Tourism Minister Nigel Huddleston MP paid a visit to the Cotswolds this week to discuss the recovery of the hospitality, tourism, and events industries. Accompanied by Cotswold MP, Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, the visit began with lunch at the Stump at Foss Cross, who have now opened their garden for dining as well as take-away pizzas. The minister then visited Cripps Barn, a wedding venue near Cirencester owned by Cripps & Co, with managing director, Mark Henriques. The tour ended in Bourton-on-the-Water, with a walk up the high street and a visit to the Model Village. Steve Gardner-Collins who chairs the Visit Gloucestershire Partnership, also met with the minister to explain the need for a joint up plan for tourism and the need to encourage staycations this summer to bring more money into the area.
Visit Gloucestershire receives £100,000 of council funding
Gloucestershire County Council has invested £100,000 in Visit Gloucestershire to help the county’s visitor economy ‘bounce back better and stronger’ – with a new coordinated approach to county-wide tourism in 2021.
Visit Gloucestershire has been given a £100,000 boost to promote county-wide tourism from Gloucestershire County Council.
In addition to support from GFirst LEP, borough and district councils, as well as destination marketing organisations across Gloucestershire, Visit Gloucestershire has also now received £100,000 of investment from Gloucestershire County Council – in a bid to ensure the county’s visitor economy is well positioned to thrive post-Covid and into the future.