March 2021
Tributes paid to champion of the Wales tourism industry
A personal message from Val Hawkins, MWT Cymru Chief Executive:
It is with great sadness that I have to let you know that Julian Burrell, OBE, died at the weekend.

Julian was a leading tourism figure in Wales and I had the pleasure of working closely with Julian for many years.
He will be well known to many of our long standing members as the senior partner in Wales Holidays, a Newtown-based letting agency until his retirement in 2013.

He was a great champion of our industry in Mid Wales, and over the years our tourism sector has benefited greatly from Julian’s wisdom and passion for more than 40 years.

Julian started Wales Holidays in Mid Wales in 1978 and was well known as Chairman of Wales Tourism Alliance until his retirement. He was awarded an OBE in 2006, in recognition of his contribution to tourism and a Life member of Mid Wales Tourism. We will miss him greatly.
Welcome to New MWT Members
A warm welcome to all our newest members, and thank you to all our longstanding members for your continued support

Mid Wales Tours
We're delighted to welcome Sean Westlake into membership; a newly qualified Green Badge Guide based in Aberystwyth, and
the only licenced tour guiding company in the UK providing clients with fully guided tours on a motorcycle and sidecar. Wishing Sean all the best as he hopes to get everything up and running by June/July this year.
2 caravans on a Welsh speaking family farm within walking distance of Aberdyfi. The Wales Coastal path goes through the farm.
Visit Mid Wales Brand Guidelines
We are excited to be able to share our new brand guidelines for Visit Mid Wales.

This toolkit contains tips for all MWT members and businesses throughout the region to help share our brand values and communicate our tone of voice and photography style.

We hope you find them interesting and useful. If you have any questions or comments please get in touch.

Regional Learning & Skills Partnership
The Regional Learning and Skills Partnership continue to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on businesses across the region of South West and Mid Wales. This short survey is their primary method of capturing the challenges that you’re facing, any skills issues identified and what support you need to recover.
What Next For Regional Tourism, with Andrew Campbell
Andrew Campbell
An interesting YouTube interview from Build Back Better #4theRegion with Andrew Campbell, Chair of the Wales Tourism Alliance.

Andrew shares his thoughts on the return of tourism, what preparations businesses must make and the future of tourism and travel for Wales.

Proposals being explored to improve broadband in some areas of Ceredigion
A number of communities in Ceredigion have been identified by private suppliers, for developing potential schemes for faster internet speeds, and work will be underway in the coming months to further explore and plan developments.

The Council encourages everyone to check with their local Community Co-ordinators to confirm if projects will be taking place in their area and if they are eligible to access improved services.
#BeAdventureSmart
AdventureSmart.uk have designed a range of messages to help you keep your customers safe and comfortable in the outdoors.
Visit Wales. Safely.
Visit Wales Addo
A reminder to everyone about the Visit Wales asset library and toolkit of resources available, to help share the 'Visit Wales. Safely' message. This includes 'Addo,' promise on a page.
Covid-19 UK Tourism Consumer Tracker Survey
The latest consumer tracker survey results are published on the Welsh Government website, covering December 2020 to February 2021. Tracking aims to understand confidence, intent and barriers to take overnight short breaks and holidays in the UK and Wales.
Employment Law Advice Bureau
A useful free service for employers to receive advice on a range of topics including new redundancy information:
In other news...
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