Tourism Dinner
In the evening I attended the dinner organised by the Wales Tourism Industry. It was held at the splendid Waterfront Museum in Swansea. I used to live just a short distance from here so know the area well.
Some interesting discussions over the meal. I am sitting next to Lisa Francis, who has a vast knowledge of this area, and on the other side is Jonathan Jones who, of course, headed the Wales Tourist Board and now finds himself a civil servant, so he tells me at the tender of 58!
It is very important to listen to the concerns of tourism operators. Tourism is an industry just like any other and must be treated as such, and it is vital to Wales and something any political party must take on board. I am very concerned about proposals that seem to be swirling about concerning the possibility of a bed and breakfast tax. This would be an extremely retrograde step and something that we will resist might and main.
