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National Monuments Record of Wales

Cadw is the historic environment division within the Welsh Assembly Government with responsibility for protecting, conserving and promoting an appreciation of the historic environment of Wales. This includes historic buildings, ancient monuments, historic parks and gardens, landscapes and underwater archaeology. Cadw welcomes over a million visitors to its sites every year. 'Cadw' (pronounced cad-oo) is a Welsh word meaning 'to keep'.

Informative site. Useful for background information.

The Welsh Assembly Government's Business Advice website, including information on: * Starting Up and Business Growth * Business Funding, Innovation, Premises * International Trade, Environment, ICT * Skills and Free Business Training Events * Public Sector Contract Tenders

Comprehensive business information website. Free listings available to all UK businesses, plus opportunities to promote job vacancies, press releases etc.

Finance Wales exists to help small and medium-sized enterprises in Wales to realise their true potential for innovation and growth.

Helps small and medium sized businesses throughout Wales to get on and move up the eCommerce ladder.

The Pembrokeshire Business Club was founded in 1987 to promote inter-business trading opportunities and the cross fertilisation of ideas and resources within West Wales. The Club has also forged strong links with many other organisations which can help with ideas, finance, advice and trade in other parts of the UK and beyond.

PBI offers a holistic business support, advice and consultancy service in the following areas; Business start up, development and expansion; Financial packaging; Business diagnostics; Implementation of best practice Management programmes; Marketing; ICT; eCommerce; Workshops; Local Inter-trading opportunities; Graduate/Undergraduate project placements.

The Pembrokeshire Chamber of Commerce was formed in 1992 in order to meet the needs and reflect the concerns of local businesses. It has close relationships with other Chambers and business support bodies throughout the United Kingdom, Ireland, the European Union and other parts of the world.

Web site for members & prospective members of the County's tourism association.

Pembrokeshire Local Action Network for Enterprise & Development.

Pembrokeshire-based relief management for the hospitality, hotel and licensed sectors.

An independent, not-for-profit industry support agency which aims to support the UK tourism industry in a practical, enthusiastic and fun way with training workshops, Network meetings, publications and consultancy advice.

This website provdes information on where you can access help and advice for your business to ensure that it complies with Consumer Protection legislation.

Enables operators to immediately trade in the travel industry, gives their customers 100% financial protection under the ATOL and package travel regulations and gains them access to credit card facilities and a huge range of Business Partner Suppliers for product – all WITHOUT paying a bond.

One of the most popular annual festivals in West Wales. The festival is packed full of family-friendly activities around Pembrokeshire

A celebration of traditional seafaring from large traditional craft to sail and oar events, both ashore and on the Milford Haven Waterway.

Aims to promote greater environmental awareness, the adoption of best practice and sustainable development whilst improving overall business performance and competitiveness.

Green Dragon is a five-stage environmental management system relevant to the specific needs of your business.

The leading sustainable tourism certification scheme in the UK, with over 1400 members. Businesses that meet the required standard, receive a Bronze, Silver, or Gold award based on their level of achievement. The membership comprises of a wide range of business types, including accommodation providers, visitor attractions, corporate offices and others.

Provides free, practical advice to help you reduce energy use.

Home page for the Countryside Council for Wales who manage the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. Includes research information.

Rivers, fisheries, flooding, environment issues etc.

The largest and oldest ecotourism organization in the world.

The Marine Conservation Society (MCS) is the UK charity dedicated to protecting the marine environment and its wildlife.

This project aims to raise awareness of the importance of sustainable management of the coastline of Pembrokeshire.

This site provides information on why part of Pembrokeshire is a European Marine Site, what marine life can be found here and how you can become involved in the site's future management.

The Pembrokeshire Outdoor Charter Group is a collection of outdoor activity centre businesses, environmental education centres, conservation groups and organisations, established to develop sustainable environmental growth in the rapidly expanding outdoor activity industry in Pembrokeshire.

The RSPB is the UK charity working to secure a healthy environment for birds and wildlife. This link takes you straight to the latest news of the RSPB's activities in Wales.

The Woodland Trust is the UK's leading conservation charity dedicated to the protection of our native woodland heritage.

Find out what the Welsh Assembly Government is doing to tackle TB in cattle

Advice for Businesses from the Department of Work & Pensions.

This page is from the Directgov website, and provides links to school term information from local authorities across the UK

The Valuation Office Agency (VOA) is an executive agency of HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC). Its main functions are to:

Compile and maintain the business rating and council tax valuation lists for England and Wales.

Value property in England, Wales and Scotland for the purposes of taxes administered by the HM Revenue & Customs.

Provide statutory and non-statutory property valuation services in England, Wales and Scotland.

And give policy advice to Ministers on property valuation matters.

Useful background information about the Welsh language and about the Welsh Language Board and its work. The site also has plenty of good advice for those who wish to promote the Welsh language within their businesses.

Corporate web site of the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Includes organisational information as well as visitor information.

Main site for all services provided by the County Council.

The PCC Tourism Team's consumer website for visitors to Pembrokeshire.

The County's radio station.

Pembrokeshire's countywide weekly newspaper.

The portal page used to promote the region overseas with links to the Pembrokeshire visitor site.

Comprises the Unitary Authority areas of Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, the City & County of Swansea, and Neath Port Talbot. Responsible for Strategic Planning & Development of Tourism at regional level. Also provides advice and assistance in Training, Business Development, Product Development, Capital Grant Assistance, Research, and runs marketing campaigns for Overseas Travellers, Gardens, Cultural Trails and Activities & Watersports.

Accommodation Know-How is included as a new membership benefit for VisitBritain quality assessed accommodation, giving a year-round licence to this invaluable service to all members of the scheme. Its brand new forum section provides incident, comment and insight into the reality of providing tourist accommodation. Serving as a meeting-point for owners and managers of B&B, guesthouse, small hotel, Holiday Park and other self-catering accommodation, Accommodation Know-How is an ever more dynamic source of information as well as linking users to all the experience and know-how of their peers in the industry. Come to Accommodation Know-How to see if others have encountered the same issues and problems for their businesses and talk about how they've solved them. Registration to the Forum is FREE

In addition to its responsibilities for marketing England to the British, VisitBritain works in partnership with the national tourist boards in Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales to promote an attractive image of Britain. It provides impartial tourism information and gathers essential market intelligence and insights for the UK tourism industry.

Visit Britain eNews is a monthly e-newsletter bringing you the latest research, insights, partnership marketing opportunities and tourism industry events from the UK and around the world.

A monthly commentary on significant issues within the tourism sector. Each month “Market Focus” discusses economic, social and political factors that underlie demand for tourism now and in the future. In addition, a spotlight is focused on a significant tourism issue.

The United Kingdom Tourism Survey (UKTS) is a national consumer survey measuring the volume and value of tourism trips taken by residents of the United Kingdom. It is jointly sponsored by VisitBritain, VisitScotland, Visit Wales and the Northern Ireland Tourist Board.

Issued monthly, 'Trends Update' highlights the latest facts, figures and trends that impact on British tourism. In concise and easy-to-digest bullet point format, the report covers a wide range of topics from route development and economic factors to the effect of the weather on tourism trends.

The latest research and statistics on the inbound tourism market.

Visit Wales' trade web site. Includes specialist tourism business news, policies, strategies, support, advice and information on market trends and development opportunities.

The DTBP is a large and ambitious project, but broadly speaking it consists of the following major elements; * Business/Industry engagement * Developing the digital network environment * Business Demand creation/stimulation

Wales Tourism Alliance Ltd was formed in 2002 to bring together a wide-ranging group of tourism industry associations and representative organisations to assist the development of the industry and ensure its concerns were represented in the post-devolution climate. WTA has since then become recognised by decision makers as the voice of the industry in Wales.

Tourism Marketing Intelligence Service.

Statistics and research on tourism in the UK. The official website of the UK Research Liaison Group. The group is made up of representatives of the national tourist boards for England, Scotland, Northern Ireland, Wales, Britain and the Department for Culture, Media and Sport.

Links to organisations that undertake tourism research. A resource for tourism researchers, not visitors.

The World Tourism Organization, a specialized agency of the United Nations, is the leading international organisation in the field of tourism. It serves as a global forum for tourism policy issues and plays a central and decisive role in promoting the development of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism.

The aim of 'Gallu' is to help tourism related businesses with any training and business development problems they have within their business and help them overcome them. You can find the latest Gallu events in Pembrokeshire at the following link: www.gallu.org.uk

Providing leadership, guidance and co-ordination for tourism training and education in Wales, the Tourism Training Forum for Wales (TTFW) is the country’s leading independent voice on tourism education and training. The Forum strives to highlight the role education and training has in securing the industry’s future.

Pembrokeshire Greenways is an initiative to encourage local residents and visitors, of all abilities, to access the countryside by sustainable modes of transport through walking, cycling, bus and train travel. The site contains full timetables for all of the Coastal Bus services.

This site is designed to enable you to carshare in and around South West Wales

One-stop-shop travel and transport information site for Wales.