Useful Contacts
Britain on the internet www.visitbritain.com
British Tourist Authority www.britishtouristauthority.org
British Tourist Authority site for tourism industry professionals: www.tourismtrade.org.uk
Tourism statistics & research www.staruk.org.uk
English Tourism Council www.englishtourism.org.uk
Sustainable tourism advice and best practice www.wisegrowth.org.uk
Department for Culture, Media and Sport fund the English Tourism Council and British Tourist Authority www.culture.gov.uk
British Hospitality Association www.bha-online.org.uk
Hotel and Catering Management Association www.hcima.co.uk
UKonline - links to government departments like the DTI and Business Link www.ukonline.gov.uk
Tourism Skills Network www.tourismskillsnetwork.org.uk/local/home aims to increase competitiveness in the South West tourism industry by supporting recruitment and retention of staff, providing careers advice and raising the profile of the tourism industry.
South West Tourism (formerly West Country Tourist Board) is the official tourist board covering Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, the former Avon, Dorset (West), Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, trade website: www.swtourism.co.uk consumer website: www.westcountrynow.com
WIRE - Women in Rural Enterprise - www.wireuk.org
Federation of Small Businesses - www.fsb.org.uk
