8.1t What funding models or training programmes work best for regional partners delivering within the UK visitor economy?
Background
We have a vision to put the UK among the world’s most dynamic, inclusive, and regenerative visitor economies - one that delivers regional growth, opportunity, and community pride across the country. To achieve this, DCMS needs to better understand drivers and influences of tourism, ‘what works’ in growing and improving the visitor offer, and therefore visitor number and spend across the whole of the UK, whilst considering the social and environmental impact of tourism. Gaining a more detailed understanding of the sector workforce and businesses, as well as making more intelligent use of data are also important research priorities. DCMS is keen to ground this understanding in place-based approaches, for example those focused on coastal and rural locations, and how issues of seasonality impact the sector. Place-based approaches cover a range of perspectives, for example visitor economy assets and services and experiences as part of wider local social, cultural and economic infrastructure.
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Related UKRI funded projects
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The sectoral economic impacts of COVID-19 on the tourism economy: a regional analysis focussed on Scotland
The broad patterns of changes in tourism induced by Covid-19 and the resulting containment measures - a sharp and sudden fall in international arrivals and lower international travel to the UK, plus reduced intra-UK dome...
Funded by: COVID
Lead research organisation: University of Strathclyde
Why might this be relevant?
The project specifically focuses on the economic impacts of COVID-19 on the tourism industry in Scotland, providing insights into funding models and training programs for regional partners.
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Safe Access Booking for Recreation (SABRe)
Social distancing, travel restrictions and the closure of many business and countryside sites and attractions has been an essential part of the management of Coronavirus. However, these restrictions have severely disrupt...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: EXEGESIS SPATIAL DATA MANAGEMENT LTD.
Why might this be relevant?
The project addresses the impact of COVID-19 on the tourism economy and proposes a solution for safe access booking for recreation, which could be relevant for training programs and funding models.
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Promotion of wellbeing as a destination resource
This proposal offers the opportunity for connecting different destination stakeholders, with the specific aim of facilitating innovation in healthy lifestyle products while contributing to a competitive local tourism eco...
Funded by: ESRC
Lead research organisation: Bournemouth University
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on promoting wellbeing as a destination resource, which could contribute to understanding what training programs and funding models work best for regional partners in the UK visitor economy.