Membership Benefits Checklist

As a valued member of MWT Cymru you have access to a whole host of exclusive membership benefits and marketing opportunities to help your business grow and succeed.

Take a moment to read through this list and ensure you take advantage of all the opportunities available to you. Here’s a reminder of what we do…

Support

• As the official Destination Management Organisation for Mid Wales, we help to provide strategic leadership for the tourism industry
• We are the largest tourism membership and marketing organisation in Mid, South & West Wales, representing your business and the tourism industry at regional, national and international level
• We work closely with Wales Tourism Alliance, Visit Wales and Visit Britain to champion our members interests
• Call our business and marketing helpline 5 days a week and receive free specialist advice from our friendly and experienced team – 01654 702653

Marketing

• We promote Mid, South and West Wales as a leading destination to national and international visitors
• We are official data partners for Visit Wales, helping businesses update their listings on www.visitwales.com
• As a member you feature on our visitor facing websites www.visitmidwales.co.uk (commission free) and/or www.showmewales.co.uk, which receive over 765,000 unique visitors per year and generate over 676,000 referrals to our members own websites.
• You also appear on our Show Me Wales app and other channels including the Visit Wales website (if you’re graded/inspected)
• Sign up with our popular Bedroom Browser and Tear off maps
  
  Accommodation members – FREE copies will be winging their way to you in time for Easter.
  
  Attractions, activities, event organisers and towns/areas – make sure you’re included in our 2017/18 Bedroom Browser and get in front of *2 million visitors annually (*based on 45% accommodation occupancy). Contact us for prices/further info or visit: http://www.mwtcymru.co.uk/bedroom-browser-advertising.html
  
  
• Get involved in our social media activity
• Be included in Press and PR
• Be part of the FairBooking campaign and feature on the national Fairbooking UK website.

 
Discounts/Savings on

• Guestlink+ products
• Web Builds (MWT Cymru)
• SEO (Search Engine Optimisation) Health Check of your website (MWT Cymru)
• Show Me Wales event, attraction and accommodation widgets (MWT Cymru)
• Adding events to our websites (MWT Cymru)
• FREE Attractions Pass (MWT Cymru)
  FREE or reduced rate entry for you and a guest to over 100 businesses. Get to know attractions in Wales from your visitor’s perspective.
• Bespoke business and marketing reviews (MWT Cymru)
• Call monitoring & divert (MWT Cymru)
• WiFi security (Hotaxe)
• Security & CCTV Systems (Secure Enterprise Solutions)
• Videos for the web (Adam Dorogdi)

• Credit/debit card processing (Card Cutters & Kashing)
• Howden Insurance for tourism businesses
• Pear Brochure distribution
• Print & design: Imprint (Newtown) and Aztec (Llanidloes)
• H&S and Food Hygiene courses (Cambrian Training Company)

Communication

• Keep an eye out for our regular member e-newsletters with updates and useful info
• Come along to our next tourism industry conference and hear from expert guest speakers. Discounted delegate rate for MWT Cymru members
• Attend our AGM and trade days  and network with other members
• Get all the latest tourism trade news and events in one place via our MWT Cymru App.
• Visit our tourism industry website www.mwtcymru.co.uk for more information on all membership and marketing benefits, diary dates and our ‘Online Chat’ which connects you directly to the MWT Cymru team in Machynlleth

Making the most of my membership benefits

Online

• Check and update my web entry e.g. images, prices, availability
  (Do this regularly by logging on to www.guestlink.co.uk)
• Do I know about all the Guestlink Plus features that I could be taking advantage of to promote my business? Read MWT Cymru’s Guestlink Plus Checklist (pdf)
• Check diary dates, latest resources and more info on membership & marketing benefits all on this website
• Accommodation: Become a Fairbooking business at www.fairbookingwales.co.uk
• Download the Show Me Wales app

Social Media

• Like/Follow MWT Cymru’s social media channels:

• Twitter: @MWTCymru
• Twitter: @visitmidwales
• Twitter: @showmewales
• www.facebook.com/mwtcymru
• www.facebook.com/showmewales

• Use MWTCymru hashtags #visitmidwales and #showmewales
• Use Visit Wales hashtags #FindYourEpic and #GwladGwlad

Bedroom Browser & Tear Off Map Pads

• Accommodation providers: Request additional copies to display
• Attractions/Activities: Don’t miss out - request advertising information today

Press & PR

• Tell MWT about new developments at my business e.g. new accommodation, new activities, new conference/wedding facilities etc
• Add press@mwtcymru.co.uk to my email contacts to send press releases / quirky news
• Businesses in Ceredigion-Cardigan Bay, Dyfi Biosphere, Cambrian Mountains and Mid and North Powys:

• Read more about the current Mid Wales Media Hub project at www.midwalesmediahub.co.uk
• Send press releases to press@midwalesmediahub.co.uk

 
Attractions Pass

• Use my attractions pass for FREE or reduced rate entry for me and a guest to over 100 businesses.
• Attractions/Activities: Register to be part of the Attractions Pass scheme and welcome familiarisation visits to your own business from other MWT Cymru members. Great to encourage networking and word of mouth referrals.

Last but not least

• Display Membership Window Cling!

 

Download this checklist (pdf)