Accommodation Businesses (Mid Wales)
We welcome all types of accommodation providers into membership of MWT Cymru, including:
Whether you're thinking of starting an accommodation business, or would like to attract more guests to your existing business, MWT can help.
By supporting MWT Cymru, you will be supporting the vital work we do to promote Mid Wales as a fantastic place to visit.
- Hotels, B&Bs, Guest Accommodation and Restaurants with Rooms
- Self Catering and Exclusive Hire
- Glamping
- Hostels, Group accommodation, Bunkhouses and Campus accommodation
- Holiday parks, Home parks, Camping and Touring
Whether you're thinking of starting an accommodation business, or would like to attract more guests to your existing business, MWT can help.
By supporting MWT Cymru, you will be supporting the vital work we do to promote Mid Wales as a fantastic place to visit.
We can help you get more direct business
Our main visitor website, www.visitmidwales.co.uk is COMMISSION FREE for bookings. Members update listings via the Guestlink platform (if you're graded, this will also update your entry on the Visit Wales website). We provide lots of help and support to do this.
Our aim is to generate more direct business for you. We are not a booking agency ourselves.
Members receive discounts for online booking software with Guestlink+, Eviivo and FreetoBook and we also provide discounted web builds for members, and MUCH MORE!
Our aim is to generate more direct business for you. We are not a booking agency ourselves.
Members receive discounts for online booking software with Guestlink+, Eviivo and FreetoBook and we also provide discounted web builds for members, and MUCH MORE!
Membership Benefits
Marketing
- Entry on Visit Mid Wales (commission free bookability)
- Entry on Show Me Wales website and App
- Discounts for booking software (see 'Savings'). Great if you want online booking on your own website, too, or if you want to advertise on Booking.com and other channels
- Free widgets for things to do and events (plug-in to your own website)
- Free bedroom browsers for your rooms/units and Free Tear-off maps
- Press & PR Support
- Opportunity to be included in social media campaigns
- Be amongst the first to hear about destination marketing campaigns we're undertaking and how to get involved
- MWT member window sticker and certificate - display with pride
- MWT member logo to display on your own marketing collateral
Support
We understand that it can be tough running a business whilst simultaneously trying to keep up to date with the latest visitor and marketing trends. We're here to help!
We provide regular e-news updates with important industry news and opportunities. We also hold members meetings that allow you to network with other businesses, find out what's going on face-to-face (currently being held virtually once a month), and pick up a few hints and tips along the way to help your business grow. Membership is a great way to feel connected to the industry.
Too busy to attend meetings? - that's fine, you can also keep in contact with fellow members via our closed, members only, Facebook Group. We also have an exclusive members area on this, our industry website, where you can access additional content and support.
Our 5 day a week (friendly) helpline is here for you too! If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to give the team a call and if we can't answer your query , we probably know who can - save yourself time and frustration and get the answer you're looking for from a real person.
Our experienced team have worked in tourism for many years, either through associations or running their own businesses. Zoe, our Operations and Digital Manager, still runs her accommodation business, so we know how hard it can be to juggle that work-life balance.
Make your life easier and become a member of MWT.
- 5 day a week support helpline/online chat
- Regular members e-news updates
- Regular Coronavirus updates (helping members through the pandemic)
- Free attraction and activity passes
- Great support from fantastic suppliers - members can access our supplier directory
- Menu Exchange - request menus from other MWT member businesses
- Brochure Exchange - request brochures/leaflets from member attractions/activity businesses
- Get extra help updating your listing on VisitWales.com (graded businesses only)
- Ongoing training and specialist support
- Hear from expert guest speakers at our tourism industry conference
- Come along to our member meetings and AGM and network with other businesses
- Get access to our exclusive members' area on this website, with exclusive content including latest tourism trade news & events
- Join our closed Facebook group for MWT members only and network online, wherever you are in Wales
- Use our ‘Online Chat’ which connects you directly to the MWT Cymru team
- Come and see us at our office in Machynlleth, Powys
- Follow us on social media - we have corporate and visitor channels (links at bottom of website)
We provide regular e-news updates with important industry news and opportunities. We also hold members meetings that allow you to network with other businesses, find out what's going on face-to-face (currently being held virtually once a month), and pick up a few hints and tips along the way to help your business grow. Membership is a great way to feel connected to the industry.
Too busy to attend meetings? - that's fine, you can also keep in contact with fellow members via our closed, members only, Facebook Group. We also have an exclusive members area on this, our industry website, where you can access additional content and support.
Our 5 day a week (friendly) helpline is here for you too! If you have any questions then please do not hesitate to give the team a call and if we can't answer your query , we probably know who can - save yourself time and frustration and get the answer you're looking for from a real person.
Our experienced team have worked in tourism for many years, either through associations or running their own businesses. Zoe, our Operations and Digital Manager, still runs her accommodation business, so we know how hard it can be to juggle that work-life balance.
Make your life easier and become a member of MWT.
Representation
Collectively, our voice is stronger. We have 600+ members in Wales from all sectors of the industry including accommodation, attractions & activities, event organisers, retail, food & drink, national organisations and specialist suppliers, who help us to champion the tourism sector in Mid Wales.
We provide membership support and we undertake destination marketing campaigns to put Mid Wales on the map.
For MWT, a thriving visitor economy means a place where people want to live, work and invest. It's about inward investment, skilled jobs, better infrastructure and creating an environment where the next generation can stay and prosper.
By joining MWT Cymru you'll become part of the leading tourism organisation in Mid Wales. Supporting the work MWT does independently of government ensures that we all work together for the benefit of our industry. MWT represents the tourism business community on the Wales Tourism Alliance, Cross Party Group for Tourism, Mid Wales Regional Forum and other groups. This ensures our voice is continuously heard and we're protecting our industry in a way we can only do collectively.
MWT Cymru is a not for profit organisation, established in 1991 and owned by our tourism members. We are the ONLY regional destination management organisation for Mid & West Coast Wales - Mid Wales' counties are; Powys, Ceredigion and Meirionnydd (Southern Snowdonia).
We provide membership support and we undertake destination marketing campaigns to put Mid Wales on the map.
For MWT, a thriving visitor economy means a place where people want to live, work and invest. It's about inward investment, skilled jobs, better infrastructure and creating an environment where the next generation can stay and prosper.
By joining MWT Cymru you'll become part of the leading tourism organisation in Mid Wales. Supporting the work MWT does independently of government ensures that we all work together for the benefit of our industry. MWT represents the tourism business community on the Wales Tourism Alliance, Cross Party Group for Tourism, Mid Wales Regional Forum and other groups. This ensures our voice is continuously heard and we're protecting our industry in a way we can only do collectively.
MWT Cymru is a not for profit organisation, established in 1991 and owned by our tourism members. We are the ONLY regional destination management organisation for Mid & West Coast Wales - Mid Wales' counties are; Powys, Ceredigion and Meirionnydd (Southern Snowdonia).
Savings
Benefit from savings on a range of products and services:
- Online booking software - Guestlink+, Eviivo and FreetoBook
- Specialist rates on credit card process
- MWT website builds from £350+VAT (using Weebly Cloud for businesses)
- Professional photography and video
- HR & Health & Safety advice
- Leaflet distribution & branded Show Me Wales/Visit Mid Wales stands
- And more...
Accommodation FAQs
Is MWT Cymru the same as Mid Wales Tourism?
Yes. MWT Cymru is Mid Wales Tourism. We changed our name to MWT Cymru in 2015 as we have an increasing number of members from West and South Wales. We were established in 1991 and over the past 25 years we have established ourselves as industry leaders in supporting the tourism business community and delivering innovative marketing campaigns.
I’m already a member of my local tourism association. What additional benefits do I get by joining MWT Cymru?
We work closely with local tourism associations and value the important role they play. We represent our members at regional, national and international level, as well as local. Our marketing channels can provide your business with far greater reach, and our buying power can provide you with better deals and savings on a range of specialist services.
Do I have to be graded or accredited to join membership?
No, if you’re an accommodation business you do not have to be graded or accredited to join membership or to appear on our websites, www.visitmidwales.co.uk and www.showmewales.co.uk or on our Show Me Wales app.
However, you do have to be graded or accredited if you wish to appear on the Visit Wales website, www.visitwales.co.uk.
Click here for information about Visit Wales grading and accreditation
However, you do have to be graded or accredited if you wish to appear on the Visit Wales website, www.visitwales.co.uk.
Click here for information about Visit Wales grading and accreditation
If I join membership do I have to use Guestlink?
You need to use Guestlink to update your basic info; text, facilities, images etc. but not necessarily to update your availability. A number of availability & booking systems integrate using Guestlink + Connect - really useful as this will save you time updating multiple channels.
Guestlink + Connect provides an interface between your PMS and a wide variety of distribution channels.
Click here for more details on Guestlink + Connect.
Guestlink + Connect provides an interface between your PMS and a wide variety of distribution channels.
Click here for more details on Guestlink + Connect.
Are you a booking agency?
No, we are not a booking agency. We are a not-for-profit membership and marketing organisation.
We encourage visitors to 'book direct' with accommodation owners/managers, and all our businesses' contact details are published on our websites for this reason.
Any bookings made directly on www.visitmidwales.co.uk are commission free (members will need to update their availability/actively use the booking system in order to take bookings on our websites). Many members do this, whilst some simply refer visitors to their own websites. The booking engine can also be plugged into your own website - please ask us about the options available.
We encourage visitors to 'book direct' with accommodation owners/managers, and all our businesses' contact details are published on our websites for this reason.
Any bookings made directly on www.visitmidwales.co.uk are commission free (members will need to update their availability/actively use the booking system in order to take bookings on our websites). Many members do this, whilst some simply refer visitors to their own websites. The booking engine can also be plugged into your own website - please ask us about the options available.
How much business should we expect to get from you?
Your main source of enquiries and bookings should always be from your own website (or via your agency if you’re working with one). Members who regularly update their online availability and booking, send us press releases and participate in our marketing campaigns, will do better than those who don’t. We are not a booking agency, our aim is to drive business to you direct.
A whole host of factors will come into play relating to your own marketing e.g. what type of business do you run, how much are you charging etc. We can help by referring visitors to your website and providing top-up business.
You will receive regular updates from Guestlink and will be able to monitor the number of referrals our channels have generated for you.
A whole host of factors will come into play relating to your own marketing e.g. what type of business do you run, how much are you charging etc. We can help by referring visitors to your website and providing top-up business.
You will receive regular updates from Guestlink and will be able to monitor the number of referrals our channels have generated for you.
Are there other strands to your business?
Food, Drink, Retail, Attractions and Activities
If your accommodation has a restaurant open to non-residents, for example; a café or shop on-site - you can benefit from a separate web entry so visitors can easily find you on a website search, and you can also be part of our innovative Show Me Wales app. Simply choose the multi-business option on the joining form.
Wedding & Conference Venues
If your accommodation business provides a venue for weddings, meetings or conferences, make sure you let us know so you can benefit from an entry on this section of our websites, too. Choose the multi-business option on the joining form.
If your accommodation has a restaurant open to non-residents, for example; a café or shop on-site - you can benefit from a separate web entry so visitors can easily find you on a website search, and you can also be part of our innovative Show Me Wales app. Simply choose the multi-business option on the joining form.
Wedding & Conference Venues
If your accommodation business provides a venue for weddings, meetings or conferences, make sure you let us know so you can benefit from an entry on this section of our websites, too. Choose the multi-business option on the joining form.
I have been a member of MWT Cymru for many years and they have been a great help to me in growing my business.
Mair Jones, Gwerniago Camping Site, Machynlleth. Read more testimonials from our members here.