A Shared Prosperity - The Visitor Economy
Supporting and improving the visitor economy across community and place, local business and people and skills.
The UK Shared rosperity Fund (UKSPF) will support the UK government’s wider commitment to level up all parts of the UK by delivering on each of the levelling up objectives. These are to:
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Boost productivity, pay, jobs and living standards by growing the private sector, especially in those places where they are lagging.
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Spread opportunities and improve public services, especially in those places where they are the weakest.
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Restore a sense of community, local pride and belonging, especially in those places where they have been lost.
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Empower local leaders and communities, especially in those places lacking local agency.
The primary goal of the UKSPF is to build pride in place, and increase life chances across the UK. This fund aligns with the Levelling Up, White Paper missions, particularly:
TSE also offers outputs and support for Levelling Up bids, click here to find out more.
For more information please contact
Fran Downton, CEO
or one of the team, to discuss.
Call 023 8062 5400
Below we have outlined how Tourism South East can support Local Authorities to meet these objectives.
TSE Support provided
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Research - The starting point in strengthening and building on community and place must be with robust research to underpin the development, implementation, review and evaluation of community and place.
TSE Research has a long history of working closely with local authorities to provide objective and reliable research to help:-
Assist decision-makers in formulating development plans and policy
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Provide information crucial for inward investment in tourism and wider sectors
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Raise residents’ awareness of tourism benefits in terms of income generated, jobs created, and local facilities supported
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Methods and Outputs
Methods used to fulfil the objectives can include, but are not exclusive to:
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Value and volume Reports – Produced through the Cambridge Modelling system.
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Market /Marketing evaluation – Identifying the ROI of projects and other promotions
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Destination audits – a critical baseline review of all the available information about the core tourism facilities
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Performance studies – these can include occupancy surveys, visitor attraction monitors and business confidence surveys.
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Full Visitor Economy Strategies and Local Plan Reviews – Working alongside research partners to provide bespoke analysis and recommendations.
Guidance Objective:
Community and Place
Strengthening
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Social fabric
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Enhancing physical, cultural, and social continuity
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Local infrastructure and green space
Building Resilience
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Through the quality
of place -
Improvements to live, work and learn
Guidance Objective:
Support Local
Business
Creating Jobs
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Community cohesion
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Build on existing industries
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Visible improvements to local retail, hospitality, and leisure sector facilities.
TSE Support provided
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Research Solutions - Provide objective and reliable research to assess the current visitor economy and local business status, building on the industry. (Raise awareness of tourism benefits in terms of income generated, jobs created, and local facilities supported)
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Training Solutions - TSE offer a full range of flexible and focused training solutions to upskill the existing industry and make visible improvements to the sector
TSE are specialists in training and skills in tourism, hospitality, leisure, transport and travel and tourism, however, our client list is extensive and we work with other business sectors and companies of all sizes.
Methods and Outputs
Value and Volume Reports – Produced through the Cambridge Modelling system.
Performance Studies – these can include occupancy surveys, visitor attraction monitors and business confidence surveys.
Welcome to Excellence – a national training scheme offering short online modular sessions, open courses, in-house programmes, train the trainer briefings and bespoke packages.
Silver
Membership
£400+VAT
Our Silver partnership package provides TSE support and guidance alongside access to marketing activities. This will allow your business to benefit from peer networking, and industry learnings, as well as enhancing your marketing reach.
Equivalent value: £620 - saving £220
Guidance Objective:
Support Local
Business
Targeted Business Support
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Growth-enhancing activities
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Productivity-enhancing, efficient
Networking and Collaboration
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Bringing together
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Supporting expertise and resources
TSE Support provided
TSE membership offers tourism and hospitality businesses across South East England the opportunity to become part of our tourism community. Working together within the sector brings economies of scale and efficiencies, as well as shared learnings that would be unavailable independently.
TSE offers special group access and pricing for destination and Local Authorities to fund their commercial businesses on the membership packaged support.
Methods and Outputs
commercial business membership package - Access to networking meetings, green tourism support, support, advice and expert guidance, monthly newsletter, access to data and sector statistics, access to Tourism Conference and AGM, marketing & social media.
Guidance
Objective:
People and Skills
Growth enhancing activities
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SME Businesses - new innovations
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Productivity-enhancing
Creating Jobs
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Community cohesion
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Build on existing industries – visible improvements
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Start-up and improving skill
TSE Support provided
Welcome to Excellence is a UK-wide brand with over 410,000 people already having participated in our courses.
TSE offer a full range of flexible and focused training solutions to upskill the existing industry and make visible improvements to the sector
TSE are specialists in skills and training in tourism, hospitality, leisure, transport and travel and tourism, however, our client list is extensive and we work with other business sectors and companies of all sizes.
Welcome to Excellence courses are adaptable to your specific business needs and some courses are also aligned to achieve a City and Guilds Award.
Methods and Outputs
Green Edge- Discover how the principles of green tourism can help you to control costs, improve efficiency and attract an expanding market who appreciate special and authentic experiences.
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Welcome Host Gold - build on your customer service skills and increase satisfaction and loyalty.
Exceeding Visitor Expectations
Specifically designed for staff working in attractions and activity centres and aligned to VisitEngland's Visitor Attraction Quality Scheme.
Welcoming All Customers - everyone is different so gain confidence in anticipating and meeting the accessible needs of all your customers.
Welcoming International Customers
Find out how culture impacts on customer service, improve your welcome to international customers
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Lead, Motivate & Succeed- Inspires first-time managers and supervisors to become great team leaders so the whole team can deliver outstanding customer service.