Mrs
Laura Dickson, the Visitor Economy and Events Development Manager,
presented a report on the Tourism Destination Management Plan
2015-2018.
Mrs
Dickson highlighted that:-
·
The Committee agreed in November 2018 that the
Destination Management Plan should be reviewed and a new one year
rolling action plan developed which was attached as Appendix A to
the report.
·
The original plan was analysed through a series of
industry consultations, surveys and workshops looking at
developments and changes since 2015, including the recent Economic
Impact of Tourism in Maidstone report.
·
Workshops were held by Blue Sail, the Destination
Management Consultants, on 6th February 2019 which was
attended by key businesses from all parts of the tourism
sector. Members also attended a
consultation workshop on the same day.
The
Committee made the following comments:-
·
That the type of events held at the Amphitheatre
should be in consideration of the residents of the alms houses that
are behind the facility.
·
That the town should focus on being walker and
cyclist friendly and provide the necessary facilities.
RESOLVED:
That the new one year rolling action plan for the Tourism
Destination Management Plan be adopted.
Voting: Unanimous