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Wales as a global tourist destination

Status: Closed Opened: 8 Feb 2022 Closed: 7 Mar 2024 13 recommendations 5 conclusions 1 report

The Welsh Affairs Committee has launched an inquiry which seeks to explore the current position of the tourism sector in Wales and the steps the UK Government can take to help promote Wales to the world.

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fourth Report - Wales as a global tourist destination HC 220 12 Jul 2023 18 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

2 items
10 Recommendation Fourth Report - Wales as a global touri… Not Addressed

Report 2023 international visitor figures for Wales, compared to pre-pandemic levels.

We await to see whether current VisitBritain marketing campaigns will lead to an improvement in international visitor numbers to Wales, compared with 2019 figures. We expect VisitBritain to report 2023 international visitor figures to us by February 2024. (Paragraph 63) Relationship between VisitBritain and Visit Wales

Government response. The Government outlines VisitBritain's work with Visit Wales, trade events, and educational trips, but does not specifically commit to reporting 2023 international visitor figures by February 2024.
Wales Office
18 Conclusion Fourth Report - Wales as a global touri…

Require Welsh Government to re-examine visitor levy and mitigate negative tourism impact

We are concerned that the proposed visitor levy may have a negative impact on the number of international tourists coming to Wales. While we see some benefits that might accrue from the proposal, there are other ways in which these might be achieved. We feel that the proposal, as it …

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Oral evidence sessions

5 sessions
Date Witnesses
1 Feb 2023 Duncan Parish · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, Heledd Owen · Welsh Government, Jason Thomas · Welsh Government, Patricia Yates · VisitBritain/VisitEngland, Rt Hon Stuart Andrew MP · Department for Culture, Media and Sport, Vaughan Gething MS · Welsh Government View ↗
20 Jul 2022 Anthony Pickles · VisitBritain, Professor Annette Pritchard · Leeds Beckett University, Professor Dorothy A. Yen · Brunel University London View ↗
15 Jun 2022 Ian Roberts · Portmeirion Cymru, Paul Lewin · Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Railways, Sean Taylor · Zip World, Stephen Davies · Penderyn Distillery View ↗
25 May 2022 Camilla King · Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod, Fiona Stewart · Green Man Festival, Graeme Farrow · Wales Millennium Centre, Louise Miles-Payne · UK Theatre, Matthew Williams · Welsh Sports Association View ↗
20 Apr 2022 David Anderson · National Museum Wales, David Chapman · UK Hospitality, Gwyneth Sweatman · Federation of Small Businesses Wales, Ian Edwards MI FIH · The Celtic Collection and ICC Wales, Rebecca Williams · The Crown Estate, Suzy Davies · Wales Tourism Alliance View ↗