Wales News
Experience St David’s Wales by Steam through Snowdonia
To mark St David’s Day, welsh-based rail tour specialist Ffestiniog Travel has announced a second Snowdonian Steam Special weekend break in September 2024. The highlight will be a journey on the aptly named Snowdonian train on an 80-mile trip through North Wales’ spectacular Eryri (Snowdonia) National Park.
Discover Fresh and Exciting Tourism Products Across England, Wales, and Scotland
VisitBritain is set to welcome more than 120 international travel trade buyers for a series of educational visits across Britain.
Scotland and Wales among world’s ‘most underrated’ destinations
Scotland and Wales have made it into the top-10 list of ‘most underrated destinations’ – as voted for by top executives in the travel industry.
Welsh Government fund creates 300 new tourism jobs across Wales
The Tourism Investment Support Scheme (TISS) has allocated £3.8million to tourism businesses in Wales since April 2011, creating and safeguarding 350 jobs. The fund is open to existing and new businesses for the purpose of upgrading the quality of facilities and increasing capacity where there is a gap in the market.
Holyhead Marina receives £100m green light
Councillors in Anglesey, Wales, have approved plans for a £100 million marina despite local opposition. Approval was granted earlier for the redevelopment of Holyhead Marina, with new homes, a hotel and a maritime museum now to be built.
Find A Place to Stay partners with VisitWales.co.uk
The first online ‘find engine’ for accommodation FindsYouAPlaceToStay.com, has partnered with the Welsh Assembly Government’s tourist team VisitWales to provide holidaymakers in Wales with a new, unique way to find the accommodation they want, from the vast choice available.
Wales aims to grab slice of cruise holiday market
WALES must not “miss the opportunity” of grabbing a slice of the multi-million-pound cruise holiday market, Deputy First Minister Ieuan Wyn Jones said yesterday.