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Pete Bursnall, RIP

It is with great regret that last week saw the death of Pete Bursnall. He was a man for all seasons, a true polyglot: an author of cycle, walking and climbing routes and much more again; an avid photographer; an active activity user, from kayaking to mountain biking to mountaineering to mountain walking, he was the very best promoter of Wales' natural environment; a respected spokesman and representative for numerous tourism clusters and organisations, including Welsh Government's recently discarded Ministerial Tourism Advisory Panel and, indeed, the Wales Tourism Alliance's own Board of Directors; a regular user of social media, showing the potential to the many of the polished efforts exercised by too few; a business advisor, trainer, guide, guru; someone who could see through the claptrap to what needed to actually be sorted. And a family man, leaving behind a wife and two young children. Our condolences to them, of course. Tourism is left with a big gap.

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