It's Wales Week in London. The celebration of all things Welsh in the Capital showcases the activities of existing London-based Welsh communities and helps promote the best of Wales, in London. There will be Welsh Food and Drink at taster events alongside a local TV and media advertising campaign, pointing towards Wales's Epic Shores as well as promoting Wales as a place for living and … [Read more...]
Exploring Wales on wheels
VisitWales is out to attract more motorists and riders. At the World Travel Market it was showing three suggested driving routes. The Coastal Way winds 180 miles around the west coast overlooking Cardigan Bay while the Cambrian Way eases through the heart of Wales and its National Parks and for a shorter excursion there is the North Wales Way along the coastal belt. The three routes will … [Read more...]
Proposals invited for tourism investment fund
Proposals are being invited from the tourism industry for the next round of tourism investment funds, worth over £1m for 2018/2019 to build on the £2m already allocated to partners delivering projects during the Year of the Sea. The Tourism Product Innovation Fund and Regional Tourism Engagement Fund will help the private and public sector work together to develop and deliver innovative … [Read more...]
Time & tide to think about
Your guide to the Year of the Sea 2018 – now available Preparations are well underway for the start of our third thematic year – Year of the Sea 2018. Following on from the Year of Adventure and our current Year of Legends, 2018 will be all about celebrating our epic shores and Wales’ outstanding coastline. During Year of the Sea we will promote Wales as a 21st-century coastal … [Read more...]
Legendary weekends in Wales this autumn
Following the successful summer campaign targeting London and South East of England, the autumn campaign has started with more activity to inspire new high-yield visitors to consider Wales as destination for a legendary autumn weekend. VisitWales is working on an integrated autumn campaign including a mixture of TV advertising, digital, press partnerships and extensive out of home advertising … [Read more...]
Legendary summer enjoyed by tourism in Wales
Tourism in Wales enjoyed an extremely busy summer. 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. About 40% received more visitors than last summer, which in itself was a much better summer than 2015, and a similar … [Read more...]
Visitors’ rising numbers break records
July was the highest month ever for inbound tourism to the UK since official records began in 1961. There were a record four million overseas visits to the UK in July, the first month to ever break through the four million mark, and up 6 per cent on the same month last year. Overseas visitors spent £2.8 billion in the UK, the best month for spend on record. Strong growth in visits from … [Read more...]
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