https://businesswales.gov.wales/coronavirus-advice/restrictions-business-fund-sector-specific-grant-faq
https://www.ukhospitality.org.uk/page/WalesGuidance
From 6pm on Friday, new national measures will provide restrictions for hospitality businesses:- Pubs, bars, restaurants and cafes will have to close at 6pm, and will not be allowed to serve alcohol. After 6pm, takeaways only will be allowed.Indoor entertainment will have to close.Indoor attractions such as museums will also have to close, but outdoor visitor attractions can remain open.The rest of the measures will remain the same, no changes to extended households e.t.c.They will look again at travel, and make a further announcement later this week, following England lockdown completing.These measures will be in place until 17th December and then reviewed every three weeks. Support Package £180m of new […]
A set of new targeted restrictions in the hospitality and leisure sectors, together with a £340m support package, has been announced by First Minister Mark Drakeford. https://gov.wales/340m-support-welsh-businesses-new-coronavirus-rules-announced
All indoor entertainment to close – cinemas, bowling – date to be confirmedNew Hospitality restrictions to come into force from next Friday – will be speaking to sector over weekend and restrictions will announced on Monday – a new financial package will be launched to support sector.All non essential retail, hairdressers, leisure centres and gyms to remain openNo suggestion that schools will close early before Christmas. The new restrictions will be apply to all of Wales rather than local lockdown /tiered approach.
Below is a link to a programme which will be on BBC Wales next Monday evening 30th November featuring NWT Board Member Frankie Hobro, Anglesey Sea Zoo. The programme highlights the plight of the Tourism and Hospitality industry in Wales, the North in particular as a result of the Covid pandemic and Frankie was one of the businesses which the programme followed which will hopefully demonstrate the constant utter frustration about the complete lack of guidance and support and the inability to plan throughout, and being dealt the blow of going from the position of being on the brink of large expansion to fighting for survival. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000q1xk
There are new rules for organisations from 1 January 2021. https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/the-tourism-sector-from-january-2021
Following the Chancellor’s statement yesterday, VisitBritain have received confirmation that they will have a rollover budget for next year plus an additional pot to focus on agreed priorities. This means that there will be a core budget of £19.9 million for VisitBritain and a further budget allocation as they work to support tourism’s recovery. The Government has also confirmed its commitment to continuing the GREAT campaign to build brand Britain, with a budget of £60 million. VB are currently putting in a bid for 2021/22 and are hopeful that they will secure a similar pot to this year for tourism promotion. This has been a tough spending round across Government […]
Welsh Government is pushing forward in its ambition to make active travel a realistic alternative by making it easier for people to tell their local councils where existing routes need to be improved and new routes built. An interactive map to gather opinions from communities about local walking and cycling paths is being launched today in several areas across Wales. Hosted by Commonplace, the website invites people to let their local councils know where they’d like to see improvements to walking and cycling paths. https://gov.wales/have-your-say-about-local-walking-and-cycling-routes https://wgactivetravel.commonplace.is/