Tourism Team Busy Promoting Torfaen To Visitors

Torfaen's tourism team have been busy promoting Torfaen in towns throughout the UK. The team supported by members of the Torfaen tourism association visited Telford, Newbury and Burton-On-Trent, to promote tourist attractions, activities and accommodation in Torfaen, equipped with an exhibition stand and leaflets.

The prize of a weekend break was used to encourage people to enter a competition, whilst also providing the opportunity to inform them of the wealth of attractions and activities in Torfaen, making it an ideal location for a short break.

The winners of the 2009 promotions were friends Mr O'Connell and Mr Banks from Burton-On-Trent. Both having a keen interest in heritage, decided to stay at Oakfield Bed & Breakfast in the Blaenavon World Heritage Site and chose their dates to coincide with the annual Cordell Festival at Blaenavon Ironworks a few weeks ago.

Executive member for regeneration, Councillor Richard Clark says: "Tourism in Torfaen is worth £48.4 million to the local economy and attracts over 896,000 visitors to the borough." Councillor Clark who was able to meet potential visitors when he joined the team for a day at Telford in May continued, "it is through activities such as these that we have been able to increase the number of visitors staying in Torfaen by 16% since 2004."

For more information about tourist attractions, activities and where to stay in Torfaen log on to www.visittorfaen.co.uk