Trade Update – October 2018

Trade Update – October 2018

This year the Annual Go North Wales Tourism Conference is working in partnership with Arloesi Pontio Innovation by bringing together market leaders, tourism businesses and the captains of our industry from across Wales and the UK. Following the success of the 2017 Conference, which was attended by over 100 industry operators and professionals, the Conference this year will be taking place on Thursday 6 December 2018, at Pontio, Bangor. Theme of this year’s conference will be Innovation, Wellness and Discovery. Headline speakers include: Kate Humble who’s the author of three books – including the recently published Thinking on My Feet: The Small Joys of Putting One Foot in Front of […]

Go North Wales Tourism Conference 2018

Go North Wales Tourism Conference 2018

You are invited to a pioneering, innovative conference that focuses on cutting-edge developments occurring in the tourism fields. The Adventure and Beyond Go North Wales Tourism Conference will be held at Pontio Innovation Centre, Bangor, December 6th 2018 from 9.30 – 16.00. The Conference will be hosted by North Wales Tourism in partnership with Arloesi Pontio Innovation will bring together market leaders, tourism businesses and the captains of our industry from across the UK. This year’s theme will be “Innovation, Discovery and Wellbeing”. The dramatic, rapid, and concurrent growth of tourism industries creates both tremendous opportunities and challenges. Headline speakers include: Kate Humble is a writer and television presenter specialising […]

UNESCO status for Wales’ Slate Landscape

UNESCO status for Wales’ Slate Landscape

A commission for 300 of the finest welsh slate coasters to be produced for a nomination exhibition for the UNESCO Slate Landscape Heritage bid at Westminster this week. Inigo Jones are proud to support the nomination, as the slate industry is an iconic feature of North Wales, and it’s products have literally ‘roofed the nineteenth century world’. As an application was made to the Department of Culture, Media and Sport in Westminster back in 2010 for the industry to be included on the UK’s list of tentative World Heritage Sites to be submitted to UNESCO. The UK’s tentative list was formally presented to UNESCO in January 2012. The process of […]