Accommodation Businesses (Mid Wales)
If you're thinking of starting an accommodation business, or would like to attract more guests to your existing business, MWT Cymru can help.
We welcome all types of accommodation providers into membership, including 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.
By supporting MWT Cymru, you will be supporting the vital work we do to promote Mid Wales as a fantastic place to visit - which in turn can help generate more direct business for you. We provide lots of help and support to do this, including commission-free bookability on our main visitor website (www.visitmidwales.co.uk), bedroom browsers for your rooms/units, press and PR support, opportunity to be included in social media campaigns, and much more!
You'll also receive a MWT member window sticker and certificate to display with pride, as well as the MWT member logo to use on your own marketing collateral.
We welcome all types of accommodation providers into membership, including 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.
By supporting MWT Cymru, you will be supporting the vital work we do to promote Mid Wales as a fantastic place to visit - which in turn can help generate more direct business for you. We provide lots of help and support to do this, including commission-free bookability on our main visitor website (www.visitmidwales.co.uk), bedroom browsers for your rooms/units, press and PR support, opportunity to be included in social media campaigns, and much more!
You'll also receive a MWT member window sticker and certificate to display with pride, as well as the MWT member logo to use on your own marketing collateral.
We can help you get more direct business
Our main visitor website, www.visitmidwales.co.uk is COMMISSION FREE for bookings which can be linked through a multitude of booking platforms (Eviivo, Freetobook, Supercontrol, Sykes Cottages, TXGB etc)
Our aim is to generate more direct business for you.
Our aim is to generate more direct business for you.
Membership Benefits
Marketing
- Entry on Visit Mid Wales (commission free bookability)
- Entry on Show Me Wales website and App
- 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 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 trying to keep up to date with the latest visitor and marketing trends. We're here to help!
We have a support helpline/online chat that is available 5 days a week, as well as regular e-news updates with 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.
If you're too busy to attend meetings, don't worry! 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.
We have a support helpline/online chat that is available 5 days a week, as well as regular e-news updates with 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.
If you're too busy to attend meetings, don't worry! 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.
Representation
We have 600+ members in Mid Wales (Powys, Ceredigion & Southern Snowdonia) from all sectors of the industry, including accommodation, attractions & activities, event organisers, retail, food & drink, and national organisations.
We champion the tourism sector in Mid Wales by providing membership support and undertaking destination marketing campaigns.
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.
We champion the tourism sector in Mid Wales by providing membership support and undertaking destination marketing campaigns.
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.
Savings
Benefit from savings on a range of products and services:
- MWT website builds from £350+VAT
- Professional photography and video
- Purchasing for Business
- 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 because 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
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 have a compatible booking system - see information here about being bookable on our sites).
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 have a compatible booking system - see information here about being bookable on our sites).
How much business should we expect to receive 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, 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.
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.
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. 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. 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.