MWT Coronavirus Newsletter - Issue 40
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Covid Financial Support
Eligibility Checker opens on 17th May 21
This latest round of WG funding is for businesses which remain affected by restrictions to meet ongoing costs through to the end of June 2021 in preparation for re-opening and more normal trading conditions.

To find out if you can apply, the online eligibility checker will open on 17th May and the fund will be open to applicants by the end of the month.

Eligible businesses will receive between £2,500 and £25,000 depending on their circumstances.
Preparing to re-open?
Latest Toolkits & Sector Guidance
For members preparing to re-open and looking for the latest Welsh Government guidance, there are a number of really useful Toolkits, useful one-page summaries, posters and the latest Sector Guidance documents available online to help welsh businesses get ready.

These include useful checklists if you, your members or staff are unclear on some of the guidance around keeping records, hygiene, social distancing etc.

Useful one-pagers:
A series of useful one-pagers provide easy to read summaries of key aspects of the guidance e.g. Keeping Records / Hygiene / Social Distancing specifically for hospitality businesses.

These can be found all in one place at the Business Wales Toolkit and this link is regularly shared across our industry-facing social channels and newsletters e.g. https://twitter.com/VisitWalesBiz/status/1392434509455503361
Indoor/Outdoor Hospitality Businesses
We have received a request from Powys Licencing Authorities to send the following reminder out to our members businesses.

To help keep everyone safe as indoor hospitality re-opens, Local Authorities are asking businesses to help reinforce key information and advice to customers and include the following messages on your emails to customers, websites and social media channels where possible/appropriate:

  • Remind your customers to pre book

  • Remember that you now require ALL contact details from a party and not just the lead guest (excluding children)

  • 6 people only can meet indoor/outdoor in hospitality settings (excluding children under 11)

  • Eat & drinking at table only

  • Customers must wear a mask as much as possible

  • Share the Addo messaging and download assets from the Keep Wales Safe toolkit


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Aberystwyth University / Ceredigion County Council
Economic Impacts Survey

Aberystwyth university and Ceredigion Country Council are running a survey to examine the economic impacts of Covid 19 on the county. Please take a few minutes to complete this survey which aims to research th eimpact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
 
We're Good to Go Scheme
Tourism businesses in the UK registered to the ‘We’re Good To Go’ industry standard scheme are now automatically issued with the international ‘Safe Travels’ stamp from the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC).

VisitBritain is coordinating the Safe Travels stamp issue in the UK, on behalf of the WTTC, for businesses in its scheme.

The 'Safe Travels' stamp enables travellers to recognise destinations around the world which have adopted global standardised protocols.

If you have not already applied for the 'We're Good to Go scheme'(free application process) you can find out more and complete the self certification online (link below).

Please remember to complete separate applications for each sector of your business (eg separate applications for each accommodation type or visitor attraction).

Businesses achieving the 'Good to Go accreditation' are all featured in our Visit Mid Wales Covid microsite and classifications automatically added to your business listing web page.
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