Tourism Industry Update
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BULLETIN CONTENTS: St David’s Day, 1 March: Random Acts of Welshness. Get involved!; #CaruCymruCaruBlas #LoveWalesLoveTaste this St David’s Day - 1 March; Welsh food and drink research; Register now - Visit Wales industry webinar: Wales Coast Path 10th anniversary celebrations; The Wonders of Wales in Winter; REMINDER: Smoke-free law changes from 1 March; Copyright: Things you should know; Help build the future of Wales!; REMINDER COVID-19 Safety in Wales: Self - isolation, Face Coverings; Useful COVID-19 information
St David’s Day, 1 March: Random Acts of Welshness. Get involved!
St David’s Day on 1 March 2022 is an opportunity to showcase Wales to the world and we’re inviting you to join us.
Gwnewch y pethau bychain - St David famously asked the people of Wales to “do the little things” in life that would have a positive impact on people and our world.
And to celebrate this St David’s Day, Wales will be encouraging people across the world to discover more about the nation with an exciting new social media campaign.
It aims to introduce a global audience to Welsh characters and customs and traditions - ancient and reimagined - and highlight Wales’ strong reputation as a nation of community, caring and kindness.
36 acts of Welshness will be posted in the run up to the big day, with people asked to choose one at random, or create their own, and then share it on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook or Twitter.
Acts include:
- Sharing some joy with a gift of daffodils to friends, family or total strangers.
- Learning some Welsh
- Give a loved one a ‘cwtsh’ – the Welsh word for hug
- Trying a 21st century take on traditional clog dancing like Bethan Rhiannon of band No Good Boyo
- Wearing Welsh high fashion such as classic Welsh blanket patterns reimagined in modern clothing
- Enjoying some new Welsh music
- Plant a tree - to green up your garden and the world
- Serve up some fine Welsh food and drink - from leeks to laverbread, cheese to curry half and half!
Find out about this year’s social media campaign, Pethau Bychain – Random Acts of Welshness, and how you can get involved on: Random acts of Welshness | Wales.com. Please also share this with any of your own stakeholders - these could be businesses, groups or organisations in Wales and around the world who can help amplify our content and get involved.
Assets for use across your social media are available in our St David’s Toolkit; join in using #RandomActsofWelshness and #PethauBychain.
#CaruCymruCaruBlas #LoveWalesLoveTaste this St David’s Day - 1 March 2022
The #CaruCymruCaruBlas #LoveWalesLoveTaste industry-wide digital campaign will be back in force for St David’s Day 2022! This campaign will be the biggest one yet – plans are to reach twice as many Welsh and GB consumers to celebrate with Welsh Food & Drink on our national celebration day.
Download the digital toolkit and find out how to take part in the campaign on: https://businesswales.gov.wales/foodanddrink/LoveWalesLoveTaste.
Welsh food and drink research
The Welsh Government has commissioned a series of research to better understand the ‘value of Welshness’ to shoppers and visitors to Wales.
Each piece of research demonstrates that shoppers and guests/visitors would like more Welsh food and drink on menus and in retail.
The findings also include that 80% of those asked think it’s important that venues have a good range of welsh drinks and 80% want to see more welsh food and drink included in menus. Key findings and the full research can be found on: VOW infographic.
If you would like to discuss the research further, please contact Buddug.Turner@gov.wales.
The food tourism toolkits are currently being updated, but in the meantime please use existing versions to help you to consider how you can improve your Welsh food and drink offer: Working together | Business Wales (gov.wales).
Register now – Visit Wales industry webinar: Wales Coast Path 10th anniversary celebrations
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Wales Coast Path, Visit Wales, in partnership with Natural Resources Wales and Wales Coast Path, is pleased to be hosting an online session on 3 March 2022 from 11:00 am until noon. The session will run on Microsoft Teams.
Join us to learn how your business can use the Wales Coast Path in promotion and messaging by getting involved with the anniversary celebrations.
Details can be found on Wales Coast Path 10 anniversary celebrations webinar | Business Wales (gov.wales).
Please register by 3pm, 2 March 2022: Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis and all attendees will receive a meeting link on the morning of the event.
The Wonders of Wales in Winter
A campaign from Visit Wales has been keeping Wales front of mind as a holiday destination throughout the winter – with many now taking their first holiday of the year during February half term.
Find out more on The wonders of Wales in winter | GOV.WALES and take a look at the Visit Wales’ This is Winter. This is Wales. film.
REMINDER: Smoke-free law changes from 1 March
New smoking laws are being introduced in Wales which affects the tourism industry.
From 1 March 2022, all hotels, guesthouses, inns, hostels and members’ clubs must be smoke-free and will no longer be able to offer designated smoking bedrooms.
All self-contained holiday and temporary accommodation, such as cottages, caravans, chalets and other short term lettings accommodation will also be no smoking. Owners should therefore have prepared for conversion any of their smoking accommodation/ designated smoking bedrooms to smoke-free ready for 1 March 2022 - after this date it will be against the law to smoke in these areas and a fine could be issued.
Further information on how these changes affects the tourism industry can be found on Smoke-free law: guidance on the changes from March 2021 [HTML] | GOV.WALES.
Copyright: Things you should know
Copyright is a complex legal area. Take a look at some top tips to help keep safe when promoting your business: Copyright flyer PDF.
Help build the future of Wales!
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is inviting you to complete a questionnaire about the future of regional development in Wales, and share it with your network, including family, friends, and associates. This initiative forms part of a collaboration between the OECD and the Welsh Government.
By sharing your thoughts about economic, social, environmental and community development challenges and priorities, you can help build the future of Wales and Welsh local communities!
Your responses will provide critical inputs for a vision-setting workshop on regional development with the Welsh Government and other stakeholders including local authorities, private sector, and the third sector etc, facilitated by the OECD. Your perspective will help the Welsh Government and Welsh Local Authorities improve services, enhance social and economic well-being, and increase the quality of life throughout Wales.
Please reserve about 10 minutes to complete the full questionnaire by 9 March 2022 on:Building the Long-term Vision for Regional Development in Wales (oecd.org) (The questionnaire is only available in English).
REMINDER: COVID-19 SAFETY IN WALES
Self-isolation
People in Wales (including visitors) must obey the law in Wales; which is to self-isolate if you test positive for 5 days inclusive starting from the day after you had the test or the day you developed symptoms. And to self-isolate if you are unvaccinated and identified as a close contact.
Our guidance on what you should do over and above the legal requirements is at Self-isolation | GOV.WALES.
Face Coverings
In Wales, from Monday 28 February, the requirement to wear face coverings will be removed from most indoor public places, apart from in retail, public transport and health and care settings.
If the public health conditions continue to improve, the legal requirement to wear face coverings in all remaining settings could be lifted by the end of March.
Information can be found on Face coverings: guidance for public | GOV.WALES.
The next three-weekly review of the coronavirus regulations will be carried out by 3 March, when the remaining measures at alert level zero will be reviewed.
Guidance is available on Coronavirus (COVID-19) | Topic | 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.
Stay up to date with tourism industry news
Take a look at our latest Visit Wales industry newsletters and bulletins: Tourism Newsletter/Bulletin | Business Wales (gov.wales)
These include the latest tourism industry news from Wales and information for the industry on Coronavirus (COVID-19).
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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