Issue - meetings

RESOLVED – that:

1)    the draft Tourism Strategy be adopted

2)    officers be authorised to amend the final appearance and layout for the Tourism Strategy prior to publication in liaison with the Portfolio Holder for Economic Development

3)    officers be authorised to make amendments to the strategy in liaison with the Portfolio Holder for Economic Development as appropriate or required.

Executive considered the report of Portfolio Holder – Economic Development which recommended adoption of the Tourism Strategy.  

The draft Tourism Strategy was attached to the report at Appendix 1.

The Council had a corporate target to improve tourism by working with partners to grow the visitor economy, the number of tourists and the amount of tourism spending in the District by 2023.  The Strategy set out how those objectives would be achieved.

Moved by Councillor Liz Smyth and seconded by Councillor Duncan McGregor

RESOLVED – that:

1)    The draft Tourism Strategy be adopted

2)    Officers be authorised to amend the final appearance and layout for the Tourism Strategy prior to publication in liaison with the Portfolio Holder for Economic Development

3)    Officers be authorised to make amendments to the Strategy in liaison with the Portfolio Holder for Economic Development as appropriate or required.

(Director of Development)