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The Sussex Tourism Partnership (STP) is taking forward a broad range of activities linked to the visitor economy and 2012.
Initial activities include developing a Greeters programme, offering skills and training, developing business travel and corporate events, building an image bank for web site and other promotional activities, targeting media visits, and sustainable tourism. Some of the emphasis will be around the gateways to the Games, including Gatwick airport and Newhaven Port in East Sussex.
Following the announcement that the Barbados Olympic Association will come to West Sussex for training camps in advance of the 2012 Games, work is underway to identify how to make the most of such international links for the local visitor economy.
The VisitSussex web site will be a key source of information for visitors and `the industry`, and will include visitor information with translated editorial content.
The South East England Development Agency (SEEDA) has recently approved a substantial grant to Tourism South East (TSE) to support visitor economy work linked to 2012. As a result, some funding will be available through TSE for the Sussex Tourism Partnership’s 2012 Games activities in the new financial year.
Visit Britain has launched a web site for all who work in tourism, and want to know more about the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.
A new business guide – the think access Q-book – has been produced to show businesses how easy it can be to make their business more accessible, attract a wider range of visitors and realise their full potential.
The think access Q-book – ‘Q’ for ‘Quality’ – is a free online guide for all tourism, transport, retail and food and drink businesses in the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead and South East England. It has been produced by Tourism South East (with funding from the South East England Development Agency) and The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, and is partly inspired by London hosting the Paralympic Games in 2012.
The book can be viewed as an e-book (recommended), a pdf or large print text on the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead web site.
Tourism businesses may find the following helpful: Access Tourism South East training opportunities
Find out about the Green Tourism Business Scheme (which recognises businesses who have shown a concern for the environment) at www.green-business.co.uk/
Contact the West Sussex Sustainable Business Partnership for advice on the benefits and advantages of sustainable tourism to your business www.westsussexsbp.org.uk
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