Welcome to TourismFocus. This newsletter is produced quarterly by Kirklees Tourism, part of the Economic Development Service. It is designed to keep the local tourism industry up to date with tourism developments at a local, regional and national level. For contact details refer to the bottom of the page.
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| Green Start for accommodation and attractions |
VisitBritain has introduced a new initiative to enable accommodation and attraction providers to take the first steps towards green certification. |
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Green Start for accommodation and attractions - full story |
| "The Hotel Inspector" |
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Channel Five's is back for a fourth series and the producers are looking for hotels and bed and breakfasts to benefit from the advice, inves "The Hotel Inspector" tment and massive publicity that the series brings to each hotel it features. |
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"The Hotel Inspector" - full story |
| Are you switched on for switchover? |
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If you provide televisions in your accommodation you will need to make sure that your guests aren't left watching a blank screen after digital switchover. |
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Are you switched on for switchover? - full story |
| Kirklees Tourism Forum |
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Join us at September's Kirklees Tourism Forum for your chance to voice your opinions on tourism topics, and network with like-minded local tourism businesses. |
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Kirklees Tourism Forum - full story |
| Make Yorkshire Yours magazine 2009 |
Don't miss your chance to be included in the Yorkshire Visitor Guides. The 2009 magazine, together with the 2009 Accommodation Guide, will act as fulfilment to all Yorkshire Tourist Board marketing activity throughout 2009..
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Make Yorkshire Yours magazine 2009 - full story |
| Pennine Yorkshire Visitor Guide 2008 / 2009 |
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The delivery of 20,000 visitor and accommodation guides marks the beginning of our 2008/09 campaign to attract visitors to Pennine Yorkshire. |
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Pennine Yorkshire Visitor Guide 2008 / 2009 - full story |
| Tourist Guides |
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Visitors to the area can now enjoy two new guides; Explore Holmfirth and the Holme Valley and Days Out in Pennine Yorkshire. |
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Tourist Guides - full story |
| Visitor experience and satisfaction to be measured across Yorksh |
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Throughout the last year Yorkshire Tourist Board (YTB) has been working with representatives from Yorkshire Forward and each of the six Area Tourism Partnerships to identify gaps in tourism research across the region. |
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Visitor experience and satisfaction to be measured across Yorksh - full story |
| West Yorkshire Tourism Partnership |
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Kirklees, Calderdale, Leeds, Bradford and Wakefield Council's are working together as the West Yorkshire Tourism Partnership (WYTP) to improve tourism across the sub-region. Here is an update on the partnerships activities. |
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West Yorkshire Tourism Partnership - full story |
| Yellow Pages to promote visitor attractions |
VisitBritain has joined forces with Yellow Pages in a partnership that will put local and regional information on days out into the homes of 95% of UK residents.
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Yellow Pages to promote visitor attractions - full story |
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Contact us |
If you have any comments or queries contact:
Kirklees Tourism, Economic Development Service, Kirklees Metropolitan Council, 2nd Floor Civic Centre 3, Huddersfield, HD1 2EY
Tel. 01484 221686
Fax. 01484 221655
Email: tourism@kirklees.gov.uk
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