesses are encouraged to display and share these posters, images and videos to promote and explain the NHS COVID Pass.
Alert Level 0 Guidance (8 Dec)
Guidance alert level 0: guidance for employers, businesses and organisations provides the current essential information needed to help businesses, employers and other organisations or institutions meet the legal obligations they are under to minimise the risk of people being exposed to, or spreading, coronavirus on their premises.
Written Statement: International travel changes
Eluned Morgan MS, Minister for Health and Social Services has stated (5 December 2021).
We are taking action to move Nigeria onto the red list for travel from 0400 Monday 6 December following the identification of a new coronavirus variant, which may be capable of evading the protection provided by vaccines.
Travellers from red list countries will not be permitted to enter Wales but must enter through a port of entry in England and go into a managed quarantine facility for 10 days. Whilst they are in quarantine they must also take post-arrival PCR tests on day 2 and day 8.
We are also reintroducing a 48-hour Pre Departure Test requirement for all travellers. This means that travellers will need to have a negative PCR or LFD test as close as possible to their departure time before they can travel.
Similar action is being taken across the UK.
Information on international travel can be found on: Travel: coronavirus | Sub-topic | GOV.WALES.
Places available for Britain & Ireland Marketplace (BIM) 2022
BIM is an annual B2B workshop organised by the European Tour Operator Association (ETOA) and UKinbound.
This two-day event will take place:
It is a leading B2B contracting event dedicated to selling UK and Irish tourism products globally. There will be over 120 buyers in person and 150 buyers at the virtual event with the opportunity to have up to 32 pre-scheduled meetings each day.
The event is especially suitable for the following and you must be interested and able to contract / sell through the Travel Trade to participate:
- Hotels
- Attractions
- Sightseeing operators
Visit Wales has negotiated a special rate of £100+VAT for a small number of Wales based suppliers to attend both days.
The closing date for registrations will be 21 December 2021.
Visit the tourism industry website for more information.
Registration now open: Wales International Travel Trade webinar - 4pm, Monday 20 December
Register now for the Wales International Travel Trade webinar, at which you will be able to hear from the European Tour Operator Association and UKinbound, plus leading tour operators and Destination Management Companies (DMCs).
Planning legislation and policy for second homes and short-term holiday lets
The Welsh Government want your views on proposals to amend the development management system and planning policy in Wales to help local planning authorities manage second homes and short-term holiday lets.
The consultation closes on 22 February 2022.
For further information visit Planning legislation and policy for second homes and short-term holiday lets | GOV.WALES.
Visit the Welsh Government website for information on other consultations.
£500k to provide free entry to the Urdd Eisteddfod in centenary year
To mark the Urdd’s centenary celebrations, the Welsh Government will provide funding so entry into next year’s Urdd Eisteddfod is free, with the aim of making the eisteddfod accessible to all.
The Urdd Eisteddfod is due to take place in Denbigh between 30 May to 4 June 2022 and it will be the first time the full festival has returned since 2019. Virtual festivals, known as 'Eisteddfod T', replaced the main event in 2020 and 2021 due to the pandemic.
Read the announcement in full on Gov.Wales.
Every household in Wales will be given a free tree to plant as part of the Welsh Government’s commitment to tackle climate change
The bold new policy will give people the chance to choose a tree of their own to plant or opt to have a tree planted on their behalf.
Speaking at a visit to a major Coed Cadw woodland creation project in Neath during National Tree Week, the Deputy Minister for Climate Change confirmed the Welsh Government had partnered with the Woodland Trust to deliver the campaign.
The first trees will be available to collect from March, from one of five regional community hubs that will be established. The Welsh Government aims to set up a further 20 hubs across wales by October 2022.
Read the announcement in full on Gov.Wales.
Useful COVID-19 information
As each premises is different, businesses should read all guidance. This continues to be updated so please check back regularly for the latest information.
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Stay up to date with tourism industry news
We are committed to providing the support and assurance the business community needs during these unprecedented difficult times and have issued several Coronavirus (COVID-19) related bulletins which can be found on the Tourism Industry Coronavirus (COVID-19) Bulletins page.
Business Wales is providing businesses with tailored support and advice about dealing with coronavirus, from financial and supply chain planning to advice on staffing issues. We would advise Tourism businesses and stakeholders in Wales wanting specific guidance to visit the Business Wales website or call Business Wales helpline on 03000 6 03000, and to regularly visit the Public Health Wales website for up-to-date public health information for you, your staff and your visitors.
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