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General Tourism
Friday, 17 February 2012
People searching for information about the Conwy village Betws-y-Coed on its tourist website typed 364 different misspellings of the name.
Website managers discovered the wrong search terms included "Betsy Cowed" to "Bwtsy Code".
Kevin Jones, who runs the website, said he had thought there may have been around 30 misspellings in a year but was "astounded" when he found so many.
"I'd like to know if any other place in the UK is as misspelt," he said.
Mr Jones said he was amazed that all the people who wrote the name wrongly into a... Read More
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General Tourism
Thursday, 16 February 2012
FORMER Wales footballer Robbie Savage has unveiled plans for a luxury hotel development which could create up to 35 new jobs.
The radio pundit and 39-cap ex-international also envisages the potential to develop a football academy in Carmarthenshire.
The star’s proposal comes after the 37-year-old bought 20 acres of land near Ffos Las racecourse, near Trimsaran, 18 months ago.
He has now formalised his ambitions by submitting plans with the local authority for a 35-bed hotel and a 60 to 70-seater restaurant and bar.
The full story from Wales Online can be read on... Read More
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General Tourism
Wednesday, 15 February 2012
The number of visits to Britain last year went up by 3% and the amount spent was up by 5%, according to new figures.
International Passenger Survey (IPS) data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows visitor numbers for the year hit 30.6 million, while the total amount spent was £17.8bn.
The survey also found that 2011 saw a record number of holiday visits to the UK of 11.9 million, which is a growth of 2% compared to 2010 and continues the positive trend of the past four years.
There were... Read More
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General Tourism
Friday, 10 February 2012
A NORTH Wales seaside town is aiming to become the Daffodil Capital of Wales in an effort to boost low season tourism next year.
The idea came from Llandudno guest house owner Karen Fulker and a team has come together to make it happen after she floated it at a meeting of the town’s Hospitality Association.
Karen’s friend and team member Deborah Thompson of the Hilary Guest House in St David’s Road explained: “Our plan is to extend the season in Llandudno by marketing it as the place to see bright, colourful... Read More
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General Tourism
Friday, 10 February 2012
David Jones, the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Wales, hosted a Parliamentary reception yesterday to help draw attention to the significant economic contribution of the tourism and hospitality industry to the Welsh economy.
This is the first year Wales has had a stand-alone celebration, running from February 27 to March 4, to showcase the region as an inspirational tourist destination, completely separate from British Tourism Week, and highlight potential economic significance for the future.
Members of the industry from Wales were present, along with senior UK industry members that work... Read More
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General Tourism
Wednesday, 08 February 2012
A campaign has been launched to recruit a team of tourism champions in North Wales.
Up to 16 Hospitality Ambassadors are being sought to inspire more young people to work in the tourism industry.
The initiative is part of the strategy of Tourism Partnership North Wales to propel the region into the Top Five visitor destinations in the UK.
The project, being run by Tourism Partnership in conjunction with Careers Wales, is believed to be one of the first of its kind in the UK.
Full story here - http://bit.ly/x9SaPj... Read More
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General Tourism
Friday, 03 February 2012
THE owners of the ferry service between Cork and Swansea have said they will try to revive it after the company was forced into receivership earlier this week
Fastnet Lines was forced to stop the sailings after it was unable to source the necessary funding to allow it to continue trading. It means the loss of seven permanent and 71 contract jobs.
However, Noel Murphy, chairman of West Cork Tourism Co-op Society Ltd, which owns Fastnet Lines, has said it will begin looking at ways of reviving the service as it provides... Read More
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General Tourism
Thursday, 02 February 2012
The Cork to Swansea ferry service was on the brink of collapse last night after last-ditch talks to secure over €1m in investment failed.
The service, which is worth about €30m to South-West Ireland and an estimated £25m to Wales’ tourism sector, now needs a miracle to survive, a source close to the talks said last night.
??The examiner appointed to Fastnet Line, which operates the service on behalf of the West Cork Tourism Co-operative Society, is expected to tell the High Court this morning that the company has been unable to... Read More
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General Tourism
Wednesday, 01 February 2012
TripAdvisor has been ordered to rewrite some of its marketing claims following complaints that the site had said that its holiday reviews could be "trusted".
The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) acted over statements on the US-based firm's site which said it contained "reviews that you can trust" and that it had "more than 50 million honest travel reviews".
The ASA said consumers might be fooled by fraudulent posts since the entries could be made "without any form of verification”.
Even though reviewers were asked to agree that their reviews were real and that... Read More
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General Tourism
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
A COLLABORATION between internet giant Google and the Welsh Government is aiming to help businesses improve their web presence.
Google UK is undertaking a 12-month programme across Wales to provide more than 1,000 free consultations and e-skills workshops to help businesses set up a website or improve their online presence.
According to figures provided by Google, as many as 40% of Welsh SMEs do not currently have a website and only 33% – well below the UK average – are e-commerce enabled.
And while 84% of small businesses in Wales say they use... Read More
