Archive September 2006
Conference tackles attracting world class sports events to the South East
The drive to bring more major sports events to the region steps up a gear with the Major Sports Event Conference - How can the South East profit? to be held in Kent in October. Read the full Release
Hampshire Eateries Toast Award Success
A new quality assessment scheme for restaurants, tea rooms, pubs, cafes and other eateries has recently been piloted in two Hampshire districts on behalf of Tourism South East.
Thirty-one food and drink businesses from the Winchester City Council and Test Valley Borough Council districts signed up for the free pilot scheme and underwent a "mystery shopper" assessment in June. The trained assessors considered every aspect of the customer experience including cleanliness, hospitality, service and efficiency, presentation and food quality.
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A New Way to Rural Pursuits
A drive to encourage walkers, cyclists and horse-riders into the South East's countryside has been relaunched by the Rural Ways Partnership and Tourism South East (TSE). www.ruralways.org.uk is the online gateway to the countryside with an array of useful information to make rural South East more accessible.
Managed by TSE, the enhanced www.ruralways.org.uk aims to be the single best resource for information on outdoor activities in the South East; benefiting the local economy and highlighting the health and cultural advantages of spending time in the countryside. It includes a range of information on routes, events, news and short breaks in the region.
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www.sailsoutheastengland.com
Sail South East has launched a new website to help visitors plan their leisure boating trips.
The new website www.sailsoutheastengland.com is designed to enable domestic and overseas visitors who are not fully familiar with an area to plan their route and select their preferred harbours, marinas and moorings in the South East of England from Weymouth to Ramsgate.
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Chichester celebration as Tourism South East and Bourne Leisure 'Create the Magic' for 15,000 staff
Tourism South East (TSE) and leisure giants Bourne Leisure recently celebrated a partnership that has seen more than 15,000 Bourne team members nationally complete the 'Creating the Magic' and 'Signature Service' training programmes.
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