A programme of training taking in social media, customer care and opportunites relating to the 2012 Games is being offered in South Somerset. Businesses within the district can benefit from subsidised rates - businesses from other areas are welcome at full rates.The next training workshop, ...
Date added: Tuesday 31st January 2012
8th February, Westpoint Arena, nr ExeterBusinesses are being invited to book their place at the inaugaral Devon Tourism Conference.The event is taking place with the support of Visit Devon and the Devon area tourism partnerships, Food & Drink Devon, Somerset Tourism Association and Taste of the ...
Date added: Friday 20th January 2012
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
We've all heard the horror stories about solar panel cowboys (and probably watched the undercover investigation TV shows too!). But with interest in solar, and other renewables, higher than ever, how do you decide who to trust?First of all the installer needs to be certified ...
Date added: Wednesday 11th January 2012
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Friday 13th January: 14:00 - 15:30.Solar energy will now be the focus of the first half of a 'bumper' edition Q&A covering renewable heat and energy. The session will now run for an extra half hour to provide plenty of time for questions on all types of renewables ...
Date added: Monday 5th December 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
ITT Recognition for Welcome Host Gold puts world-class customer service at the top of travel and tourism agendaWelcome Host Gold - the latest course from the UK's most popular customer ...
Date added: Tuesday 6th December 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
The Battle the Bills roadshow got off to a great start. Businesses at the first workshops have rated them highly, with an average score of over 80%. The free workshops, which are coming to within one hour of every business and last no more than one hour, are designed to ...
Date added: Friday 25th November 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
The next meeting of the Alliance will take place in Exeter on the 18th January 2012, commencing at 0930 and concluding by 1230.Please could Alliance Member representatives inform the Alliance whether they intend to attend to help plan for catering.The agenda will include the following: A presentation ...
Date added: Wednesday 9th November 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
The Battle the Bills roadshow is coming to a venue near you and dates have just been released.Over the next three months, mini workshops will be held in 20 venues across the South West. The aim is for every business to be within ...
Date added: Tuesday 8th November 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
A new initiative is being launched to help your business hold onto more of the hard-won sales this winter. With temperatures falling and utility prices rising, businesses will receive help to fight back against the bills that squeeze profits.Why?The recent How's Business survey showed that ...
Date added: Thursday 13th October 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Booking Now Open"It is not the strongest species that survive, nor the most intelligent, but the ones who are most responsive to change" (Darwin)This conference, brought to you by Climate SouthWest and the South West Tourism Alliance, will look at why preparing for ...
Date added: Thursday 13th October 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Live Q&A online sessions will be coming soon.Over the coming months, we'll be providing the chance for you to ask an expert panel your burning questions without having to leave your business.Have your say on the topic chosen for the first session by ...
Date added: Tuesday 8th November 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
A unique opportunity for Food and Drink Companies to train senior managers, proprietors, influencers and decision makers.World research shows that 70% of buying experiences are based on how the customer feels they are being treated AND 55% of customers would pay extra to guarantee a ...
Date added: Monday 10th October 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
The Alliance links up with the Tourism Alliance to lobby Government and we have recently achieved some real progress in this area with the significant changes to legislation affecting tourism businesses agreed.The plans to scrap or simplify more than 60 regulations, freeing businesses from overly burdensome, ...
Date added: Wednesday 5th October 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Climate SouthWest recently ran a survey to find out how extreme weather has impacted upon business across the region, and how resilient they are to future events.Most of the 161 businesses responding to the survey have been affected by extreme weather in some way over the ...
Date added: Friday 9th September 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
426 business (a record sample) completed the July survey to provide a robust view of business levels in the region. Overall, visitor volume and business turnover decreased by approximately 3%, (compared to July 2010). 55% of businesses reported levels of profitability to be better than or ...
Date added: Friday 9th September 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Update 09 September:In response to a recent question from Andrew Stevenson, MP for Pendle, the Government representative confirmed that a number of other EU countries were not requiring EPCs for holiday lets.Bill Wiggin MP, representing the Government said ...
Date added: Thursday 23rd June 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Once seen as the Cinderellas of the rail network and threatened with the chop, the South West's branch lines are now headlining for all the right reasons.The growth in passenger numbers on these scenic lines has attracted the attention of the BBC with a recent ...
Date added: Friday 19th August 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
The days of cheques are almost gone and visitors to the South West now expect easy booking and payment by ‘plastic' wherever they go. With this in mind, the South West Tourism Alliance has negotiated preferential rates for its membership network so that businesses can ...
Date added: Wednesday 13th July 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
The South West has some of the finest journeys in the country yet the travel element of a stay is often over-looked. This may explain why last year's SW visitor survey showed that one of the most common suggestions for improvements was travel information and ...
Date added: Wednesday 13th July 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
After one of the driest Springs on record, and with more dry summers expected in future, there's never been a better time to make sure your business is using water wisely - and saving money!Topic Based Information SheetsThe ...
Date added: Monday 27th June 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Snow, floods, prolonged dry spells, heatwaves - the South West has seen them all over the last 18 months! How has your business been affected?Climate SouthWest are running an online survey to find out how extreme weather has impacted upon business across the region, and ...
Date added: Tuesday 5th July 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
A £7.6 million project has been launched to promote cycle tourism on both sides of the English Channel, bringing together local authorities across the South West with counterparts across La Manche as well as ferry operators whose vessels sail across it.The 17 partners ...
Date added: Monday 27th June 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Travel GBI - one of the UK's top group travel magazines - is offering substantial discounts to tourism businesses in the South West to ensure that the region is well represented in national campaigns.Travel GBI is now offering a 20% discount to the ...
Date added: Monday 4th July 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Businesses in North Devon and Gloucestershire are being offered opportunities to receive help in fighting rising energy bills. Zero 2050 will be delivering a 'Profiting from efficiencies and renewable energy' training session for North Devon Plus. The course, taking place on Thursday 21 ...
Date added: Tuesday 21st June 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Congratulations to the latest crop of tourism businesses to show that the South West remains a leader in offering visitors great holidays with a positive impact!SW businesses made up over a quarter of the businesses recognised from around ...
Date added: Friday 10th June 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
The newly formed Parliamentary Group is being assisted by the Family Holiday Association, which works to help disadvantaged families get much needed breaks away from home. The group called for views and experience from a number of sources, the South West Tourism Alliance being one ...
Date added: Friday 10th June 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
The newly formed South West Tourism Alliance has received an early endorsement for the industry as Crown Paints have stepped in to support their work in providing the best visitor experiences. Crown Paints, through its Crown Decorator Centre network is offering trade rates to the ...
Date added: Tuesday 7th June 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
First impressions matter! Help your visitors navigate one of the busiest travelling times of the year and make the start of their stay a pleasure, rather than a pain. Here's some tips:Car travel1. It's All in The Timing - Delaying or bringing a journey forward by a few hours can make a ...
Date added: Tuesday 24th May 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
With one year to go until the Olympic Flame arrives in the UK, the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) today reveals the dates and locations for the evening celebration events and island visits on the London 2012 Olympic Torch Relay ...
Date added: Thursday 19th May 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
Tourism across the region has gained a new voice with the launch of a new body of top industry leaders. The South West Tourism Alliance, made up of major names across the regional tourism industry, will work to ensure South West England continues growing and improving as the ...
Date added: Monday 9th May 2011
Latest updated: Tuesday 31st January 2012
