News and updates

Update: tourism industry policy and legislation

Read the latest update about tourism industry policies and legislation (23/03/2026)

Marketing, Messaging & Engagement

Campaigns and Updates

Year of Croeso 2025 — our campaign invites you to share your Hwyl and get involved in Wales’ warm welcome. Find out more on how you can get involved.

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Feel the hwyl this spring - campaign update

Continuing with the momentum of our flagship hwyl campaign, we're strengthening our domestic and international visibility.

Hwyl letters at the Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Wrexham

Year of Croeso - Autumn 2025 Campaign update

Year of Croeso: the latest news

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Get involved and share your 'hwyl' in Wales!

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2025: Year of Croeso

Discover our flagship marketing campaign for Wales: Hwyl

Global promotion and engagement

Discover how global campaigns and tools like TXGB can help grow your business and share Wales with the world.

Wales makes headlines around the world

Discover how the Visit Wales Media team works in partnership with journalists and media outlets across the UK and internationally to share the story of Wales.

A group of friends doing yoga, enjoying a sauna and cold water swimming at Newgale beach, Pembrokeshire.

Discover your Hwyl moment in Wales

A Germany focused digital campaign across Meta, Pinterest and YouTube, supported by high‑profile media partners, sharing Wales’ landscapes, culture and hwyl.

Year of Wales and Japan 2025

Wales shines at Expo 2025 Osaka, celebrating a strong and creative partnership between Wales and Japan.

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Grow sales for your business

Boost sales, reach new customers and drive direct bookings for your business in Wales.

Tourism messaging and resources

Support responsible tourism and discover a sense of Welshness with the Year of Croeso 2025 tools and assets.

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Responsible Tourism in Wales

Responsible Tourism means growing travel in a way that benefits everyone. It’s about making Wales a better place to live in, and a better place to visit.

Create hwyl through sense of Welshness

The hwyl campaign celebrates Wales’ warm welcome - inviting visitors to experience joyful moments and a deep sense of Welshness through all the senses.

A woman being served at the Alex Gooch Bakery, Whitchurch Road, Cardiff.

Hwyl. Only In Wales: Resources and assets

Resources and assets - work with us and share your hwyl!

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Tourism industry news

See all of the tourism industry news issued by Visit Wales

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Tourism industry news

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Thematic year campaigns

How Visit Wales uses themed year campaigns to engage with industry and consumers

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Meet In Wales celebrate international event planner recognition

The Meet In Wales team closed 2024 in style with two industry awards, voted for by meeting and event professionals, and recognising its work in promoting Wales to the global business events community.

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Experience the hwyl for business events in Wales – Year of Croeso

Have you considered how to promote your corporate offer to the business events market ? Find out how MeetInWales are adapting their messages to international event planners

A young girl stands in a field of bright yellow daffodils in spring. She wears a navy knitted hat with a pom-pom, a striped scarf, and a white jumper, sniffing a flower.

Help us turn the world Welsh this St David’s Day

Random Acts of Welshness is a simple, fun way for tourism businesses to celebrate Wales. Get involved, share the hwyl and show what makes your place unique.