Nick Clegg has announced £5m of funding to help boost tourism in the South West

It is interesting to see how all the good news stories suddenly start to appear in the few months before the election! However, it is good to see the South West being recognised. Full story: http://ow.ly/K0fgd

Summary

Nick Clegg has announced £5m of funding to help boost tourism in the South West. The money will be administered by VisitEngland and used to create a new strategy for the South West.

The key aims will be to “Increase awareness of the South West as a tourist destination in Europe and beyond”.

The money will be used on areas such as:

– Building travel itineraries offered by travel operators

– Promoting transport links between Bristol, Exeter and Newquay

– Help for smaller businesses to make their products relevant to international audiences