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Consultations
Tuesday, 04 December 2012
The Environment and Sustainable Development Minister has launched a White Paper on proposals for the Sustainable Development (SD) Bill, a key part of the Welsh Government’s legislative programme.
The Bill will place a duty on organisations delivering public services to have SD as their central organising principle. It will also establish an independent SD body, to provide advice and guidance on sustainable development in a way that best reflects Welsh interests and needs.
The Minister is seeking views on the package of proposals, consultation period to 4 March 2013. More information http://wales.gov.uk/consultations/sustainabledevelopment/sdwhitepaper/?lang=en
A Sustainable... Read More
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Welsh Government
Tuesday, 04 December 2012
Assembly Members were voting on Tuesday afternoon (4th) to confirm the Welsh government's £15.1bn budget for the next financial year after the minority Labour administration struck a deal with Plaid Cymru- but there was no clear budget line for Tourism at this stage.
The deal with Plaid sets aside an extra £20m to spend on apprenticeships for 16-24-year-olds next year and the following year and also includes £10m of capital spending from government reserves over two years for a science park involving Bangor and Aberystwyth universities.
Tourism currently sits in a wide... Read More
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Sustainability
Monday, 03 December 2012
Are you interested in getting involved with the It's Your Neighbourhood scheme encouraging groups and businesses to improve their local environment by creating gardens and flower displays and making general improvements. Participants are asked to focus on Community Participation:Environmental Responsibility: Gardening Achievement.
Wales in Bloom administers the scheme for the RHS. More information www.walesinbloom.org.uk and Wales contact is Cheryl Ridgewell walesinbloom@yahoo.co.uk 01495 219713
http://www.rhs.org.uk/Gardening/Community-gardening/It-s-Your-Neighbourhood
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Monday, 03 December 2012
The UNWTO has launched a new campaign called One Billion Tourists: One Billion Opportunities. The campaign celebrates the fact that one billion tourists will travel internationally in 2012, representing a huge opportunity for economic growth, jobs, development and environmental protection. UNWTO is asking tourists to make a difference and get involved "by adopting small changes, from using their towels for more than one day, to hiring a local guide or buying local products".
More information: http://www2.unwto.org/en/press-release/2012-11-06/one-billion-tourists-one-billion-opportunities-new-unwto-campaign-calls-one
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Welsh Government
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
Following first stage consultation on Marine Conservation Zones in Wales, the Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development announced additional work to inform the way forward
http://wales.gov.uk/about/cabinet/cabinetstatements/2012/marineconservationzones/?lang=en;
A Task and Finish Team is being created to take this work forward. The Team will be cross-cutting with members from the Welsh Government and government agencies. It will report by April 2013.
There will also be a new Stakeholder Focus Group to work alongside the Task and Finish Team. This Group will be used to test ideas and it will advise on practical solutions.
Peter Davies, Wales’... Read More
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Consultations
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
The challenge of climate change demands the drive, determination and adaptability of every business
Currently there are many organisations in Wales that are looking to take actions which make clear business sense, and which will also reduce greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for the unavoidable impacts of climate change.
The Welsh Government has produced a bilingual business case template to short cut this waste of effort. The document enables organisations to produce a robust business case using the Treasury approved five case model, and sector specific guidance.
http://wales.gov.uk/topics/environmentcountryside/climatechange/publications/caseforaction/?lang=en
Although WG has developed this document... Read More
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Consultations
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
The impact of business rates relief for charities in Wales is the subject of a new call for evidence issued by Prof Brian Morgan, chair of the independent panel that produced a review into business rates for the Welsh Government earlier this year.
Views are being sought on the levels of relief that are currently available to charities across all the types of non-domestic premises they occupy.
Responses are invited by Wednesday 19 December 2012 to businessrates@wales.gsi.gov.uk
More information http://wales.gov.uk/topics/businessandeconomy/policy/charityrelief/?lang=en
Press Notice: http://wales.gov.uk/newsroom/businessandeconomy/2012/121121brc/?lang=en
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Research
Tuesday, 27 November 2012
The UK and other western economies are going through a prolonged period of
structural adjustment and relatively low growth and volatility is likely to persist
through the mid-2010s. Against this disappointing backdrop,
the London hotel market has demonstrated remarkable resilience.
RevPAR dipped by 5% in 2009, but has since rebounded by 25% to reach a
record high. This has been helped by one-off events such as the Jubilee and
Olympics, but it also reveals a more fundamental strength: that London’s
status as one of the leading global cities means it can attract people from all
around the world,... Read More
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Camping & Caravaning
Friday, 23 November 2012
Bron Derw Certificated Location (CL), in Llanrwst, Snowdonia, has been awarded first-place in The Caravan Club’s CL of the Year Awards 2012, voted for by Club members and presented at the House of Commons. Owners John and Beryl Edwards received their award from Mr John Whittingdale MP, Chairman of the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee, during The Club’s annual Parliamentary Reception on Monday 19 November and are no strangers to the awards, as Bron Derw came second in 2010.
Certificated Locations are privately-owned, maximum 5-van sites found across the UK,... Read More
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Research
Friday, 23 November 2012
Welsh Association of Visitor Attractions Survey January - October 2012
We are carrying out our third survey of the year to allow attraction operators to see how they have performed in relation to others in their sector. Each attraction is categorised as Indoor, Outdoor, Indoor/Outdoor or Transport (includes railways, trams and boats). The data we need is the percentage change to the end of October (or end of half term on Nov 4th if more appropriate) on the same period the previous year:
Total visitors eg -5%
Total catering spend eg +2%
Total retail... Read More
