Coronavirus lockdown estimated to have cost North Wales economy millions over Easter
15 April
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/coronavirus-lockdown-estimated-cost-north-18090051
North Wales has lost millions but we have ‘great resilience‘
15 April
https://www.baysideradio.co.uk/news/north-wales-has-lost-millions-but-we-have-great-resilience-1731
North Wales tourism takes £100m hit
16 April
https://www.insidermedia.com/news/wales/north-wales-tourism-takes-100m-hit
Welsh tourism chiefs want ‘exit strategy’ from coronavirus lockdown as survey reveals pain of sector
22 April
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/welsh-tourism-chiefs-want-exit-18127951
Second home crackdown hitting genuine tourism operators being ‘punished for foolishness’ of others
24 April
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/second-home-crackdown-hitting-genuine-18139173
North Wales tourism’s three-step plan for leaving lockdown – and getting visitors to return may be the easy part
9 May 2020
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/tourism-north-wales-coronavirus-lockdown-18224691
North Wales Tourism critical of Welsh Government ‘inaction’
11 June 2020
https://www.baysideradio.co.uk/news/north-wales-tourism-critical-of-welsh-government-inaction-2094
People are claimed to be cancelling summer holiday bookings in Wales and re-booking in England
17 June
https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/people-claimed-cancelling-summer-holiday-18437571
‘Open sites, extend furlough and change two metre rule’ to save thousands of North Wales tourism jobs
18 June
https://www.business-live.co.uk/retail-consumer/open-sites-extend-furlough-change-18444118
North Wales Tourism survey gives grim forecast for post-lockdown job losses
18 June
Llandudno’s famous sweep of seafront hotels under threat as six sites face uncertain futures amid Covid crisis
4 July
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/llandudnos-famous-sweep-seafront-hotels-18532567
North Wales has four weeks to bounce back from lockdown or 12,500 tourism sector jobs could be lost
3 August
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/north-wales-four-weeks-bounce-18705988
Expert’s concern over crisis-hit tourism industry in North Wales
4 August
https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/18626458.experts-concern-crisis-hit-tourism-industry-north-wales/
North Wales staycation boom: Striking a balance between benefiting and drowning communities
9 August
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/north-wales-staycation-boom-striking-18740129
North Wales tourism boss blames Snowdonia parking chaos on missed opportunities
8 August 2020
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/north-wales-tourism-boss-blames-18695955
Time Running Out to Save the North Wales Tourism Industry
18 August
North Wales lockdown warning before health and government chiefs ‘press a switch’
29 September
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/north-wales-lockdown-warning-before-19014253
North Wales lockdown: ‘I just feel so sad for our hospitality sector’
29 September
https://www.business-live.co.uk/economic-development/north-wales-lockdown-i-just-19020488
Covid in Wales: Lockdown tourism businesses fear closure
1 October
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-54360522
North Wales tourism faces decimation
1 October
BBC Radio 5 live interview
5 October
Conwy Council leader urges First Minister to remove ‘catastrophic’ local lockdown travel restrictions
7 October
North Wales lockdowns having ‘dramatic and detrimental’ impact
7 October
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/north-wales-lockdown-having-dramatic-19061377
Anti-lockdown protest planned in Llandudno by group calling for end to local restrictions
9 October
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/anti-lockdown-protest-planned-llandudno-19077189
Lights out on tourism despite ‘extraordinary lengths’ of sector to be Covid safe
15 October
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/lights-out-tourism-despite-extraordinary-19106151
Radio Interview – BBC 5 Live
15 October
Chair Chris Frost
BBC News 24 Interview
15 October
Chair Chris Frost
Tourism sector in Wales ‘desperate’ as holidays cancelled ahead of lockdown
19 October
Tourism boss vows to support Rhyl businesses hit by Covid-19 restrictions
20 October
https://rhyl.nub.news/n/tourism-boss-vows-to-support-rhyl-businesses-hit-by-covid-19-restrictions
Interview/Message to Wrexham Business Professionals
21 October
Interview on Radio Merseyside
23 October
Jim Jones
Tourism boss warns of ‘catastrophic’ lack of government support for Wrexham
26 October 2020
Covid Wales: ‘Urgent clarity’ needed on rules after firebreak
27 October 2020
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-wales-54699347
Tourism boss warns of “catastrophic” lack of government support for Wrexham
29 October 2020
Tourism boss says support is “nowhere near enough”
29 October 2020
https://baysideradio.co.uk/news/tourism-boss-says-support-is-nowhere-near-enough-3000
Tourism boss warns of “catastrophic” lack of government support for Wrexham
29 October 2020
North Wales Tourism survey reveals 40% of the regions firms will fold without more Covid aid
30 October 2020
Covid-hit North Wales firms facing ‘catastrophe’ with one in three planning to slash jobs
30 October 2020
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/covid-hit-north-wales-firms-19191908
Radio Merseyside Interview – I’m a Celeb
12 November 2020
Jim Jones
How tourists react to anti-visitor messages could determine how Wales recovers from pandemic
15 November 2020
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/how-tourists-react-anti-visitor-19279459
How important is tourism to North Wales – the pros and the cons of a sector on the Covid frontline
18 November 2020
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/how-important-tourism-north-wales-19299636
Christmas Opening Interview – ITV News
23 November 2020
Chris Frost – Chair on ITV News
Welsh Covid business grant application process ‘shambolic’
24 November 2020
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-politics-55050496
Frustration of Welsh tourism and hospitality firms desperate for information on ‘tier measures’
27 November 2020
https://www.business-live.co.uk/retail-consumer/frustration-welsh-tourism-hospitality-firms-19356033
North Wales firms slam “disproportionate and unjust” covid restrictions
2 December 2020
Welsh Government response after Mark Drakeford criticised for R-number claim
4 December 2020
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/welsh-government-response-after-mark-19397107
Covid’s £2bn economic hit on North Wales’s tourism sector revealed in devastating report
11 December 2020
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/covids-2bn-economic-hit-north-19438224
Lockdown is ‘shattering news’ for retail and hospitality as questions remain over all-Wales approach
16 December 2020
Push for lower tier for cluster of North Wales counties as firebreak looms
16 December 2020
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/push-lower-tier-cluster-north-19464896.amp
Tourism chief’s hopes for North Wales in 2021 after ‘catastrophic’ covid impact
4 January 2021
‘Incredible demand’ for Welsh Government lockdown fund for tourism, leisure and hospitality firms
14 January 2021
What pandemic hit tourism sector in North Wales needs to survive and then thrive in 2021
20 Janaury 2021
https://www.business-live.co.uk/economic-development/what-pandemic-hit-tourism-sector-19661657
Covid: ‘Crucial’ tourism in Wales reopens by Easter
28 January 2021
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-55831947
‘Exhausted’ parents need summer break rather than extended school term says tourism boss
9 February 2021
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/exhausted-parents-need-summer-break-19800521
Welsh hospitality, retail and tourism sectors react to lockdown review
19 February 2021
https://www.business-live.co.uk/retail-consumer/welsh-hospitality-retail-tourism-sectors-19873205
2021 Budget paves way for brighter days in Wales
3 March 2021
https://www.northwalespioneer.co.uk/news/19133188.2021-budget-paves-way-brighter-days-wales/
Tourism chief explains ‘sense of frustration’ amongst businesses unable to open this Easter weekend in North Wales
26 March 2021
North Wales tourism gears up for ‘make-or-break’ staycation boom – special report
11 April 2021
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/north-wales-tourism-gears-up-20351090
Welsh hospitality and tourism industries welcome new dates but they still have concerns
23 April 2021
