The Welcome Visitor Project is working closely with key partners, to support tourism businesses during Covid 19.
We will do this by providing tourism industry information updates from Visit England/ Visit Britain, Visit Scotland, Northumberland Tourism and Northumberland County Council.
We will also share details of business training and funding opportunities through NBSL and Business Northumberland.
Below you will find links to our key partners, for news updates.
Visit Britain
https://www.visitbritain.org/business-advice/were-good-go-industry-standard
Visit Scotland
https://www.visitscotland.org/supporting-your-business/advice/coronavirus/visitscotland-response
https://www.visitscotland.org/supporting-your-business/funding
https://www.visitscotland.org/supporting-your-business/digital-skills
https://www.visitscotland.org/supporting-your-business/advice/coronavirus-recovery
https://www.visitscotland.org/supporting-your-business/advice/coronavirus-recovery/preparing-to-open
Gov.uk
https://www.gov.uk/business-coronavirus-support-finder
https://businesssupport.blog.gov.uk/
Northumberland County Council
https://www.northumberland.gov.uk/News/2020/Jun/County-to-benefit-from-1-5m-COVID-funding-boost.aspx
Northumberland Tourism
https://www.northumberlandtourism.org.uk/news-room/980-covid-19-guidance-for-employees-employers-and-businesses
Business Northumberland
https://www.businessnorthumberland.co.uk/index.php/news/195-covid-19-response-support-to-business
Coastal Communities Alliance
https://www.coastalcommunities.co.uk/coastal-cultural-support/
Greaves West & Ayre
https://greaveswestayre.co.uk/whatsnew/
Blog Posts:
How to stop cringing through FcaeTime, Zoom and Google hangouts team calls.
https://www.pictorialphotography.co.uk/news/2020/4/7/non-cringe-conference-calls-during-isolation
Good News Stories.
https://www.businessnorthumberland.co.uk/index.php/blog/200-good-news-stories
Hot off the press:
New Government guidance is now available on two coronavirus funding schemes – the Local Restrictions Support Grants (LRSG (Closed) Addendum) and the Closed Business Lockdown Payment.
Tourism and hospitality venues in England that have been required to close, as well as businesses that operate primarily as an in-person venue, but which have been forced to close those services and provide a takeaway-only service instead may be eligible for one or both of these grants. Eligible businesses must occupy property on which they pay business rates and be the ratepayer.