Wales Tourism and Visit Planning

UK looks to leverage events

Holiday In Wales Chief Executive of VisitBritain, Tom Wright FTS, urged the UK tourism industry to maximise the opportunities created by the Olympic and Paralympic Games.

There are regular meetings and events held every month across the UK. One of the biggest is the official annual event in the summer called Úicnic In The Park (Billing, Northampton). As the UK PT Cruisers are always looking for new adventures in 2003 a group of club members started cruises to Europe first to the annual Dutch meeting Å day cruise to Germany, visiting the famous Üuhrgebiet

Holiday Wales On the sideline of the recent British Travel Trade Fair, Wright said that the country could use the event to demonstrate why tourism has to be taken more seriously by government.

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Cottage Holiday In Wales Whilst fellow panellists at the popular annual burning issues session backed this view, Julian Burrell FTS, Chairman of the Wales Tourism Alliance, sounded a note of caution, saying that separating tourism from the wider economy, of which it was a vital part, could backfire.

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Caravan Holiday In Wales James Bidwell, Chief Executive of Visit London, commenting on the role of the Tourism Minister, supported the link with Creative Industries, saying creativity is fundamental to entertainment, which is after all the purpose of tourism.

The Big Bike Ride has become an annual event on the NSPCC calendar, with cycle rides taking part all across the country. 84 per cent of the charities income is from voluntary donations, meaning events like this are vital to their cause. If you wish to get involved, or look for events taking part in your area, please visit //www.www.nspcc.org.uk

Camping Holiday Wales Other issues raised at this years Tourism Society Question Time, chaired by Travel Weekly editor Richard Siddle, included recruitment and retention in the tourism industry, spreading the benefits of the Olympics across all of the UK, quality assurance, the need for Londons ICC and the role of local authorities and regional development agencies in developing and managing tourism.

The supply of broadband in the UK continues to flourish, notably in Wales, according to a new report from BT.

Accommodation Holiday Wales Commenting on quality assurance, Tom Wright FTS said: Although Scotland, Wales and England are all now working to the same quality standards in accommodation, we must now focus on visitor attractions where only 600 out of 4,000 are quality assured.

Holiday Last Minute Wales James Bidwell said more needed to be done to develop business tourism, which had shored up the industry after the London bombings. He urged the sector to support the proposal for a London ICC, which would complement Excel and host the extra business already being generated ahead of 2012.

Catering Holiday Self Wales Peter Lederer OBE, Chairman of VisitScotland, reflected on visitor information services, saying that Tourism Information Centres are not now sustainable and visitors are looking for a wider range of information sources, as well as the face to face service provided at TICs.

The panel concluded with a plea for more joined-up thinking in the public funding of UK tourism. Scotland and Wales were further down the road than England, but there had been a long period of confusion for the consumer and the industry and this needed to be resolved.