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Preparing to Prosper - 7th December. Book Your Place

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 changes in our weather and climate is increasingly important for the tourism industry. 

Find out what simple things can be done to prepare and build resilience across the industry. You will hear from businesses themselves, scientists without the jargon, insurance providers and key support organisations.  It will be a fast paced and interesting day that will showcase best practice and present tools that can help tourism businesses and professionals respond.

Benefits of attending:

  • Increased understanding of the challenges for tourism surrounding changes in our weather and climate and how businesses can respond to improve resilience
  • Hear from tourism businesses who are taking action and are already benefiting
  • Greater confidence to engage tourism businesses on business resilience issues
  • Increased awareness of the tools and resources available to the industry and how to use them
  • Top tips on how to communicate with businesses effectively
  • Free networking lunch
  • A FREE copy of the "Changing Climate, Changing Business: tourism businesses preparing for climate change" DVD, produced by Climate SouthWest and South West Tourism

Audience: All those who work with or for tourism businesses. This, includes tourism industry professionals, trade bodies and associations, business support organisations, DMOs and local authority tourism officers

Chair: Malcolm Bell,Visit Cornwall

Speakers include: 
Visit England, National Trust, Insurance IndustryMet Office, University of PlymouthTourism Businesses


Book Now - Deadline for bookings is 28th November

Date added: Thursday 13th October 2011
Latest updated: Thursday 8th March 2012