Discover the Cotswolds Initiative
A consortium of DMO’s in the region, including Cotswold Tourism, Marketing Gloucester, Forest of Dean and Wye Valley Tourism and Marketing Cheltenham have been awarded £250,000 of funding, from the Discover England Growth Fund, to develop tourism in the region with a number of projects. “Discover the Cotswolds” has proposed a range of initiatives:
- Attracting overseas visitors from key markets
- Creating authentic, experience based tours across the whole region, based around 12 core themes
- Encouraging the different DMOs to work together more closely
- Addressing issues of overtourism in particular sensitive areas and at peak times
- Support smaller local businesses to maximise their opportunities from tourism in the region
Assignment task
(a) Examine one challenge facing Cheltenham in respect to addressing ONE of the initiatives
- Propose ONE action that Marketing Cheltenham could implement to address the challenge in (a)
Marking Criteria
For guidance on this assignment, please use the following report template:
- Introduction
An introduction to the Discover Cotswolds Initiative (150 words, 10%)
- Challenge
An outline of the challenge facing the Cotswolds Region related to your chosen topic (350 words, 20%)
- Action
Critically discuss your proposal stressing the involvement of Cheltenham in any initiative (800, words, 30%)
- Conclusions
Give conclusions, highlight any resource implications (200 words, 20%)
- Structure and clarity of your written communication (10%)
This should be written, taking into account the work of Marketing Cheltenham, tourism in Cheltenham and how you can achieve the maximum benefit for the town
Task Guidance
For guidance on this assignment, please read the accompanying document for the Discover England initiative available on Canvas.
General Assignment Guidance
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