TOURISM NEWS
CENTRE STAGE Cornwall took centre stage in June, as the world tuned in for the G7 Summit. While the Carbis Bay Hotel served as the principal venue for the Summit, down the road, Tregenna Castle Hotel was also proud to host many of the leading delegates.
INTERNATIONAL REACH Visit Cornwall has launched a media and travel trade engagement drive to entice international visitors and encourage British holidaymakers to discover the county’s lesser-known delights following the G7 Summit. Cornwall’s tourist board has designed a dedicated media and travel trade portal which was launched at a special virtual event for overseas media and tour operators at the end of May.
NEW FOOD WASTE RECYCLING SERVICE
Hospitality businesses throughout Devon and Cornwall now have the opportunity to save money on their waste disposal costs while contributing to a sustainable recycling service which transforms their food waste into clean, green and eco-friendly energy. The new ‘One For One’ wheelie bin collection service from Holsworthy-based Andigestion enables businesses such as restaurants, pubs, cafes, hotels and leisure venues to significantly reduce their environmental impact while benefiting from lower waste disposal costs. “Many hospitality operators are charged for excess weight in their general waste which can be very expensive to dispose of,” explained Mike Lowe, operations director at Andigestion. “By having a separate food bin they can reduce or even eliminate the excess
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TALKING TOURISM
Other Cornish locations had a key role to play in the successful running of the Summit. The Eden Project hosted a special reception attended by the Queen; the Falmouth Maritime Musuem hosted the world’s media, while the Minack Theatre put on special show which was attended the leaders’ partners.
With free to use imagery, newly commissioned video footage and example itineraries, the new portal www.visitcornwalltraveltrade.com also features a bank of blog articles. Here tour operators, travel agents and travel press can access everything they need to be able to write about or sell Cornwall. Whether that’s new product developments, an overview of the vast range of accommodation, activities and wellness offerings and G7 facts and connections.
weight charges and possibly also reduce the number of general waste collections they have.” Customers also benefit from Andigestion’s Wheelie Bin Exchange which swaps the full food waste bin for a fresh, steam-cleaned one every time it’s collected, to help keep premises clean and hygienic with no mess, smells or liners for customers to worry about. The service is aimed at small to medium-sized businesses producing from 20kg and up to 1 tonne of food waste per week. The food waste is then taken to one of Andigestion’s processing plants in Devon or Somerset where the gas produced by the anaerobic digestion process is converted into biomethane and injected into the local grid, providing green energy to heat local homes.
SUMMER 2021
