After 164 visits, 16 panel meetings and 6 hours of debate an expanded list of 56 winners have been announced as Winners in this year's South West Tourism Excellence Awards. They will now have to wait till the Awards finale at Eden Project on 8th ...

Date added: Monday 10th December 2012
Latest updated: Thursday 2nd May 2013

Tourism businesses looking to reduce costs, add appeal and improve their impact will be able to benefit from a new EU funded programme.The Centre for Business & Climate Solutions (CBCS) is offering 12 hours of free support to tourism businesses in the South ...

Date added: Wednesday 24th October 2012
Latest updated: Thursday 2nd May 2013

If you are seeking business inspiration search no further than the Eden Project.  A potent example of an epic dream come true and a global success seeded in the wasteland of a former clay pit.Eden's immersive Green Foundation programme is designed to use the Eden ...

Date added: Friday 26th October 2012
Latest updated: Thursday 2nd May 2013

Thanks to popular demand from businesses, the Devon Green Tourism Business Network meetings will be returning from next month.Created originally by Devon County Council and now supported by the Centre for Business & Climate Solutions, the Network aims to provide an informal opportunity ...

Date added: Wednesday 24th October 2012
Latest updated: Thursday 2nd May 2013

Punchy, essential & incredibly usefulAnnabelle Lowe, accommodation & boat operatorClear, informative and friendlyJane Barsby, B&B operator90 minutes very well spentGeoff Hughes, independent financial advisorThese are just a few of the comments praising the first round of Battle the Bills workshops ...

Date added: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Latest updated: Thursday 2nd May 2013

This year's official tourism awards for the South West, Cornwall, and Devon are now open - and businesses are invited to enter FREE by the deadline of 5pm on 21st June!Fresh from the region's outstanding success in this ...

Date added: Wednesday 13th June 2012
Latest updated: Thursday 2nd May 2013

Five major gold Awards have been won at the Visit England Nationals as South West once again out performs the rest!The full list of Winners at the 2012 Visit England Nationals.Gold Award: Small Hotel, The Priory BathGold Award: Self Catering, Compton Pool Farm DevonSilver Award: ...

Date added: Thursday 31st May 2012
Latest updated: Thursday 2nd May 2013

The well-known tourism network, CoaST, will be the future point of call for businesses seeking support on improving their impact and profits.Neil Warren, who has provided support on sustainability to Alliance members over the last year through Sustainability South West and the current, South West Water sponsored, ...

Date added: Tuesday 12th June 2012
Latest updated: Thursday 2nd May 2013

Thanks to support from South West Water and Source for Business, businesses will have a second chance to benefit from this popular series of free, bite-sized workshops.The 90 minute workshops aim to answer your pressing questions and identify opportunities in relation to:Energy saving ...

Date added: Thursday 8th March 2012
Latest updated: Thursday 2nd May 2013

A new Barclaycard merchant card deal has been launched, as an exclusive  benefit for VisitEngland NQAS participants and VAQAS participants. For the past two years, it was only available through DMOs who signed up with Barclaycard, which meant the business had to join the DMO.Any ...

Date added: Wednesday 7th March 2012
Latest updated: Thursday 2nd May 2013

Visitor surveys consistently show that beaches are one of the most important assets of the tourism sector in the South West and many visitors will spend time of them during their stay.The Beachcare initiative is one opportunity for tourism businesses in Cornwall and Devon ...

Date added: Monday 6th February 2012
Latest updated: Thursday 2nd May 2013

Tourism businesses interested in investing in generating their own energy or heat are being encouraged to take advantage of two events taking place near Exeter in March. A recent legal decision means that there is another short window for solar energy panels to be ...

Date added: Monday 6th February 2012
Latest updated: Thursday 2nd May 2013

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
Latest updated: Thursday 2nd May 2013

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: Thursday 2nd May 2013

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: Thursday 2nd May 2013