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This page is to help student studying tourism and business. It projects useful websites and strategies that may help students in there research for their course.

Strategies for the Welsh Assembly:

Wales Spatial Plan

A fundamental principle of the Spatial Plan is that different parts of Wales experience different opportunities and challenges.

The 2004 Plan therefore translated the overall national objectives into visions for six distinct Areas of Wales. The visions will shape how each Area will develop economically, socially and environmentally.

The six Spatial Plan areas of Wales are:

  • North West Wales - Eryri a Môn
  • North East Wales - Border and Coast
  • Central Wales
  • South East Wales - Capital Network
  • Swansea Bay - Waterfront and Western Valleys
  • Pembrokeshire - The Haven

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Wales a Better Country - the strategic agenda of the new Welsh Assembly Government.

Wales a Better Country is an agenda to provide fresh direction for all who are working together for the benefit of Wales and its three million people.

Wales: A Better Country sets out:

  • guiding vision of a fairer, more prosperous, healthier and better educated country, rooted in our commitment to social justice and to putting health and wealth creation that is sustainable at the heart of policy-making;
  • radical agenda for public services in Wales, with a programme for delivering the manifesto commitments;
  • the priority issues which are broader than any one section of government and where smarter working and working together can make a bigger and longer-lasting impact; and
  • the way we want to deliver jointly with our partners in local government, business, the trade unions and the voluntary sector.

This agenda sets a challenge to all concerned with the future of Wales. With devolution, our destiny as regards health, wealth, education, the environment, and the domestic agenda more widely, is increasingly in our own hands.

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One Wales 2007 - 2011

The plan follows the format and ordering of One Wales and complements the information published about the budget. ‘One Wales’ gives straightforward information about how each of the government’s commitments will be delivered and when we expect them to come on stream including key delivery milestones.

Each section of the plan is prefaced with a brief vision statement, describing the changed outcomes we are aiming for, and what success will look like.

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Wales: A Vibrant Economy

The Welsh Assembley Governments vision is of a vibrant Welsh economy delivering strong and sustainable economic growth by providing opportunities for all. The approach for realising this vision is built around Wales‘ core strengths: an increasingly skilled, innovative and entrepreneurial workforce; an advanced technology and knowledge base; strong communities; a stunning natural environment; and an exceptional quality of life. The growing range of powers, short decision chains, close partnerships, local knowledge and willingness to engage will help in building an ever stronger competitive advantage for Wales.

The content of this documents is as follows:

  • Our Economic Development Agenda 5
  • Progress in Delivering Strong and Sustainable Economic Growth 7
  • Executive Summary 9
  • Chapter 1 Sustainable Economic Growth 21
  • Chapter 2 Employment and Economic Inactivity 31
  • Chapter 3 Earnings and Business Growth 39
  • Chapter 4 Delivering on the Framework 61
  • Chapter 5 Assessing Progress 67
  • Annex A Background Analysis: Employment 71
  • Annex B Economic Development Tracking Indicators 79
  • Annex C Progress Against A Winning Wales Targets 81
  • Annex D Consultation Questions 83
  • Annex E Contact Details 85
  • Annex F Policy Integration Tool Assessment 87
  • Annex G References 89

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Achieving Our Potential

This updated strategy complements and supports the priorities in Wales: A Vibrant Economy - the recently published refreshed economic development strategy.

In particular, it seeks to identify the future priorities for tourism in Wales and sets out a realistic action plan to encourage an effective partnership response from the public and private sectors.

The merger of the Wales Tourist Board with the Welsh Assembly Government in April 2006 will provide opportunities for more co-ordinated government support for the tourism industry to stimulate sustainable growth and success during the period covered by this strategy.

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Innovation Action Plan

Innovation as we define it in this action plan is the successful, commercial exploitation of new ideas. It is a key driver of productivity. Other external factors affect productivity and profitability, but innovation generates competitive advantage and promotes sustainable growth, with all that that means in terms of more aped value jobs and greater, more sustained, prosperity. It is in the clear interest of businesses of all types to embrace it.

‘Wales for Innovation’ sets out in greater detail how the innovation elements of ‘A Winning Wales’ can be delivered by and for business.

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Culture Tourism Strategy

The strategy provides a framework for action by Visit Wales and partners in the tourism and cultural industries so that visitors to Wales are better able to experience the various aspects of Welsh culture. The strategy has the following vision:

‘Wales is recognised as a visitor destination offering a quality cultural tourism experience based on its unique culture which forms an essential part of the overall tourism experience.’

To achieve this vision four integrated programmes are proposed:

  • Improving visitor accessibility to Welsh culture
  • Improving the quality of the vision
  • Raising the profile of Wales as a cultural tourism destination
  • Understanding the characteristics and needs of the cultural t

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Tourism Trends

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Visit Wales

www.visitwales.com

Functions previously undertaken by the Wales Tourist Board have now been transferred over to Visit Wales - the Welsh Assembly Government’s tourism team. Content on this website has been moved over to the new enhanced Welsh Assembly Government website.

Visit Wales’ principal role is to provide leadership and strategic direction to the tourism industry in Wales. Visit Wales have led the preparation of a succession of medium-term national tourism strategies - key policy documents which identify effective responses to the main challengers which confront tourism in Wales. These strategies define a vision for tourism, establish priorities for partnership action and set targets for growth.

This is the Wales visitor website, which informs people about Wales and the tourism in Wales such as where to stay, where to eat and what are the attractions are.

Carmarthenshire County Council

www.carmarthenshire.gov.uk

This is Carmarthenshires County Council website that gives information on Carmarthenshire such as press releases, news about things happening in Carmarthenshire, tourism, environmental issues, business and regeneration, community development, funding, jobs, statistics, council structure and education and learning.

Strategies for Carmarthenshire County Council:

Carmarthenshire Connexions - A Strategy for Prosperity

Carmarthenshire Connexions maps out a strategy for the County for the period up to 2015 showing how all partners will work together to make Carmarthenshire an area of high opportunity and economic growth.

Sustainable Development Strategy

Website

In 2004 Carmarthenshire County Council produced its first report outlining their “Sustainable Development successes”.

Since then the Authority has adopted a Sustainable Development Policy which states that SD is a central organising principle for all the Council‘s work and that it will engage only in actions that contribute towards SD.

The council have also produced a Sustainable Development Strategy with an annual Action Plan to ensure that they are delivering on their sustainable development objectives.

Sustainable Development Strategy - Planning Services

Regeneration - Leisure Strategy (PDF)

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Pembrokeshire County Council

www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk

Pembrokeshire‘s County Council website has the same details has Carmarthenshire County Council but only about what is happening in Pembrokeshire.

Strategies for Pembrokeshire County Council:

Fishguard and North Pembrokeshire Regeneration Plan

The Welsh Assembly Government has taken the lead in integrating the work of its agencies and the local authority to minimise the effects of closures on the local economy and maximise future growth opportunities.

Assembly Government officials and Assembly agencies have worked with Pembrokeshire and Ceredigion County Councils to review local plans and strategies and focus efforts on creating a sustainable base for employment.

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The Community Plan for Pembrokeshire

The Pembrokeshire Community Plan & Leadership Partnership, led by Pembrokeshire County Council, has been developing the first Community Plan for Pembrokeshire since 2000. The first draft was issued for public consultation in January 2003. The plan is the overarching plan for Pembrokeshire, supported by a vast array of more detailed plans and strategies. Its focus is on improving the quality of life for the people of Pembrokeshire.

The Community Plan for Pembrokeshire

Pembrokeshire County Council‘s Corporate and Improvement Plan

The Corporate and Improvement Plan has been developed as part of the Wales Programme for Improvement. The main purpose is to review recent performance, set targets and then monitor them. It also includes setting major objectives for the future and preparing an improvement plan to implement this.

Pembrokeshire County Council‘s Corporate and Improvement Plan

The Joint Unitary Development Plan for Pembrokeshire

The JUDP was adopted on the 13th July 2006 as the Development Plan for the County, replacing the earlier Local and Structure Plans.

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The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Management Plan

The Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Management Plan (NPMP):

  • presents a vision for the future of the National Park
  • sets out objectives and targets, reflecting National Park purposes, in order to achieve that vision
  • reports on the current position
  • identifies opportunities and threats relating to achievement of objectives
  • identifies partners‘ current and potential roles in achieving objectives
  • features key projects and initiatives currently underway.

It replaces the ‘National Park Plan: Second Review for the Period 1994-1999’. NPMPs are particularly aimed at organisations involved in day-today management of the National Park and at decision-makers. But the planning process seeks to engage everyone with an interest or stake in management of the National Park.

The NPMP will mesh with the Community Plan for Pembrokeshire, and both will draw on and directly contribute to National Assembly for Wales‘s ‘Plan for Wales’ objectives and the Welsh scheme and UK strategy for sustainable development.

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City and County of Swansea

www.swansea.gov.uk

Swansea‘s County Council Website is the same as Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire‘s County Council Websites but only giving information about developments in Swansea.

Strategies for Swansea County Council:

Swansea Bay Strategy - Making Waves

This strategy will consider a range of development opportunities as well as environmental and infrastructure improvements.

Swansea Bay Strategy - Making Waves

Regeneration Strategy

This strategy looks at the regeneration plans for Swansea.

Regeneration Strategy

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Swansea Community Strategy

The purpose of Ambition is Critical - Swansea‘s Community Strategy is to build on Swansea‘s strengths to make it an even better place.

First published in 2004, it contains the 2020 vision for Swansea and shows how everyone is working together for a better Swansea.

Swansea Community Strategy

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Websites

Welsh Assembly Government

www.wales.gov.uk

This is the Welsh Assembly’s website which can be used to look at the governments strategies that are in place at the moment, any grants/ funding that are available to businesses that students might be researching, any developments that are happening in Wales, news about the tourism industry, press releases that are available, documents of interest to tourism and market trends in Wales.

Visit Britain

www.visitbritain.com

The British visitor website informs people about Britain and the tourism in the country such as the news, destinations to stay, accommodation available, things to see and do, travel and transport, events and press releases that have been published.

British Council

www.britishcouncil.org

This is the British Council website that gives information studying in the UK, funding for studies, news about what the council is doing at the moment, they support learning and training programmes, government strategies, facts and figures and making partnerships with other businesses.

BBC

www.bbc.co.uk

This website is use full to find out what is happening in the world as it projects the latest news, education information, government statistics, news of tourism, businesses, funding, history about certain subjects and health.

BERR

www.berr.gov.uk

This is the department for business, enterprise and regulatory reform. BERR helps ensure business success in an increasingly competitive world. BERR is the voice for business across Government.

This website provides information about BERR‘s priorities and policies. BERR and its delivery partners also provide a range of practical assistance to business:

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Business Eye

www.businesseye.co.uk

Business Eye has become the leading business magazine serving the Northern Ireland marketplace. It is aimed at readers in senior management positions across the spectrum of business in Northern Ireland, Ireland and further afield, Business Eye has gained an enviable reputation for its quality, style and content.

The magazine is written and produced to appeal to the widest possible business audience - from owners/managers of small businesses to large organisations and the public sector. It gives you an insight into the news about organisations and their strategic direction.

Tourism Concern

www.tourismconcern.org.uk

Tourism Concern is a non profit UK, charity that fights exploitation in tourism. The organisation pays an important role in promoting forms of tourism that provide meaningful benefits to people in destination communities. Their role is to expose and campaign against tourism worst human rights abuses. This website is use full for tourism students to use in their research in tourism, with issues such as social/culture, economic and environmental impacts on a destination, the relationship between the host and tourists, sustainability and ethical practises.

SPRIG

www.sprig.org.uk/htfo/htfotourism.html

SPRIG is an organisation which promotes information sources in hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism.

This guide aims to be a very general introduction to the literature of Tourism and will highlight some of its principal texts and resources such as books, journals, organisations, abstracts and indexes, publishers, reference sources, web resources, subject gateways, theses and dissertations, Encyclopaedias and Dictionaries, conferences and libraries. It is aimed at students at undergraduate level and above.

GDRC

http://www.gdrc.org/uem/eco-tour/eco-tour.html

This website has many documents relating to sustainable tourism and eco-tourism such as Declarations, Charters and Codes Tools, Strategies and Checklists, Documents and Reports, Organisations, Networks and Initiatives, Internet Resources on Eco-Tourism and Journals and Magazines.

Department of Media, Culture and Sport

www.culture.gov.uk

This organisation is responsible for Government policy on the arts, sport, the National Lottery, tourism, libraries, museums and galleries, broadcasting, creative industries including film and the music industry, press freedom and regulation, licensing, gambling and the historic environment. In addition, the website produces information on the listing of historic buildings and scheduling of ancient monuments, the export licensing of cultural goods, the management of the Government Art Collection and for the Royal Parks Agency.

In May 2005 they broadened their existing links to the creative industries by taking over responsibility for fashion design, advertising and the arts market from the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR).

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Carmarthenshire Tourist Association

www.visit-carmarthenshire.co.uk

Visit Carmarthenshire Website shows tourists where to stay, where to eat, where to go, what activities are available, what events are on and what deals businesses have for their potential customers. The organisation offers special offers, packaged breaks, days out and the latest news about the issue or things happening in Carmarthenshire.

This website is run by the Carmarthenshire Tourism Organisation (CTA), which helps businesses, suppliers and communities who are members get their information on the website for tourists whether local or far away to see what‘s on offer in Carmarthenshire.

Pembrokeshire Tourism

www.holiday-pembrokeshire.co.uk

This website has the same information as Visit Carmarthenshire but about Pembrokeshire. This is run by Pembrokeshire Tourism who again helps local businesses, suppliers and communities who are members get their information on the website fro tourists to see what‘s on offer in Pembrokeshire.

In addition, the organisation offers special offers, packaged breaks, days out and the latest news about the issue or things happening in Pembrokeshire. The website comments on the whether, events and traffic reports in Pembrokeshire to inform people if any diversions are needed or what to do instead if the weather is bad.

Tourism Swansea Bay

www.tourismswanseabay.co.uk

This website is similar to Visit Carmarthenshire and Holiday-Pembrokeshire as this organisation gives information to tourists on where to stay, where to eat, where to go, what activities are available, what events are on and what deals businesses have for their potential customers. For example, accommodation, inns and pubs, restaurants, retail, caravan and camping, arts and crafts, attractions, culture and heritage, activities and professional services.

The organisation offers special offers, packaged breaks, days out and the latest news about the issue or things happening in Swansea Bay. This organisation is run by Tourism Swansea Bay.
 

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