All posts by Anthony Woodhouse

The importance of tourism and the visitor economy Tourism generates £1.8bn for the North Wales economy each year, supports an estimated 37,500 jobs and is a lifeline for numerous small businesses. There is potential for further growth. Like an export industry tourism brings money into the region from outside and North Wales would be poorer without this. North Wales accounts for a third of Wales’ tourism, attracting 8m staying visitors and an estimated 17m day trips in 2007. The majority of the visitors are from the UK and holiday tourism predominates. Tourism is not evenly distributed across the region, the North West (Anglesey, Conwy, Gwynedd) accounts for 75% of staying […]

The Clwydian Range Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) is one of only a small number of locations in Wales designated for the exceptional quality of its landscape, which is linked to its historical and cultural heritage. This quality means that the Range can play a very significant role in the overall appeal of North Wales for tourism. At the same time, tourism can provide an increasingly important source of income and prosperity for the communities living in and around the Range. This strategy and action plan provides a framework for the development of tourism in the Clwydian Range that is based on the principles of sustainability, taking full account […]

Introduction The purpose of this sustainable tourism framework is to outline what sustainable  development means for the tourism sector in Wales. Its purpose is to guide those involved in promoting and developing tourism in the public, private and voluntary sectors, nationally, regionally and locally to ensure that the tourism industry contributes to sustainable development in Wales. Click image to download