Tourism - Support for Business
Visitor Economy
The Visitor Economy of Ryedale is worth £390
million in value and is a key industry for the area.
*It is estimated that Ryedale welcomes 15 million visitors each
year, with tourists and visitors providing over 8,500 jobs in the
district alone.
The tourism industry therefore plays a vital role in supporting
livelihoods and facilitating economic development and inward
investment which are essential to making the area an attractive
place in which to live, work and play - as well as visit.
* 2008 Welcome to Yorkshire
A successful visitor economy depends upon the people and the
product that visitors will come into contact with on arrival in the
area. There are various support activities that aim to help
businesses to get started and develop:
Accommodation Know-How
Information about how to start up a tourism business and the
legislation involved.
Quality in Tourism
Information about Quality standards in Tourism - also see The AA
Hotel Schemes.
Speak to our Visitor Economy team to discuss the local networks of
tourism businesses available to offer support – 01653 600666
ext 315 or email econdev@ryedale.gov.uk .
For local information about the area please contact your local
Tourist Information Centre.
The visitor economy is not only important in Ryedale; it is also
now recognised as a key mechanism for economic development and
regeneration across the UK. In view of this, we work closely with
Welcome to Yorkshire and
neighbouring local authorities to ensure the "product" is marketed
nationally and internationally and visitors enjoy their experience
in Ryedale.
Rural Tourism Advisory Board
- voice for Ryedale’s tourist industry
The Rural Tourism Advisory
Board for the North Yorkshire East area has now been established.
This is an important step forward in developing businesses
role in reviewing how local Welcome to Yorkshire and Council
tourism services are defined and delivered in the future. We have
seen from previous work that we need to have a strong voice to
tackle tourism issues across the district.
Cllr Janet Franks comments ‘’My hope
is that the new Tourist Advisory Board will provide a coordinated
approach which will benefit all stake holders as so many jobs
locally are directly or indirectly linked to tourism. The success
of this board is vital to our economy here in Ryedale’’.
Businesses at the meeting were
delighted to represent the many areas within the tourism sector,
such as accommodation, attractions and business tourism on the
newly formed Board.
For more information please contact
econdev@ryedale.gov.uk or
extension 240.
For tourism business support
please visit the Welcome to Yorkshire Industry
Website.
Tourism Association North
Yorkshire
VisitYorkshire
(TANY) promotes and develops tourism within the North Yorkshire
area. TANY works closely with local and regional partners in
Ryedale District Council and the Yorkshire tourism authority,
Welcome to Yorkshire, as well as nationally with VisitBritain, to
ensure member's benefit from the opportunities and resources
available to local tourism businesses and continue to have a voice
in future developments.
TANY work hard to promote co-operation between members and other
local tourism associations, co-coordinating marketing campaigns and
ensuring the widest possible distribution of leaflets and other
publicity and advertising material. TANY work to establish contact
between members of the association to promote the exchange of
information and ideas and provide mutual support. They aim to
improve standards of provision for tourists in the area and help
members' businesses flourish.
There are many measurable benefits from simply belonging to the
Association:
Independence
We are totally independent. We rely on no one other that our
Members for the support and success of the Association.
Networking
We share information on topics of Industry importance both at our
meetings and through our Discussion Forum.
Lobbying
We lobby for change, or no change on matters of national, regional
and local importance.
A Voice
We provide input to local authorities on important tourism issues.
We have representation on our local Tourism Partnership board and
through them 'Welcome to Yorkshire'/Yorkshire Tourist Board.
Marketing
Advice on Marketing and a promotional listing on visityorkshire.com
our unparalleled domain name. (very high Google ranking)
Discounts
We have many local and regional suppliers who offer discounts on
goods and services for all our Member sectors.
Training
Ongoing support for all types of industry related training.
Social Networking
Regular events to which all Members are invited where the social
aspect of the Association is brought to the top of our
agenda.
For more information on the Tourism Association North
Yorkshire please visit their website.