Share Impact & Travel Without Plastic, have been commissioned by Snowdonia National Park Authority to conduct a scoping study to explore the possibility of creating a Plastic Free Mountain Status for Yr Wyddfa (Snowdon) and the surrounding Snowdonia National Park. Since 2014, the Snowdon Partnership has been collaborating to create and implement an ambitious plan for the future of Yr Wyddfa and the surrounding area. This plan breaks new ground for special places like Yr Wyddfa, by drawing together the various organisations and individuals responsible for managing the mountain at grassroots level.The partnership has tasked Share Impact & Travel Without Plastic with exploring: If a Plastic Free Mountain Status is […]
May Masterclass workshops to assist Welsh tourism businesses in sourcing, serving and selling Welsh food and drink in a post-Covid world. Workshops and masterclasses for May 2021 https://www.foodskills.cymru/wales-a-food-destination/wafd-events/masterclasses-may/
The aim of the campaign which has been running since March is to focus on the different reasons we all have to keep Wales safe. To protect the things we love; like our family, our jobs, and our businesses. The attached campaign plan overview, sets out the direction for the new Keep Wales Safe Reasons campaign activity. 2021-04-23-KWS-Reasons-Stakeholder-Brief-OASIS-final-for-sharingDownload This new asset bank link contains all the ‘Reasons’ assets for use on your communication channels – website, newsletter, social media etc. It has been updated to include messaging for the reopening of outdoor hospitality and gyms, and also contains our TV and radio adverts: https://wales.assetbank-server.com/assetbank-wales/images/assetbox/93494f76-688d-4b97-a531-a16f1cd29133/assetbox.html This link will be updated regularly. […]
A tourism leader is looking forward to welcoming visitors back to North Wales after the easing of Covid restrictions but he criticised the Welsh Government for the “confusion and anxiety” they had caused. It’s been revealed that from May 17 people in Wales will be able to have a pint of beer or a glass of wine inside a pub for the first time in five and a half months. But Jim Jones, the chief executive of North Wales Tourism, also took the opportunity to hit out at the Welsh Government’s treatment of the tourism and hospitality sector. Mr Jones said it would take a long time for them to […]
From Saturday 24 April, the rule of 6 will allow for up to 6 people from 6 households to meet outdoors, not including children under 11 years of age or carers from those households. The Welsh Government has also confirmed the relaxations that will take place on Monday 26 April. Outdoor attractions, including outdoor swimming pools, funfairs and theme parks, will be allowed to reopen, while outdoor hospitality can also resume, including at cafes, pubs and restaurants. The Welsh Government has confirmed further relaxations will be brought forward from 17 May to 3 May – including the resumption of indoor supervised activities for children, indoor organised activities for up to […]
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Six people will be able to meet outdoors in Wales from Saturday 24 April while outdoor hospitality will be allowed to reopen from Monday 26 April The current rule provides for up to six people (not including children under 11 years of age or carers) from a maximum of two households to meet outdoors. The new rules from Saturday will allow six people (not including children under 11 years of age or carers) to meet outdoors. People should observe social distancing from people from outside their household or support bubble when meeting others outside. The rules for meeting indoors remain unchanged. The First Minister has also confirmed outdoor hospitality will […]
Copy of a letter written by the @WelshGovernment own Tourism Taskforce requesting that they bring forward the planned opening for indoor hospitality and associated tourism businesses.
To support the reopening of businesses and their efforts to create safe environments for the public to feel confident to return to the high street, hospitality and tourism sectors, the Welsh Government are temporarily relaxing planning control for specified development through amendments to the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 1995 (the “GPDO”). https://gov.wales/coronavirus-covid-19-new-temporary-permitted-development-rights-support-economic-recovery-html
The UK Government has published the full Global Travel Taskforce Report which sets out the framework for reopening global travel and tourism – both outbound and inbound from May. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/977446/Report-of-the-Global-Travel-Taskforce-accessible.pdf Report-of-the-Global-Travel-Taskforce-accessibleDownload