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Dealership’s special projects team maximising ‘staycationing’ potential

25/7/2017

Award-winning dealership Salop Leisure is responding to the booming popularity of staycationing this summer by adding premium glamping pods, beach huts and forest lodges to its range of accommodation products.

The company, which has sales centres in Shrewsbury, Machynlleth and Stourport-on-Severn, has secured the Willerby Innovations franchise for Mid Wales, South Wales and the Midlands.

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Treasurer and new trustee appointed by National Library of Wales

25/7/2017

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A new treasurer and trustee have been appointed to the National Library of Wales’ Board of Trustees.

Lee Yale-Helms will take over as treasurer from Colin John from August 1, while Eleri Twynog Davies has already begun her post as trustee. Both have been appointed for four years.

Rhodri Glyn Thomas, the library’s president, said both Mr Yale-Helms and Ms Davies would offer experience and valuable expertise to the board.

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NEW: Kashing Business Membership Announced

19/7/2017

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Many of our MWT members use Kashing to get paid quickly and easily, whether you run your business online, offline, or both. If you would like to know more about processing payments using Kashing,
please click here.

Key points of their new Business Membership include:

Kashing Business Membership £10 per month
Minimum 12 month contract
1.7% Transaction Fees (across all channels and all cards regardless of volume)
Easy integration with Guestlink
Full payments and deposit options available
5 day pay out
No upfront costs for secure encrypted chip & pin devices, point of sale app for tablet or smart phone, full analytics and more
Everything you need to take payments online, over the phone & even face to face is included
The only payments company in the world certified as a quality security assessor by the industry’s data protection agency - PCI

If you’d like to know more please give the MWT team a call on 01654 702653 and we’ll put you in touch.

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Important Diary Date: Mid Wales Tourism Annual Conference

19/7/2017

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Friday 10th November 2017
Venue: The Metropole Hotel, Llandrindod Wells, Powys

MWT Cymru is delighted to confirm the date for our next annual conference on 10th November 2017. Open to members and non-members. Discounted delegate rates for members will be available - further information to follow. For any enquiries in the meantime please call 01654 702653.

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The future of tourism – have your say

19/7/2017

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In response to UK Government plans for an industrial strategy and calls for sectors to pitch for a deal, Visit Britain have launched a consultation to support an industry-led bid for a new sector deal for tourism.

This is seen as an opportunity for tourism to be recognised as an industry of the future, competing globally and backed by UK Government. The tourism deal will focus on key areas for the industry:

•           Improving productivity
•           Improving infrastructure and connectivity
•           How to make tourism the industry of choice for young people and develop the necessary skills base
•           How to ensure that we have the right product for changing customers and continue to compete globally in a digital world
•           Developing regulation that enables tourism growth.

Make sure you have your say and take part in the consultation by Monday 7 August 2017.

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MWT say ‘No’ to possible new tax

19/7/2017

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Suggestions of a new Welsh Government tourism levy have met with instant opposition here at MWT.

The Welsh Government Finance Secretary Mark Drakeford has appealed for people and organisations to come forward with ideas which could be developed into new Welsh taxes.

A possible tourism levy is one of the ideas put forward by the Bevan Foundation, a Valleys think tank but no further details have emerged about whether it will be paid by businesses or visitors.

However, the idea has attracted a blunt response from the tourism industry. Val Hawkins, chief executive of MWT Cymru, said: “The last thing we need at the moment is a tourism tax.”

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