The government’s eagerly awaited official tourism strategy is due to be published any day now.
At the heart of the strategy is the decision to back ‘double summertime’ – putting the clocks forward to British Summer Time plus one hour in summer, as well as having the clocks one hour ahead of GMT in winter.
So what would this mean for the tourism industry in Yorkshire? Two extra hours of daylight in the summer evenings couldextend our tourist season by weeks, whilst an extra hour of daylight for the rest of the year should result in increased revenue for restaurants, pubs, bars, shops and attractions throughout the county.
There are also said to be significant benefits for the environment – with lower levels of energy consumption.
The estimates are that the tourism industry in the UK will benefit to the tune of £3.5 billion extra per year – a major boost for us all in this year of uncertainty.
Like you, we are awaiting the publication of the official tourism strategy with great interest, to see if there are any surprises in store, and we’ll keep you posted of how it may impact on our region’s economy.
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www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-12536056
James Herriot and Grassington to feature in two new TV series
Yorkshire is the focus for several TV programmes at the moment – whilst South Riding is already taking Sunday nights by storm, two further Yorkshire programmes are scheduled to hit our screens and the first of these starts tomorrow (3 March) at 9pm:
Grassington in the Yorkshire Dales will be in the spotlight over the coming weeks as this pretty village becomes the backdrop for a new Channel 4 reality show – Love Thy Neighbour.
12 couples will compete to win a £300,000 cottage, and the winners will be chosen by the villagers themselves over the course of the next eight weeks.
Further information can be found here:
www.channel4.com/programmes/love-thy-neighbour
If drama’s more your thing, BBC are to screen a three-part TV series this autumn about James Herriot when he was studying veterinary medicine before he came to North Yorkshire. Young James is to be filmed in Glasgow and will consist of three hour-long episodes.
This is sure to raise Herriot’s profile again, so if your business has a Herriot connection for whatever reason, make sure you flaunt it (if you’d like advice on how to do so, please get in touch).
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