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The impacts of our changing climate and severe weather are becoming an increasingly important issue and challenge for businesses.
View tourism business opinions from our recent climate change survey
During August 2008 a quick and easy online survey was conducted to gain an insight into Tourism and Climate Change, hosted on the South West Tourism (SWT) and Somerset Partnership Website.
The aim of this survey was to find out if tourism businesses wanted more information regarding climate change, how they wanted the information and to also investigate current awareness of climate change and affects on their businesses.
The survey was well promoted through various tourism networks and received a response of 353 participants.
Snapshot of results
The survey results were positive with a demonstrable awareness of climate change and the affects on tourism businesses.
The majority of respondents (57%) believe that climate change has affected or is likely to affect their tourism business
Overall, the majority (78%) said they would be interested in finding out more about the impacts of climate change on their tourism business, with 17% stating they did not wish to find out any more.
Feedback from the survey suggested a preference for receiving further information about climate change via newsletters and bulletin’s, followed by information on the ‘website’ and then a talk/presentation.
We would like to thank everyone who participated in the survey.
For more information relating to climate change and tourism please download the following leaflet: http://www.oursouthwest.com/climate/registry/tourism-leaflet-2007.pdf
South West Tourism will be reviewing this climate change leaflet over the next few months and would welcome views on how it can be improved and what you feel is missing. Please add comments to the following:
http://www.visitsouthwest.co.uk/swtresearch/survey/cc/climate.htm
If you would like to receive further information please contact Emma Whittlesea, Sustainability Strategist on: ewhittlesea@swtourism.org.uk / 01392 353 233.
Wednesday 21 January 2009
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3 comments:
I think it's bloody cold
Climate change is of course very very important. We would like to install a 5 KW wind turbine. What has the government done - reduced the grant to a neglidgable amount. Until the government starts to care about the weather there will be a problem. They have increased the car tax for 4 wheel drives (which we have to have in the country as the roads are often flooded). So where is all the money going? Perhaps the people in the banks which have gambled all the money away are enjoying the money from the government???
I've made lots of low cost changes to my business so haven't even had to think about the huge capital investment and stupidly long payback periods for wind, solar groundsource etc. The green tourism shceme has loads of ideas; i suggest all businesses take a look
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