In 2007, tourist expenditure amounted to £126m, thereby supporting 2,593 jobs within the County (STEAM Report 2007).
The Tourism Team strives to encourage the growth of sustainable tourism, in co-operation with public, private and voluntary sector partners, in order to deliver overall benefits for the local population. This is achieved through the following activities:
- Marketing advice and support
- Business advice and support
- Research and monitoring
- Trade networking
- Product development
- Tourist information provision
- Events support
- Tourism promotion
- UK & overseas marketing
One of our partners is adventa - Monmouthshire's rural development initiative - which supports three core sectors of the rural economy: Tourism, timber and food. Within these categories the organization introduces creative, often unique programmes, initiatives and promotions with a view to mainstreaming the project under the ownership of another organization. Please see the adventa website for details of support available through this programme.
The Monmouthshire Tourism Alliance (MTA) is an umbrella organization which brings together the local Tourist Associations and Monmouthshire County Council's Tourism Section to discuss matters which affect the tourism industry in Monmouthshire. Local tourism businesses can make their views known to the MTA through their local Tourist Association representative.
If you wish to subscribe to the MTA e-newsletter to hear about forthcoming marketing opportunities and to keep up to date with the latest issues affecting the tourism industry in Monmouthshire please email tourism@monmouthshire.gov.uk