Merthyr Tydfil Destination Day - 7th September 2016

You may be aware Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council organise an annual Destination Day to help celebrate the successes of the tourism sector and promote wider tourism developments of private sector businesses and stakeholders.  This year they are planning on holding Destination Day Event on Wednesday 7th September 2016 at Orbit Business Centre.  The programme (draft below) will start with a buffet lunch between 12pm-1pm and then progressing onto a number of talks relating to the official launch of our new Merthyr Tydfil Destination Management Plan 2016-18 and respective marketing tools (video, guide & website), and update form Visit Wales and other tourism related presentations.

TIME:	PRESENTATION:	WHO:	ORGANISATION:
12:00-13:00	Lunch
13:00-13:05	Official Welcome	Cllr Margret Davies	Mayor of Merthyr Tydfil
13:05-13:20	The Importance of Tourism in Merthyr Tydfil:	Cllr Brendan Toomey	Leader of MTCBC
13:20-13:40	Merthyr Tydfil Destination Management Plan 2016-18	Gareth Chapman	Chief Executive of MTCBC
13:40-14:00	Destination Management - A Collaborative Approach	Ryan Barry	MTCBC
14:00-14:20	An Overview of Tourism Development	Gerwyn Evans	Visit Wales
14:20-14:35	Break - Teas & Coffee's
14:35-15:00	Celebrating the Cyfarthfa Park:	Richard Marsh Keith Prosser	Merthyr Leisure Trust MTCBC
15:00-15:15	Rock UK Summit Centre		Rock UK Summit Centre
15:15-15:30	BikePark Wales		BikePark Wales
15:30-15:45	Parkwood Outdoor Dolygaer		Parkwood Outdoor Dolygaer
15:45-15:50	Closing Remarks	Gareth Chapman	Chief Executive of MTCBC
15:50-16:30	Networking

 This event will be the perfect opportunity to meet similar businesses / organisations, gain a better understanding of tourism developments, both in Merthyr Tydfil and throughout Wales and give you an opportunity to make significant links with Local Authority staff and wider stakeholders.

If you and any colleagues / partners wish to attend the event please contact either Alex O'Brien on:  (01685) 727495 or Beth Jones on: (01685) 727309 or by emailing visit@merthyr.gov.uk