Approximately 100,000 people
are employed in tourism in Wales which represents 9% of the total
workforce. Over one million trips are taken to Wales annually by
overseas tourists . The most popular origins of overseas visitors
are Republic of Ireland, USA, and Germany. The latest Welsh tourism
news stories from Google are shown below. The News
Wales website also has a good section of tourism news in Wales.
Fears that budget hotels will hit Welsh B&Bs WalesOnline, United Kingdom - Jul 1, 2008 Julian Burrell, chairman of the Wales Tourism Alliance, said many B&Bs got a third of their income from business tourists. “These budget hotels know where ...
Campaigners aim to restore ferry BBC News, UK - Jul 2, 2008 It is claimed it has cost Cork's economy around £40m and although south Wales has not been so badly hit there is also support there for its return. ...
Beware of our very greedy neighbour WalesOnline, United Kingdom - Jun 30, 2008 I would be interested to know if there has been an in-depth analysis of the Welsh tourism industry’s overall economic impact on the indigenous population, ...
King Arthur ‘was Welsh’ say French academics WalesOnline, United Kingdom - Jun 30, 2008 You’re sitting on a tourism gold mine in Wales.” A spokesman for Assembly tourism organisation Visit Wales said overly exploiting every part of Wales said ...
